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HR 4688 99th Congress House

A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to suspend the application of the milk production termination program in order to minimize the adverse effect of the program on beef, pork, and lamb…

Official title: A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to suspend the application of the milk production termination program in order to minimize the adverse effect of t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to suspend the application of the milk production termination program in order to minimize the adverse effect of the program on beef, pork, and lamb producers.

Introduced: June 5, 1986 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural price supportsAgriculture and Rural AffairsBeefCattle
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Dairy productsLivestockMilkPorkSheep
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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 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Apr 24, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 24, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 28, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to suspend the current milk production termination program while the Secretary of Agriculture develops a new program that will minimize the adverse effects on beef, pork, and lamb producers.

Requires the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 5, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4688: A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to suspend the application of the milk production termination program in order to minimize the adverse effect of the program on beef, pork, and lamb producers.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4688/
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"H.R. 4688: A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to suspend the application of the milk production termination program in order to minimize the adverse effect of the program on beef, pork, and lamb producers.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4688/.
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H.R. 4688, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4688/.
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