S 811
113th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Public contracts and procurement
Religion
Halal and Kosher Food Act of 2013
Introduced: April 25, 2013
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Apr 25, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Kosher and Halal Food Act of 2013 - Amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to: (1) provide for the increased purchase of Kosher and Halal food if such food is cost neutral as compared to food that is not from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal certification, and (2) modify the labeling of the commodities list under the emergency food assistance program to enable Kosher and Halal food bank operators to identify which commodities to obtain from local food banks.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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