A bill to provide for the purchase of animals and animal food products for use in foreign and domestic food relief programs.

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Commodity Credit Corporation, during calendar year 1975, to expend an additional $1,000,000,000 to $2,000,000,000 for (1) the purchase of cows, calves, hogs, sheep, or other food animals and products, processing and packaging, or (2) the purchase of animal products already processed for contribution to domestic and foreign food programs for the relief of starvation and malnutrition. Directs that the containers of such products bear labels indicating the contents are donated by the people of the United States.

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Timeline

1. 14 January 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 January 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 January 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 January 1975

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Baldus, Alvin J. [D-WI-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bergland, Bob [R-MN-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Litton, Jerry [D-MO-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sebelius, Keith G. [R-KS-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Thone, Charles [R-NE-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jones, Ed [D-TN-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsag00 · Standing

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