HR 1890
102th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural economics
Agricultural price supports
Agriculture in foreign trade
Butter
Exports
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Milk
Packaging
To increase the minimum basic formula price for Class I milk, to provide payments to producers of milk that is not used for fluid milk products, and to establish the solid content of packaged fluid milk products.
Introduced: April 17, 1991
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5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 9, 1991
For Further Action See H.R.2837.
Apr 22, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Apr 22, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Apr 17, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 17, 1991
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish through December 31, 1991, a minimum basic formula price for Class I (beverage use) milk that shall not be less than the August 1990 price. Requires pooling of the proceeds from such formula uniformly among producers. Provides for the deposit of specified funds into the General Treasury to carry out the dairy program, including such price adjustment.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) sell specified amounts of butter for export in each of FY 1991 and 1992; and (2) make specified payments to producers of milk not marketed for fluid purposes through December 31, 1991.
Sets forth minimum solid content for beverage milk (whole, lowfat, and skim).
What's happening now
For Further Action See H.R.2837.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1