HR 9697 · 94th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Federal Grain Inspection Act

Introduced 1975-09-18· Sponsored by Rep. Melcher, John [D-MT-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.(1975-09-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Grain Inspection Act - Establishes in the Department of Agriculture an agency to be known as the Federal Grain Inspection Agency. Places the direction of such agency in a Director to be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Makes it a duty of such Director to establish the policies and regulations by which the Agency is to carry out the administration of this Act. Makes the Director responsible for inspecting, monitoring, and standardizing all equipment used in connection with the grading of grain under the United States Grain Standards Act. Defines terms used under such Act. Defines the term "deceptive loading, hauling, sampling, or weighing" as meaning any manner of loading, handling, sampling, or weighing, which deceives official inspection personnel, as specified by regulations of the Federal Grain Inspection Agency. Directs the Director of such Agency to investigate the handling (including weighing), grading, and transportation of grain and to fix and establish standards of kind, class, quality, and condition for corn, wheat, rye, oats, barley, flaxseed, gain sorghum, soybeans, mixed grain, and such other grains as in his judgment…

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