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Bill or resolution detail

HR 2837

Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021

Congress117th
Origin chamberHOUSE
Current statusReferred
Record identity

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IntroducedApr 26, 2021
Status dateJul 1, 2021
Policy areaSocial Welfare

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

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Lifecycle

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Official sponsorship relationships

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MemberPartyRoleSources
Steve CohenDemocratic PartyPRIMARY
Adam SmithDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Albio SiresDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Alma S. AdamsDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
André CarsonDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Barbara LeeDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Bobby L. RushDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Bonnie Watson ColemanDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Chellie PingreeDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Danny K. DavisDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
David J. TroneDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Deborah K. RossDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Dina TitusDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Dwight EvansDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Earl BlumenauerDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Ed CaseDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Eleanor Holmes NortonDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Emanuel CleaverDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Gwen MooreDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Democratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Jahana HayesDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Jamie RaskinDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Jim CooperDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Karen BassDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Linda T. SánchezDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Lori TrahanDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Madeleine DeanDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Marcy KapturDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Marilyn StricklandDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Mary Gay ScanlonDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Nanette Diaz BarragánDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Peter WelchDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Rashida TlaibDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Raúl M. GrijalvaDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Steven HorsfordDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Suzanne BonamiciDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Theodore E. DeutchDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Tony CárdenasDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Val Butler DemingsDemocratic PartyCOSPONSOR
Official chronology

Actions

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Jul 1, 2021 · Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

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Apr 26, 2021 · Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

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Apr 26, 2021 · IntroReferral

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Referral and jurisdiction

Committees

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Agriculture Committeehsag00HOUSEREFERREDOfficial relationship ↗
Ways and Means Committeehswm00HOUSEREFERREDOfficial relationship ↗
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