S 2717
99th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Costs
Feed grain program
Grain storage
Wheat
Temporary Emergency Grain Storage Act of 1986
Introduced: August 5, 1986
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 15, 1986
Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.
Aug 15, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Production.
Aug 5, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Aug 5, 1986
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Temporary Emergency Grain Storage Act of 1986 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, where Commodity Credit Corporation-approved grain storage facilities are insufficient, to pay for on-farm storage at rates consistent with commercial facilities. Terminates such authority on May 1, 1987 (with a one-year extension available).
Directs the Secretary, whenever demand for Corporation-approved storage exceeds capacity, to utilize rail cars, barges, and other temporary storage facilities.
Permits in-kind payment of such storage costs.
What's happening now
Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1