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S 2866 108th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural credit Collection of accounts Economics and Public Finance Federal-state relations Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Intergovernmental fiscal relations Marketing of farm produce User charges

Commodity Assessment, Protection, and Reform Act

Introduced: September 29, 2004 See on congress.gov
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 24, 2004
Received in the House.
Nov 24, 2004
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 24, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 21, 2004
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 11/20/2004 S11839; text as passed Senate: CR 11/20/2004 S11839)
Nov 21, 2004
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 11/20/2004 S11839; text as passed Senate: CR 11/20/2004 S11839)
Sep 30, 2004
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 752.
Sep 29, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9955)
Sep 29, 2004
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9955-9956)
Sep 29, 2004
Introduced in Senate
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Commodity Assessment, Protection, and Reform Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to collect commodity assessments from the proceeds of a marketing assistance loan made in accordance with an agreement between the Secretary and a State.

Defines "assessment " as funds that are: (1) collected with respect to a specific commodity; (2) paid by the first purchaser of the commodity; and (3) not collected through a tax or other revenue collection activity of a State.

What's happening now November 24, 2004

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4620 Related bill To confirm the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect approved State commodity assessments on behalf of t…
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Oct 1, 2004
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 29, 2004
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 29, 2004
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