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H.R. 3042 96th Congress House

A bill to amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to create within the CCC a National Grain Board, to provide the highest possible prices in foreign markets for American agricultural…

Official title: A bill to amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to create within the CCC a National Grain Board, to provide the highest possible prices in foreign… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to create within the CCC a National Grain Board, to provide the highest possible prices in foreign markets for American agricultural producers, and to provide price and supply stability in domestic markets.

Introduced: March 15, 1979 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Agricultural marketing regulationAgriculture and Rural AffairsAgriculture in foreign tradeCommodity Credit Corporation
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Corporations and StocksDepartment of AgricultureExportsFarm produceForeign Trade and InvestmentsForeign trade policyGovernment corporations
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This bill died when the 96th Congress ended
It never became law before the 96th Congress (1979–1980) 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.
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Mar 15, 1979
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 15, 1979
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 15, 1979

Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Commodity Credit Corporation Act to designate the Commodity Credit Corporation as the seller or marketing agent for all export sales of wheat, feed grains, rice, and soybeans in raw form. Authorizes the Board of Directors, acting as the National Grain Board, to negotiate such export sales, to barter such commodities for other goods, to accept purchase bids from foreign purchasers, and to offer selling bids in the world market.

Permits the Corporation to acquire commodities on the domestic market to meet the objectives of this Act, and to establish reserves to meet future export sales.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3042: A bill to amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to create within the CCC a National Grain Board, to provide the highest possible prices in foreign markets for American agricultural producers, and to provide price and supply stability in domestic markets.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-3042/
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"H.R. 3042: A bill to amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to create within the CCC a National Grain Board, to provide the highest possible prices in foreign markets for American agricultural producers, and to provide price and supply stability in domestic markets.." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-3042/.
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H.R. 3042, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-3042/.
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