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HR 1300 98th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural surpluses Agriculture and Rural Affairs Appropriations Economics and Public Finance Food and Food Industry Food relief Government Operations and Politics Public Welfare and Charities

A bill making an urgent appropriation for commodity distribution, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 7, 1983 See on congress.gov
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Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.
Feb 7, 1983
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Appropriates otherwise unappropriated Treasury funds for FY 1983 for agricultural commodity distribution among the States under the Community Services Block Grant Act.

Sets forth a distribution formula based on unemployed and poverty-level persons and FY 1982 agricultural distributions.

Permits unused funds to be used for food programs for unemployed and low-income people.

What's happening now February 7, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 17, 1983
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 17, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1300: A bill making an urgent appropriation for commodity distribution, and for other purposes.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1300/
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"H.R. 1300: A bill making an urgent appropriation for commodity distribution, and for other purposes.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1300/.
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H.R. 1300, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1300/.
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