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A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to take certain actions to minimize the adverse effect of the milk production termination program on beef, pork,…

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A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to take certain actions to minimize the adverse effect of the milk production termination program on beef, pork, and lamb producers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 10, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 21, 1986
Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.
Apr 21, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Production.
Apr 10, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 10, 1986
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make required red meat purchases in proportion to the number of dairy cattle slaughtered in each disposal period under the milk production termination program (program).

Provides that if such purchases are inadequate to offset the amount of meat being marketed under the program, the Secretary shall decrease meat imports, or increase purchases and exports.

Directs the Secretary to ensure the orderly marketing of such dairy cattle consistent with historical beef and dairy marketing patterns.

What's happening now April 21, 1986

Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 10, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2284: A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to take certain actions to minimize the adverse effect of the milk production termination program on beef, pork, and lamb producers, and for other purposes.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2284/
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"S. 2284: A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to take certain actions to minimize the adverse effect of the milk production termination program on beef, pork, and lamb producers, and for other purposes.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2284/.
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S. 2284, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2284/.
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