House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-210
To encourage the donation of food and grocery products to nonprofit organizations for distribution to needy individuals by giving the Model Good Samaritan Food Donation Act the full force and effect of law.
Became law on Oct 1, 1996.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 29, 1995
- Committee actionJun 26, 1996
- Passed HouseJul 12, 1996 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateAug 2, 1996 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesSep 5, 1996
- To the PresidentSep 19, 1996
- Became lawOct 1, 1996
Latest action: Oct 1, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-210.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2428.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-661 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on July 9, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 9, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/661
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2428, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2428
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.