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S 1543 106th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural estimating and reporting Agricultural production Business records Commerce Farmers Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Law Marketing of farm produce Tobacco Tobacco industry Tobacco settlement Trusts and trustees

A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to release and protect the release of tobacco production and marketing information.

Introduced: August 5, 1999 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky 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
Aug 13, 1999
Became Public Law No: 106-47.
Aug 13, 1999
Signed by President.
Aug 11, 1999
Presented to President.
Aug 5, 1999
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Aug 5, 1999
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H7467-7468)
Aug 5, 1999
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H7467-7468)
Aug 5, 1999
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7467-7468)
Aug 5, 1999
Mr. Fletcher asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Aug 5, 1999
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 5, 1999
Held at the desk.
Aug 5, 1999
Received in the House.
Aug 5, 1999
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10341; text as passed Senate: CR S10341)
Aug 5, 1999
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10341; text as passed Senate: CR S10341)
Aug 5, 1999
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to release tobacco production and marketing information to State trusts or similar organizations engaged in the distribution of national trust funds to tobacco producers and other related persons, to the extent that such release is: (1) in the interest of tobacco producers; and (2) to a State trust or other organization engaged in the distribution of funds to tobacco producers or other parties with an interest in tobacco production or farms under a national or State trust or settlement.

Directs the Secretary, prior to release of such information, to allow at least 15 days for persons whose release consent would otherwise be required to elect to be exempt from such release.

Requires a person obtaining released information to maintain records and not to use such information for other than permitted purposes. Provides penalties for knowing violations of the provisions of this Act.

Exempts from the provisions of this Act: (1) cigarette manufacturer production records; (2) tobacco quota purchase intention records; and (3) buyer aggregate purchase records.

What's happening now August 13, 1999

Became Public Law No: 106-47.