United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2860 (104th)
To repeal restrictive provisions of Federal law relating to colored margarine.
Introduced
5 January 1996
Last action
30 April 1996 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials.
Sponsors
Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act to remove or repeal provisions regulating the sale, public eating place serving, and advertising of colored oleomargarine or colored margarine. Repeals related definitions.
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Timeline
5 January 1996
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 1996
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 January 1996
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Source: Committee
30 April 1996
Referred
Re-referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 January 1996 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 January 1996
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 January 1996
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 January 1996
Sponsors
- Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · R · Sponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2860
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2860
- us · 104-hr-2860 · source updated 3 June 2026