HR 2139
105th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural research
Agriculture in foreign trade
Business records
Butter
Cheese
Commerce
Dairy industry
Dairy products
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Imports
Marketing of farm produce
Milk
Science, Technology, Communications
Dairy Promotion Fairness Act
Introduced: July 10, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Jul 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry.
Jul 10, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 10, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Dairy Promotion Fairness Act - Amends the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 to define "imported dairy product" and "importer" for purposes of the dairy promotion program.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint (up to two) dairy importers to the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board if such representation is required by another law or treaty to which the United States is a party.
Requires dairy importers to contribute to the dairy promotion program.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Committees of jurisdiction
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