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HCONRES 482 109th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural cooperatives Economic growth Economics and Public Finance Energy Energy crops Energy development Farm income Farmers Housing and Community Development Job creation Labor and Employment Marketing of farm produce Rural economic development

Expressing the sense of Congress that public policy should continue to protect and strengthen the ability of farmers and ranchers to join together in cooperative self-help efforts.

Introduced: September 26, 2006 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 2006
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Sep 26, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 26, 2006
Introduced in House
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Expresses the sense of Congress that public policy should continue to protect and strengthen the ability of farmers and ranchers to join together in cooperative self-help efforts to: (1) improve their income from the marketplace and their economic well-being; (2) capitalize on new market opportunities; and (3) help meet the food and fiber needs of consumers, provide for increased energy production, promote rural development, maintain and create needed jobs, and contribute to a growing U.S. economy.

What's happening now September 29, 2006

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 482: Expressing the sense of Congress that public policy should continue to protect and strengthen the ability of farmers and ranchers to join together in cooperative self-help efforts.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-482/
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"H. Con. Res. 482: Expressing the sense of Congress that public policy should continue to protect and strengthen the ability of farmers and ranchers to join together in cooperative self-help efforts.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-482/.
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H. Con. Res. 482, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-482/.
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