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Emergency Food Assistance and Commodity Distribution Act of 1983

Introduced: February 23, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 16, 1983
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 302.
Jul 16, 1983
Senate Committee on Agriculture discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 20, 1983
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 16, 1983
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 389 - 18 (Record Vote No: 199).
Jun 16, 1983
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 389 - 18 (Record Vote No: 199).
Jun 16, 1983
House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Jun 16, 1983
Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Considered as an Original Bill for the Purpose of Amendment.
Jun 13, 1983
Considered by House Unfinished Business.
Jun 13, 1983
Called up by House by Rule.
Jun 9, 1983
Rule Passed House.
May 24, 1983
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.207 Reported to House.
May 24, 1983
Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing One Hour of Debate; Waiving Section 303(a)(1) of the Budget Act; Making in Order the Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute; Making In Order an Amendment to the Substitute; Waiving Clause 5, Rule XXI and Section 303(a)(1) against the Amendment.
May 16, 1983
Placed on Union Calendar No: 90.
May 16, 1983
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Agriculture. Report No: 98-148.
May 5, 1983
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
May 5, 1983
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 24, 1983
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Mar 24, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 22, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 4, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.
Feb 23, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 23, 1983
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 4

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 failed 3 pending / other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 179 — An amendment to add that commodities provided under this act shall be distributed by means of a system develo… Failed Jun 16, 1983
HAMDT 178 — An amendment to permit Commodity Supplemental Food programs (CSFP) to receive funding for the distribution of… Pending Jun 16, 1983
HAMDT 177 — An amendment to add that the types of commodities made available to State agencies are not to be limited by t… Pending Jun 16, 1983
HAMDT 176 — An amendment to direct the Secretary to purchase wheat from producers or in the market to replen- ish the foo… Pending Jun 16, 1983
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Food Assistance and Commodity Distribution Act of 1983 - Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to donate (after first providing for domestic and foreign requirements) excess Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) commodities to organizations running emergency and nonemergency feeding programs through FY 1986.

Directs the Secretary to publish an annual two-year estimate of available commodities (the first one to be published by October 1, 1983).

Provides for State distribution of such commodities. Declares that the Secretary shall distribute commodities directly in those States where State agencies are prohibited from so doing. Gives priority to emergency organizations.

Directs the CCC to pay initial processing and packaging costs.

Directs the CCC to pay up to $65,000,000 of State agency program expenses. Gives priority to emergency organizations.

Prohibits States from charging recipient agencies for any program costs.

Directs the CCC to encourage commodity use by distributing commodities to private companies for processing into food products for recipient agencies. States that such agencies shall bear processing costs, except that the CCC shall make up to $10,000,000 available annually to cover emergency organization expenses.

Permits distributions under this Act to be carried out in areas where the food stamp plan is operating.

Requires commodity distribution to begin: (1) within 30 days to emergency recipients; and (2) within 90 days to other recipients.

Terminates the authority under this Act at the end of FY 1986.

What's happening now July 16, 1983

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 302.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 24, 1983
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 23, 1983
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