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A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments available to producers of…

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A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments available to producers of dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas.

Introduced: May 25, 2001 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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.
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May 25, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
May 25, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5711)
May 25, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to authorize 2001 and 2002 nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas.
What's happening now May 25, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · May 25, 2001
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 25, 2001
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · May 25, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 977: A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments available to producers of dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-977/
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"S. 977: A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments available to producers of dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-977/.
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S. 977, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-977/.
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