HR 1324 · 99th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Tobacco Deregulation Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-02-27· Sponsored by Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.(1985-03-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Tobacco Deregulation Act of 1985 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to repeal tobacco price support provisions. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to repeal tobacco acreage allotment and marketing quota provisions. Amends the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 to repeal tobacco allotment transfer provisions. Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (P.L. 480) to exclude tobacco from specified concessional export provisions. Amends the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to prohibit the Commodity Credit Corporation from assisting tobacco production. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to prohibit the issuance of tobacco marketing orders. Repeals the Tobacco Control Act. Withdraws congressional consent from any interstate compact regulating tobacco production and commerce.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans