S 1557 · 97th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to increase the ceilings on license fees, remove the exemption from branch fees, and increase the level of damages claimed which entitles a respondent to an opportunity for oral hearing.

Introduced 1981-07-31· Sponsored by Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID]· Senate

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture.(1981-07-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930 to: (1) increase license fee ceilings; (2) eliminate the branch fee exemption; and (3) increase the oral hearing damage threshold.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican
Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]NC