HR 455
108th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural prices
Agricultural subsidies
Marketing orders
Milk
National Dairy Policy Act of 2003
Introduced: January 29, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 5, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jan 29, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 29, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
National Dairy Policy Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to use the Department of Agriculture's preferred Option 1B as the price structure for Class I fluid milk under Federal milk marketing orders.
Directs the Secretary to make emergency market loss payments to dairy producers in the 48 contiguous States, including producers on farms not covered by milk marketing orders, whenever the national average for Class III milk under Federal milk marketing orders for a calendar year quarter is less than a specified target price.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1