+ − Summaries (3)
+ − Actions (28)
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 302.
- Senate Committee on Agriculture discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
- Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 389 - 18 .
- House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
- Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Considered as an Original Bill for the Purpose of Amendment.
- H.AMDT.179 Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Voice Vote.
- H.AMDT.178 Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
- H.AMDT.177 Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
- H.AMDT.176 Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
- H.AMDT.179 Amendment Offered by Representative Burton, of IN. An amendment to add that commodities provided under this act shall be distributed by means of a system developed by the Secretary of Agriculture and State agencies. Eligible organizations are required to acknowledge receipt of the commodities and eligible individuals shall be provided the commodities in exchange for commodity coupons distributed under the food stamp program pursuant to rules and regulations issued by the Secretary of Agriculture.
- H.AMDT.178 Amendment Offered by Representative de la Garza. An amendment to permit Commodity Supplemental Food programs to receive funding for the distribution of donated commodities in the same manner that the CSFP new gets funds for purchased commodities.
- H.AMDT.177 Amendment Offered by Representative de la Garza. An amendment to add that the types of commodities made available to State agencies are not to be limited by the Secretary on the basis of the types of eligible organizations in the states requesting the commodities. It also permits the reimbursement to States for the costs of storing, transporting, handling, and distributing commodities to eligible nonemergency organizations, if funds are available after such reimbursement for providing commodities to eligible emergency organizations.
- H.AMDT.176 Amendment Offered by Representative de la Garza. An amendment to direct the Secretary to purchase wheat from producers or in the market to replen- ish the food security wheat reserve if all of it is released to meet the provisions of the bill.
- Considered by House Unfinished Business.
- Called up by House by Rule.
- Rule Passed House.
- Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.207 Reported to House.
- Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing One Hour of Debate; Waiving Section 303 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 against the Amendment.
- Placed on Union Calendar No: 90.
- Reported to House by House Committee on Agriculture. Report No: 98-148.
- Ordered to be Reported .
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee .
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.
- Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
+ − Amendments (4)
H.AMDT.176
An amendment to direct the Secretary to purchase wheat from producers or in the market to replen- ish the food security wheat reserve if all of it is released to meet the provisions of the bill.
H.AMDT.177
An amendment to add that the types of commodities made available to State agencies are not to be limited by the Secretary on the basis of the types of eligible organizations in the states requesting the commodities. It also permits the reimbursement to States for the costs of storing, transporting, handling, and distributing commodities to eligible nonemergency organizations, if funds are available after such reimbursement for providing commodities to eligible emergency organizations.
H.AMDT.178
An amendment to permit Commodity Supplemental Food programs (CSFP) to receive funding for the distribution of donated commodities in the same manner that the CSFP new gets funds for purchased commodities.
H.AMDT.179
An amendment to add that commodities provided under this act shall be distributed by means of a system developed by the Secretary of Agriculture and State agencies. Eligible organizations are required to acknowledge receipt of the commodities and eligible individuals shall be provided the commodities in exchange for commodity coupons distributed under the food stamp program pursuant to rules and regulations issued by the Secretary of Agriculture.