HR 2821 · 99th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to utilize various means to reduce the costs to the Government of commodity programs.

Introduced 1985-06-20· Sponsored by Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.(1985-09-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use market purchases, loan settlements, and acreage reductions to reduce Government commodity program costs.…

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

Cosponsors (15)

6 Democrats9 Republicans
Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2]OR
Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]MN
Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6]IA
Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-At Large]SD
Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8]MO
Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]IL
Rep. Franklin, William W. [R-MS-2]MS
Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4]KS
Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-5]IA
Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-15]IL
Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2]MT
Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1]KS
Rep. Schuette, Bill [R-MI-10]MI
Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7]MN
Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9]MO