United States · Bill · S
S. 996 (108th)
Commodity Distribution Act of 2003
Introduced
6 May 2003
Last action
6 May 2003 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5774)
Sponsors
Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large], Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
Commodity Distribution Act of 2003 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to revise requirements relating to the level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program. Requires a specified portion of such program assistance to be in the form of commodity assistance. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from using commodities provided under the authority of any other Act to meet such program requirement for the school year.
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Timeline
6 May 2003
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5774)
Source: IntroReferral
6 May 2003
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5773-5774)
Source: IntroReferral
6 May 2003
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 6 May 2003 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 May 2003
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 May 2003
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 6 May 2003
Sponsors
- Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- · ssaf00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/996
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/996
- us · 108-s-996 · source updated 18 August 2025