S 1929 · 98th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Dairy Farmer Protection Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-10-06· Sponsored by Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]· 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: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.(1983-10-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Dairy Farmer Protection Act of 1983 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to reduce milk price support levels from $13.10 per hundredweight to $11.85 per hundredweight. Repeals the two 50-cent milk producer assessments. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended and reenacted by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to set the minimum price for class I (fluid) milk under milk marketing orders at $12.56 per hundredweight.…

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