House Bill 6834
116th Congress(2019-2020)
MILK Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 12, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6834
Congress
116
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Mark Pocan
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Farmer's Milk in Low-Income Kitchens Act or the MILK Act
This bill revises and expands the milk donation program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Specifically, the bill (1) increases funding for the program, and (2) requires USDA to carry out a program to match eligible dairy organizations with eligible distributors in order to facilitate the formation of eligible partnerships.
May 12, 2020
05/12/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
05/12/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:56 PM