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HR 1659 108th Congress House

Milk Regulatory Equity Act of 2003

Official title: To ensure regulatory equity between and among all dairy farmers and handlers, including producers also acting as handlers, for sales of packaged fluid milk int… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To ensure regulatory equity between and among all dairy farmers and handlers, including producers also acting as handlers, for sales of packaged fluid milk into certain non-federally regulated milk marketing areas from federally regulated areas.

Introduced: May 6, 2003 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural pricesAgricultural subsidiesMarketing ordersMilk
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Apr 11, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Apr 8, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 8, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 11, 2003

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Milk Regulatory Equity Act of 2003 - Subjects specified Class I milk handlers (including producer-handlers) to Federal milk marketing order minimum and uniform price requirements applicable to the county in which the plant of the handler is located, at Federal order class prices, if the handler has packaged fluid milk product route dispositions, or sales of packaged fluid milk products to other plants, in a marketing area located in a State that requires handlers to pay minimum prices for raw milk purchases. Exempts from such provision: (1) a handler operating an exempt plant; or (2) a producer-handler for any month during which packaged fluid milk route dispositions and sales to other plants are less than six million pounds of milk.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Nov 20, 2003
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 15, 2003
DOOLEY, CAL
· May 6, 2003
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 6, 2003
DREIER, DAVID
· Apr 29, 2003
OSE, DOUG
· Apr 29, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1659: Milk Regulatory Equity Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1659/
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"H.R. 1659: Milk Regulatory Equity Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1659/.
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H.R. 1659, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1659/.
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