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HR 1517 99th Congress House

Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 1985

Official title: A bill to assist in the export of United States agricultural commodities and improve farm income through exemption of such commodities from cargo preference requirements.

Introduced: April 2, 1985 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Agriculture and Rural AffairsAgriculture in foreign tradeCargo preferenceCredit insurance
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ExportsFarm produceForeign Trade and InvestmentsForeign trade promotionMarine transportationShips and shipping
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This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.
Mar 12, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, DOT, Commerce, State.
Mar 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Mar 7, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 12, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 1985 - Prohibits the cargo preference laws from applying to export activities of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) or the Department of Agriculture under which: (1) stocks of farm commodities or the products thereof acquired by the CCC are made available to U.S. exporters, users, or foreign purchasers for the maintenance or expansion of export markets for U.S. farm commodities; (2) commercial credit guarantees are blended with direct interest-free credits from the CCC to reduce the interest rate on export sales of U.S. farm commodities; or (3) the CCC or the Department of Agriculture promotes the export of U.S. farm commodities on a commercial basis.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 15, 1985
COMBEST, LARRY
· Apr 2, 1985
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Mar 7, 1985
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Mar 7, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1517: Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1517/
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"H.R. 1517: Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 1985." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1517/.
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H.R. 1517, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1517/.
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