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Expressing the Sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should dispose of all remaining commodities in the disaster reserve maintained under the Agricultural Act of 1970 to relieve the…

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Expressing the Sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should dispose of all remaining commodities in the disaster reserve maintained under the Agricultural Act of 1970 to relieve the distress of livestock producers whose ability to maintain livestock is adversely affected by the prolonged drought conditions existing in certain areas of the United States.

Introduced: May 23, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Jun 5, 1996
Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 428.
Jun 4, 1996
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jun 4, 1996
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 4, 1996
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jun 4, 1996
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jun 4, 1996
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Jun 4, 1996
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5791-5792)
Jun 4, 1996
Mr. Barrett (NE) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
May 23, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 23, 1996
Introduced in House
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States that the Secretary of Agriculture should use disaster reserve commodities to assist drought-affected livestock producers.

What's happening now June 5, 1996

Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 428.

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  • SCONRES 63 Identical bill A concurrent resolution to express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should dispose of all remain…
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · May 23, 1996
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 181: Expressing the Sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should dispose of all remaining commodities in the disaster reserve maintained under the Agricultural Act of 1970 to relieve the distress of livestock producers whose ability to maintain livestock is adversely affected by the prolonged drought conditions existing in certain areas of the United States.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HCONRES-181/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 181: Expressing the Sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should dispose of all remaining commodities in the disaster reserve maintained under the Agricultural Act of 1970 to relieve the distress of livestock producers whose ability to maintain livestock is adversely affected by the prolonged drought conditions existing in certain areas of the United States.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HCONRES-181/.
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H. Con. Res. 181, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HCONRES-181/.
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[H. Con. Res. 181: Expressing the Sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should dispose of all remaining commodities in the disaster reserve maintained under the Agricultural Act of 1970 to relieve the distress of livestock producers whose ability to maintain livestock is adversely affected by the prolonged drought conditions existing in certain areas of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HCONRES-181/)
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