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HR 4845 101th Congress House

Peanut Program Modernization Act of 1990

Official title: To repeal the existing quota and price support program for peanuts and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to support the price of peanuts at a level to be determined by the Secretary.

Introduced: May 24, 1990 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural economicsAgricultural price supportsMarketing of farm producePeanuts
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 21, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Tobacco and Peanuts.
May 17, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 17, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 21, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Tobacco and Peanuts.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Peanut Program Modernization Act of 1990 - Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to repeal peanut marketing quota provisions.

Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to replace existing peanut price support provisions with price supports as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture based upon specified factors, including production costs and domestic and foreign demand.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 24, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4845: Peanut Program Modernization Act of 1990. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4845/
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"H.R. 4845: Peanut Program Modernization Act of 1990." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4845/.
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