S 2886 · 96th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

A bill to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to permit grain delivered to export elevators by any means of conveyance other than barge elevators to be transferred into such export elevators without official weighing, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1980-06-26· Sponsored by Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]· Senate

Bill Progress

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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, Nutrition and Forestry.(1980-06-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the United States Grain Standards Act to exempt from official weighing requirements: (1) intracompany shipments of grain into an export elevator by any mode of transportation; (2) grain transferred into an export elevator by transportation modes other than barges if waived by mutual agreement between shipper and receiver; and (3) grain transferred out of an export elevator to destinations within the United States if similarly waived by mutual agreement between shipper and receiver. Defines "intracompany shipments" as including shipments of grain lots: (1) between facilities owned or controlled by the person owning the grain; or (2) from a facility owned by a grain-owning cooperative to an export facility which such cooperative jointly owns with other cooperatives.…

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Cosponsors (9)

3 Democrats6 Republicans