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HR 3665 104th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural estimating and reporting Agricultural statistics Census Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Confidential communications Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Law Right of privacy Surveys

Census of Agriculture Act of 1996

Introduced: June 18, 1996 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 1996
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Jul 23, 1996
Received in the Senate.
Jul 22, 1996
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 22, 1996
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jul 22, 1996
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jul 22, 1996
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Jul 22, 1996
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8052-8053)
Jul 22, 1996
Mr. Combest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 27, 1996
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 104-653, Part I.
Jun 24, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs and Criminal Justice.
Jun 19, 1996
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 19, 1996
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 18, 1996
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 18, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Census of Agriculture Act of 1996 - Amends Federal law to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture authority to conduct the census of agriculture. Sets forth confidentiality provisions.

What's happening now July 31, 1996

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 18, 1996
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 18, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3665: Census of Agriculture Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3665/
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"H.R. 3665: Census of Agriculture Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3665/.
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H.R. 3665, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3665/.
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