S 1606 · 94th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to make more chemical fertilizer available throughout the world for the production of food by substantially reducing the amount of such fertilizer used in the United States for nonfood growing purposes.

Introduced 1975-04-30· Sponsored by Sen. Clark, Dick [D-IA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.(1975-04-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the President to appoint a Commission on Fertilizer Availability: (1) to review and recommend specific conservation steps and other measures which could be taken to increase the short-term availability of fertilizer for food production; and (2) to encourage increased production of fertilizer to meet the medium- and long-term fertilizer needs such as investment incentives and machinery to increase production capacity. Limits the amounts of chemical fertilizer used by any Department or agency of the Federal Government for one year following the enactment of this Act for ornamental or decorative growing purposes. Provides that such prohibition shall not apply to growing aimed at preventing soil erosion.…

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