legislation: 99-hr-5351

Congressional bills and resolutions from Congress.gov, filtered to policy areas relevant to environmental, health, agriculture, and wildlife regulation.

Data license: Public Domain (U.S. Government data) · Data source: Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API

This data as json

bill_id congress bill_type bill_number title policy_area introduced_date latest_action_date latest_action_text origin_chamber sponsor_name sponsor_state sponsor_party sponsor_bioguide_id cosponsor_count summary_text update_date url
99-hr-5351 99 hr 5351 Agriculture and Timber Products Shipper Protection Act of 1986 Transportation and Public Works 1986-08-06 1986-08-13 Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. House Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] MT D W000520 0 Agriculture and Timber Products Shipper Protection Act of 1986 - Delineates the essential terms of an agricultural commodities transportation contract which must be made available to the general public in tariff format. Deems any subsequent changes to such terms to be a new contract for purposes of this Act. Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission to promulgate within 60 days after enactment of this Act regulations which require such essential contract terms to be made available to the general public in tariff format. Extends from 30 days to 60 days the deadline for filing a complaint against a shipping contract. Directs the railroad contract rate advisory service to: (1) assess the impact on competition among agricultural shippers of contract rate variations for various shipments and published single car rates; and (2) report to the Congress within 120 days after the enactment date of this Act. Prohibits certain rail carriers from requiring of any shipper a minimum number of more than 750 cars annually for timber products' transportation. 2025-08-29T16:33:22Z  

Links from other tables