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HR 2984 108th Congress House Agriculture and Food Commerce Department of Agriculture Food industry Frozen food Fruit Government Operations and Politics Government and business Marketing orders Produce trade

To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to remove the requirement that processors be members of an agency administering a marketing order applicable to pears.

Introduced: July 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 2004
Became Public Law No: 108-379.
Oct 30, 2004
Signed by President.
Oct 19, 2004
Presented to President.
Oct 12, 2004
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 11, 2004
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11332)
Oct 11, 2004
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11332)
Oct 6, 2004
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Oct 5, 2004
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 5, 2004
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8132)
Oct 5, 2004
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8132)
Oct 5, 2004
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2984.
Oct 5, 2004
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8131-8133)
Oct 5, 2004
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 23, 2004
Ordered to be Reported.
Sep 23, 2004
Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture Discharged.
Sep 23, 2004
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 31, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Jul 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 25, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to eliminate pear marketing order requirements that: (1) processors be members of an agency administering a marketing order; and (2) processor and producer agency representation be equal respecting a marketing order for canned or frozen pears.

What's happening now October 30, 2004

Became Public Law No: 108-379.

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  • S 1827 Identical bill A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to remove the requirement that processors be members of an agency admin…
 Bill text 5 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 25, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2984: To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to remove the requirement that processors be members of an agency administering a marketing order applicable to pears.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2984/
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"H.R. 2984: To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to remove the requirement that processors be members of an agency administering a marketing order applicable to pears.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2984/.
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H.R. 2984, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2984/.
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