HR 413 · 96th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Sugar Stabilization Act of 1979

Introduced 1979-01-15· Sponsored by Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-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.(1979-01-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Sugar Stabilization Act of 1979 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set the price support of the 1979 through 1981 crops of sugar beets and sugarcane at a level not in excess of 70 percent nor less than 57 percent of parity, but in no event less than 17 cents per pound raw sugar equivalent. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to suspend the operation of the price support program whenever an international sugar agreement is in effect which assures the maintenance in the United States of a price for sugar not less than 17 cents per pound raw sugar equivalent.…

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