S 1137
100th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural economics
Agricultural price supports
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Agriculture in foreign trade
Exports
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign Trade and Investments
Trade agreements
Treaties
A bill to require implementation of a marketing loan program for agricultural commodities if negotiations fail to produce an international agreement on agricultural trade.
Introduced: May 5, 1987
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
May 5, 1987
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish agricultural commodity marketing loan programs within two years if the Congress does not approve certain trade agreements (or if such agreements are not reached).
States that such marketing loan program shall remain in effect until explicitly terminated by the Congress.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1