HR 2579
103th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural credit
Agricultural economics
Agricultural insurance
Agricultural labor
Agricultural price supports
Aquaculture
Bee culture
Citrus fruits
Cotton
Disaster relief
Feed grain program
Flowers
Forest products
Fruit and fruit trade
Grants-in-aid
Livestock
Migrant labor
Oilseeds
Peanuts
Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act
Introduced: July 1, 1993
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7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Jul 7, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Credit and Rural Development.
Jul 7, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities.
Jul 7, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural Resources.
Jul 7, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock.
Jul 1, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 1, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 to entitle Chapter 3 of Title XXII as the "Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act."
Extends emergency crop loss assistance for: (1) wheat, feed grains, upland and extra long staple cotton, and rice; (2) peanuts, sugar, and tobacco; (3) oilseeds and nonprogram crops; (4) orchards; and (5) forest crops.
Extends related program provisions, including quality reduction assistance.
Authorizes appropriations.
Extends emergency grant assistance coverage to low-income packinghouse workers.
Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to make beekeepers eligible for emergency livestock assistance.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.