HCONRES 141
98th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural surpluses
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Food and Food Industry
Food relief
Public Welfare and Charities
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that certain steps should be taken by the Department of Agriculture to use its discretionary power to release surplus food to needy Americans.
Introduced: July 12, 1983
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Jul 12, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 12, 1983
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Agriculture should: (1) take immediate steps to establish a more effective domestic surplus food distribution program; and (2) increase rather than decrease food distribution.
What's happening now
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1