Vegetable Ink Printing Act of 1993

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

1 April 1993

Last action

26 May 1994 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2], Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Long, Jill L. [D-IN-4], Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large], Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2], Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2], Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Rep. Peterson, Douglas (Pete) [D-FL-2], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22], Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-3], Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-4], Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6], Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Grandy, Fred [R-IA-6], Rep. Barlow, Tom [D-KY-1], Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Parker, Mike [R-MS-4], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-2], Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1], Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4], Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

26 August 2025

Official source Download file View documents Share

Summary

Vegetable Ink Printing Act of 1993 - Requires all Federal lithographic printing to be performed using the maximum amount of vegetable-based ink that is technologically feasible and commercially cost-competitive with printing using petroleum-based inks.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1 April 1993
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Source: IntroReferral
1 April 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 April 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 April 1993
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Personnel and Police.
Source: Committee
5 April 1993
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Information, Justice, Transportation and Agriculture.
Source: Committee
26 May 1994
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Introduced in House · 1 April 1993 · Download file

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View file Download file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Vertaal naar

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 April 1993
View Download Open at official source
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 April 1993
View Download Open at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Vertaal naar
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 1 April 1993
Open at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Vertaal naar
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Related records

related to → Vegetable-based Ink Federal Printing Resolution of 1994
related to ← Vegetable Ink Printing Act of 1994

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.

Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1595
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/hr/1595
us · 103-hr-1595 · source updated 26 August 2025