SRES 289 · 93th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Resolution relating to the serious nature of the supply, demand, and price situation of fertilizer.

Introduced 1974-02-21· Sponsored by Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Measure passed Senate, amended.(1974-02-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Makes it the sense of the Senate that: (1) all agencies of the Federal Government, which have any responsibility for establishing priorities for the allocation of materials and facilities utilized in the production or distribution of fertilizer, give the highest priority to the fertilizer industry regarding the allocation of such materials and facilities; (2) the Federal Power Commission and appropriate State regulatory agencies do everything within their power, in the establishment of priorities for the allocation of natural gas (including gas sold under interruptible contracts), to insure producers of nitrogen with supplies of natural gas sufficient to maintain maximum production levels; (3) the Federal Energy Office include all of the energy and fuel requirements of the fertilizer industry, including local dealer requirements, in its highest priority category regarding allocation of gasoline, middle-distillates, and other liquid fuels utilized by this industry in the production, distribution, and application of fertilizer supplies; (4) the Cost of Living Council and the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce continue their monitoring and reporting of fertilizer supply availabil…

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Cosponsors (9)

7 Democrats2 Republicans