HR 1787
98th Congress
House
Agricultural Marketing Incentive Act of 1983
Official title: A bill to provide authority for activities to develop, maintain and expand markets for United States agricultural commodities, and for other purposes.
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural surplusesAgriculture and Rural AffairsAgriculture in foreign tradeCommodity Credit Corporation
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Corporations and StocksDepartment of AgricultureExportsForeign Trade and InvestmentsGovernment corporations
Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 15, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Mar 11, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Mar 8, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Mar 8, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Cotton, Rice, and Sugar.
Mar 8, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains.
Mar 8, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Mar 2, 1983
Introduced in House
Mar 2, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 2, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Plain-English summary
Agricultural Marketing Incentive Act of 1983 - Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to authorize the donation of Commodity Credit Corporation surpluses to U.S. exporters, processors, and foreign purchasers in order to expand U.S. agricultural exports.
Committees of jurisdiction
7
- Agriculture Committee
- Cotton, Rice, and Sugar Subcommittee
- Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
- Foreign Affairs Committee
- International Economic Policy and Trade Subcommittee
- Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
- Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains Subcommittee
Cosponsors
2
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