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HR 1324 99th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing regulation Agricultural price supports Agriculture and Rural Affairs Agriculture in foreign trade Exports Foreign Trade and Investments Interstate compacts Marketing of farm produce States Tobacco

Tobacco Deregulation Act of 1985

Introduced: February 27, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 8, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Mar 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Tobacco and Peanuts.
Feb 27, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 27, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 27, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tobacco Deregulation Act of 1985 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to repeal tobacco price support provisions.

Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to repeal tobacco acreage allotment and marketing quota provisions.

Amends the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 to repeal tobacco allotment transfer provisions.

Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (P.L. 480) to exclude tobacco from specified concessional export provisions.

Amends the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to prohibit the Commodity Credit Corporation from assisting tobacco production.

Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to prohibit the issuance of tobacco marketing orders.

Repeals the Tobacco Control Act. Withdraws congressional consent from any interstate compact regulating tobacco production and commerce.

What's happening now March 8, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1