House Appropriations Advances Ag Legislation, Amends to Prohibit Chinese Poultry in School Lunches
The House Appropriations Committee approved on May 29 agriculture appropriations legislation with a 31-18 vote. House and Senate subcommittees advanced respective agriculture appropriations bills last week (see 14052107). The House bill provides $142.5 billion in total funding for the Agriculture…
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Department, the Food and Drug Administration and related agencies, including $20.9 billion in discretionary funding (see 14051919). Lawmakers tacked on a number of amendments during the House markup, including a measure to prohibit funding to purchase Chinese processed poultry for use in school lunch programs. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., offered the amendment.