HR 2116 · 95th Congress · Tobacco

A bill to authorize the lease and transfer of burley tobacco from marketing quotas to burley tobacco farms within the same State.

Introduced 1977-01-19· Sponsored by Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-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 Agriculture.(1977-01-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes, under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, the lease and transfer of burley tobacco farm marketing quotas to farms in any county within the same State. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a referendum of the farmers engaged in the production of burley tobacco in each State; and if more than one half of them approve the lease and transfer of burley tobacco allotments within the State, requires that such program remain in effect unless in a subsequent marketing year the Secretary determines that such program will impair the effectiveness of the tobacco marketing quota or price support programs.…

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