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HR 4817 103th Congress House

Vegetable Oil Use Promotion Act

Official title: To promote the use of vegetable oils derived from soybeans and other oilseeds in industrial products and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to undertake… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To promote the use of vegetable oils derived from soybeans and other oilseeds in industrial products and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to undertake certain activities to increase domestic and export demand for such vegetable oils.

Introduced: July 22, 1994 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign tradeAmerican economic assistanceCommerceEconomics and Public Finance
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ExportsFood reliefForeign Trade and International FinanceForeign trade promotionGovernment trust fundsGrants-in-aidInternational AffairsManufacturing industriesOils and fatsOilseedsPetroleum industryVegetables and vegetable trade
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 1994
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Jul 26, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger.
Jul 26, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities.
Jul 22, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 22, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 26, 1994

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vegetable Oil Use Promotion Act - Establishes in the Commodity Credit Corporation the Vegetable Oil Industrial Products Fund to promote industrial products containing vegetable oils from specified oilseeds.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) make annual estimates of vegetable oil stocks; and (2) engage in activities, including purchases, to increase vegetable oil consumption and demand if stocks exceed certain limits.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 22, 1994
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 22, 1994
POMEROY, EARL
· Jul 22, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4817: Vegetable Oil Use Promotion Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4817/
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"H.R. 4817: Vegetable Oil Use Promotion Act." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4817/.
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H.R. 4817, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4817/.
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