HR 5823 · 95th Congress ·

A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1970 for the purpose of authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to include hay as a disaster reserve.

Introduced 1977-03-30· Sponsored by Rep. Mitchell, Donald J. [R-NY-31]· 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.(1977-03-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, under the Agricultural Act of 1970, to: (1) include hay in the separate reserve of commodities held for the alleviation of distress caused by a natural disaster; and (2) purchase, through the Commodity Credit Corporation, wheat, feed grains, soybeans and hay in order to establish and maintain such reserve inventories.…

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