HR 11578 · 95th Congress ·

A bill to regulate interstate and foreign commerce in agricultural products, to promote the general welfare by providing price and income protection to agricultural producers by securing to producers a price for agricultural commodities of not less than 100, of parity for such commodities.

Introduced 1978-03-15· Sponsored by Rep. Pressler, Larry [R-SD-1]· 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 Ways and Means.(1978-03-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Title I: States the findings and purposes of this Act. Title II: National Agricultural Producers Board - Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the National Agricultural Producers Board, composed of 50 members elected by agricultural producers, which shall assist the Secretary of Agriculture in the development of policy and determine the optimum production level for each agricultural commodity which would result in a National Market Equilibrium. Title III: Mechanism for Attaining Market Equilibrium - Directs the Board to determine, for any commodity in any year, the proper combination of production or marketing agreements necessary to assure market equilibrium (a National Market Determination). Requires a nationwide referendum of the producers of each affected commodity for the purpose of expressing preferences on the form of agreements. Title IV: Pricing Policy - Prohibits the sale, trade, or other disposition of any agricultural commodity at less than 100 percent of parity. Title V: Imports - States that imports of all agricultural products which are domestically produced must be stopped until 100 percent of parity is reached, and then limited to only the amount that Am…

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