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HR 1887 99th Congress House Agriculture and Food Child health Children and youth Education Food and Food Industry Food relief School lunch program

A bill to provide for limited extension of alternative means of providing assistance under the school lunch program and to provide for national donated commodity processing programs.

Introduced: April 2, 1985 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 15, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Apr 2, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 2, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extends through the school year ending June 30, 1987, a school district's eligibility under the school lunch program to continue receiving all cash or all letters of credit in lieu of commodities. Makes such districts eligible for bonus commodities on the same basis as other districts participating in the school lunch program.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into agreements with private companies for processing donated commodities into end food products at the expense of the eligible recipient agencies.

What's happening now April 15, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 8, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1887: A bill to provide for limited extension of alternative means of providing assistance under the school lunch program and to provide for national donated commodity processing programs.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1887/
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"H.R. 1887: A bill to provide for limited extension of alternative means of providing assistance under the school lunch program and to provide for national donated commodity processing programs.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1887/.
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H.R. 1887, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1887/.
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