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97-hr-7455 97 hr 7455 Agricultural Commodities Export Act Agriculture and Food 1982-12-21 1982-12-21 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] MS D W000428 0 Agricultural Commodities Export Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to sell U.S. farm products competitively on the world market. Defers the fifty-cent per hundredweight milk charge unless surplus U.S. dairy products are sold competitively on the world market. Eliminates 1983 through 1985 land diversion payment limitations. Provides for the replacement of Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) officers and directors for failure to sell commodities competitively on the world market. Repeals CCC charter restrictions on domestic sales. 2025-08-29T19:50:16Z  
97-hr-7453 97 hr 7453 A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 with respect to the determination of acreage bases to be used under acreage reduction programs for the 1983 crop of wheat and feed grains. Agriculture and Food 1982-12-20 1982-12-20 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] MN R S000795 0 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to permit the Secretary of Agriculture to set 1983 acreage reduction bases for wheat and feed grains for farms that had no 1982 acreage limitation. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hr-7439 97 hr 7439 A bill to improve programs for the stabilization of agricultural prices and production and for other purposes. Agriculture and Food 1982-12-17 1982-12-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 1029. House Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] TX D D000203 0 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 regarding the 1983 through 1985 crops of wheat, feed grains, rice, and upland cotton to exempt payments-in-kind from specified payment limitation and sales price restrictions. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-sconres-134 97 sconres 134 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the National Food and Agriculture Exposition is a significant development that will contribute to expanded exports of United States agricultural products. Agriculture and Food 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] NC R H000463 3 Expresses the sense of Congress that the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture National Food and Agriculture Exposition is a significant development that will contribute to expanded U.S. agricultural exports. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-sres-521 97 sres 521 A bill to preserve Food Stamp benefits. Agriculture and Food 1982-12-17 1982-12-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 0 Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject any proposal to reduce food stamp benefits for those persons between the ages of 60 and 64 years who are now eligible. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-hr-7436 97 hr 7436 A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949. Agriculture and Food 1982-12-16 1982-12-16 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Whitley, Charles O., Sr. [D-NC-3] NC D W000419 0 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended by the No Net Cost Tobacco Program of 1982, to clarify that all tobacco lessors are liable for the No Net Cost Tobacco Fund assessments. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hr-7427 97 hr 7427 Agricultural Export Subsidy Offset Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-12-15 1982-12-15 Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. House Rep. Martin, Lynn M. [R-IL-16] IL R M000195 0 Agricultural Export Subsidy Offset Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an export subsidy program, under which agricultural commodities acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation through price support operations are given to U.S. exporters, U.S. processors, or foreign countries to encourage additional export sales of such commodities. Directs the Secretary to ensure that: (1) export sales of such commodities and of products of such commodities do not displace usual U.S. marketings; (2) such commodities and products are not exported to any country which is not eligible for most-favored nation treatment; and (3) such commodities and products after export are not resold or transhipped to another nation or used for purposes other than domestic purposes of such country. Requires the Secretary, if the program places U.S. processors at a disadvantage, to give to such processors the agricultural commodities acquired by the Corporation through price support operations. Terminates the Secretary's authority under this Act after December 31, 1985. 2025-08-29T19:50:16Z  
97-hr-7385 97 hr 7385 A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide that emergency loans not to exceed $5,000 may be made and insured under such Act on the basis of estimated losses caused by disasters. Agriculture and Food 1982-12-08 1982-12-08 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN-4] TN D G000321 0 Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to permit emergency disaster loans of up to $5,000 to be made and insured on the basis of estimated losses. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-s-3074 97 s 3074 Agricultural Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-12-03 1982-12-14 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 1010. Senate Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] MS R C000567 2 (Reported to Senate from Committee on Agriculture,Nutrition and Forestry with amendment(without written rept)) Agricultural Act of 1982 - Title I: Special Payment-In-Kind Land Conservation Program - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a payment-in-kind land conservation program for 1983 and 1984. Uses Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) stocks to compensate participating farmers. Requires that not more than 50 percent of a county's acreage be diverted in order to minimize the adverse effect on local economies. Requires that all producers of a particular crop have an equal opportunity to participate in 1983. Authorizes future participation through bids or otherwise as the Secretary determines. Permits base acreage consolidation to encourage program participation. Sets forth payment provisions, including a requirement that the value of a commodity received by a producer be at least 75 percent of the basic county loan rate for such commodity. Requires safeguards to protect affected tenants and sharecroppers. Title II: Expansion of Markets For, And the Disposition of, United States Agricultural Commodities - Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to authorize the Secretary to give excess CCC stocks free to U.S. processors and exporters, and to foreign nations to encourage U.S. commodity exports. Directs the Secretary to: (1) use such stocks to make additional sales or to offset foreign export subsidies; (2) prevent the resale or transshipment of such stocks; and (3) provide subsidies to domestic industries hurt by imports made in whole or in part from such stocks. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to permit CCC commodity and dairy stocks to be donated abroad through foreign governments and humanitarian organizations. Coordinates such donations through the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (P.L. 480). Permits such stocks to be used to expand the foreign exports under such Act. Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to prov… 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-hres-614 97 hres 614 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Agriculture should suspend, until April 15, 1983, the imposition of any requirement that amounts be deducted from the proceeds of sales of milk marketed commercially by producers. Agriculture and Food 1982-12-01 1982-12-01 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 0 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Agriculture should suspend milk producer assessments until April 15, 1983. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-s-3049 97 s 3049 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make available stocks of corn of the Commodity Credit Corporation to poultry and egg producers in the United States in order to encourage the development of export markets for poultry. Agriculture and Food 1982-11-30 1982-11-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Mattingly, Mack [R-GA] GA R M000257 0 Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make Commodity Credit Corporation corn stocks available to U.S. poultry and egg producers in order to encourage poultry exports. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-s-3053 97 s 3053 A bill to amend the Agriculture Act of 1949 to modify the dairy price support program. Agriculture and Food 1982-11-30 1982-11-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] NY R D000018 14 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982, to eliminate the 50-cent producer assessment from the dairy price support program. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-hr-7310 97 hr 7310 A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to make certain deductions from the proceeds of sale of milk marketed commercially by producers. Agriculture and Food 1982-11-29 1982-11-29 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Dowdy, Wayne [D-MS-4] MS D D000466 0 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1982, to eliminate the 50-cent producer assessment from the dairy price support program. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hr-7314 97 hr 7314 A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to modify the dairy price support program for fiscal years 1983 through 1985. Agriculture and Food 1982-11-29 1982-11-29 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] WI R G000524 15 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to lower FY 1983 minimum milk price supports from $13.25 to $13.10. Eliminates the requirement for FY 1983 that milk be supported at not less than 75 percent of parity if estimated Government purchases are less 4,000,000,000 pounds. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hr-7321 97 hr 7321 Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-11-29 1982-11-29 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] MN R S000795 10 Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1982 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended by the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981, to establish a two-tier dairy price support program for FY 1983 through 1985. Sets the price of milk for domestic needs: (1) at $13.10 per hundredweight for FY 1983; and (2) at the percentage of parity for FY 1984 and 1985 which $13.10 represented as of October 1, 1982. Sets the price of milk in excess of domestic needs at the higher support level uniformly reduced to cover the annual costs of acquiring, managing, and disposing of surplus milk. Provides that the funds from such reduction shall be remitted to the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) by the first milk handlers, including producers who market their own milk. Limits CCC annual milk purchases to five billion pounds, with producers responsible for costs in excess of such amount. Stipulates that the CCC shall increase its purchases if import quotas are increased. States that the price of milk shall be supported through milk and milk products purchases. Authorizes payments to producers who reduce their production. Establishes a National Dairy Board consisting of the Secretary of Agriculture and 15 presidentially-appointed members. Directs the Board to: (1) determine the relative proportions of milk to which the price support levels will apply and the producer responsibility for dairy product purchases; (2) establish a uniform price support reduction rate for milk in excess of domestic commercial market needs and announce such rate before October 1 of each year; (3) dispose of dairy products acquired by the CCC through authorized price support operations; and (4) remit proceeds from price support operations to the CCC. Sets forth enforcement provisions. 2025-08-29T19:50:11Z  
97-hr-7266 97 hr 7266 A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1970, to prohibit restrictions on the export of certain agricultural commodities. Agriculture and Food 1982-10-01 1982-10-07 Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture. House Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] AR R H000124 0 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1970 to prohibit the President from restricting the export of an agricultural commodity sought to be exported under an export sales contract: (1) requiring delivery of a commodity aboard an export vehicle within 180 days; (2) entered into before the President announces an export restriction on the commodity; and (3) reported pursuant to a specified section of the Agricultural Act of 1970. Permits the President to restrict exports of such a commodity during a declared war or national emergency. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
97-hr-7301 97 hr 7301 Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-10-01 1982-10-07 Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture. House Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] NC D R000436 7 Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees Act of 1982 - Amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to provide that the number of local committees selected under such Act shall be not less than the number of such local committees on December 31, 1980. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to provide that the members of local, county, and State committees selected under the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act shall be paid travel expenses. 2025-08-29T19:50:11Z  
97-s-3004 97 s 3004 Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-10-01 1982-10-19 Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Department of Agriculture. Senate Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] NE D Z000013 10 Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees Act of 1982 - Amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to provide that the number of local committees selected under such Act shall be not less than the number of such local committees on December 31, 1980. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to provide that the members of local, county, and State committees selected under the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act shall be paid travel expenses. 2025-08-29T19:51:50Z  
97-hr-7227 97 hr 7227 A bill to amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act with respect to the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to provide financial assistance for conservation measures providing drainage of land by means of open ditches. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-30 1982-10-07 Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development. House Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1] MD D D000593 0 Amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide financial assistance for open-ditch land drainage measures. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-s-2988 97 s 2988 A bill to prohibit export restrictions that interfere with existing contracts for the exportation of agricultural commodities. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-30 1982-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. Senate Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] TX D B000401 0 Prohibits the Government from taking any action to restrict farm exports in a manner which interferes with otherwise valid export contracts which were entered into before such action is taken, except to the extent such contracts provide for delivery more than nine months after such action is taken. 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z  
97-s-2990 97 s 2990 Food and Nutrition Consolidation Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-09-30 1982-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] NC R H000463 0 Food and Nutrition Consolidation Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make specified payments to American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands for food and nutrition assistance programs. Requires each jurisdiction to have a plan for the provision of such assistance in order to receive the payments. Sets forth the information that must be contained in such plans. Provides for approval or rejection of such plan. Requires each jurisdiction to provide for a biennial audit of the programs. Requires each jurisdiction to provide the Secretary with a statement indicating whether the payments exceeded the program expenses and providing any other information that the Secretary requires. Authorizes the Secretary to seek injunctive relief if the Secretary determines that the requirements of a plan were not met. Directs the Secretary to provide program review and technical assistance for the food and nutrition assistance programs. Sets forth criminal penalties for the illegal use of funds or property provided by this Act. Provides for nondiscrimination in the use of such funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 and such sums as necessary for FY 1984 through 1987. Makes conforming amendments to the National School Lunch Act, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, and the Food Stamp Act of 1977. 2025-08-29T19:51:50Z  
97-s-2991 97 s 2991 Child Nutrition Amendments of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-09-30 1982-09-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] NC R H000463 0 Child Nutrition Amendments of 1982 - Amends the National School Lunch Act to terminate the summer food service program for children in service institutions. Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to terminate the special milk program for children, the nutrition education and training program, and the school breakfast program. Replaces grants-in-aid for the child care food program by establishing a general nutrition assistance program for children. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1987 for the payments of allotments to States under such program. Requires each State, in order to receive an allotment, to submit to the Secretary of Agriculture an intended use report. Sets forth requirements for reports and audits for States in receipt of allotments. Sets forth nondiscrimination provisions for purposes of this Act. Eliminates the Department of Defense Overseas Dependents' schools from participation in the school lunch program and the school breakfast program. Sets forth a minimum amount available to each State for administrative expenses. Authorizes the Secretary to make pro rata distribution of payments under the National School Lunch Act if available amounts are insufficient. Allows the Secretary to provide technical assistance in planning and carrying out activities under the National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Allows provision of such technical assistance under the general nutrition assistance program only at the request of a State. 2025-08-29T19:51:50Z  
97-hr-7208 97 hr 7208 Fragile Agricultural Lands Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-09-29 1982-10-13 Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development. House Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3] IA R E000259 1 Fragile Agricultural Lands Act of 1982 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act and the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to require farmers to implement certain soil and water conservation measures in order to qualify for specified land acquisition loans under such Acts. 2025-08-29T19:50:11Z  
97-hr-7209 97 hr 7209 Soil and Water Conservation Incentives Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-09-29 1982-09-29 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means House Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3] IA R E000259 1 Soil and Water Conservation Incentives Act of 1982 - States that it is the policy of Congress that the Federal Government should encourage private conservation through tax incentives. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer engaged in the business of farming an investment tax credit for soil and water conservation expenditures not treated as deductible expenses. Allows farmers a tax credit of a certain amount per acre of land on which conservation tillage practices are used. Reduces the credit for nontaxable government grants used by the taxpayer in carrying out such practices. Excludes from gross income interest received on loans used to construct soil conservation terrace systems. Provides that such tax exclusion shall not apply to: (1) persons engaged in the lending business; (2) corporations; and (3) certain types of loans. Includes soil conservation tillage equipment and equipment used in terrace systems as "three-year property" for purposes of the accelerated cost recovery system. Allows an income tax deduction for farmland conservation plans based on a certain allowance per cultivated acre, up to $10,000 a year. Provides that persons receiving cash rent for farmland are eligible for the tax deduction for soil and water conservation expenditures. 2025-08-29T19:50:12Z  
97-s-2979 97 s 2979 Federal Grain Storage Insurance Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-09-29 1982-10-19 Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Department of Agriculture. Senate Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] AR D P000556 5 Federal Grain Storage Insurance Act of 1982 - Establishes a Federal Grain Storage Insurance Corporation in the Department of Agriculture. Requires that a majority of the Corporations's Board be active farmers. Sets forth other administrative and operating provisions. Authorizes the Corporation to borrow up to $250,000,000 from the Treasury. Establishes a farmer-financed Grain Storage Insurance Fund in the Treasury. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) grain insurance; (2) warehouse certification; and (3) criminal penalties. Makes such program effective if approved in a producer referendum to be held within 60 days. 2025-08-29T19:51:50Z  
97-s-2962 97 s 2962 A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reduce the interest rate payable on certain disaster emergency loans made and insured under such Act. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-28 1982-10-19 Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Department of Agriculture. Senate Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] TN D S000068 0 Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reduce interest rate limits on certain emergency disaster loans made or insured after September 30, 1981: (1) from eight percent to five percent, where the loan applicant cannot obtain sufficient credit elsewhere; and (2) from the prevailing private market rate to the current average market yield on certain U.S. Treasury obligations (plus a one percent additional charge), where the applicant can obtain such credit elsewhere. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-s-2960 97 s 2960 An original bill to extend the economic emergency loan program for farmers and provide for loan deferrals for borrowers of farm loans from the Farmers Home Administration, and for other purposes. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-27 1982-09-27 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 862. Senate Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] KY D H000905 0 Amends the Emergency Agricultural Credit Adjustment Act of 1978 to require (currently authorizes) the Secretary of Agriculture to make economic emergency loans. Extends such program through FY 1983. Lowers the limit on individual loans: (1) from $400,000 to $200,000 under such Act; and (2) from $650,000 to $450,000 under such Act and the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act combined. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to permit family farmers to request economic hardship loan repayment and foreclosure deferrals until September 30, 1983. Requires the Secretary to: (1) make loan consolidation or rescheduling available at the end of such period; and (2) notify borrowers of such deferral program. States that the interest rate on any rescheduled loan shall not exceed the interest rate on the original loan. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-hr-7185 97 hr 7185 Farm Export Protection Act Agriculture and Food 1982-09-23 1982-09-30 Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. House Rep. Weber, Vin [R-MN-6] MN R W000237 0 Farm Export Protection Act - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1970 to prohibit the President from restricting the export of an agricultural commodity sought to be exported under an export sales contract: (1) entered into before the President announces an export restriction on the commodity; and (2) reported pursuant to a specified section of the Agricultural Act of 1970. Permits the President to restrict exports of such a commodity during a declared war or national emergency. Declares that any strike or lockout which interferes with the execution of such an export sales contract shall be considered to affect an entire industry and imperil the national health and safety for purposes of specified sections of the Labor Management Relations Act. 2025-08-29T19:50:11Z  
97-sjres-253 97 sjres 253 A joint resolution to assure that regulations governing the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC) enhance the health status of participants in the program. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-23 1982-09-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] RI R C000269 17 Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from promulgating any regulation which would not maintain or enhance the nutritional integrity of supplemental foods made available under the special supplemental food program for women, infants and children of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Prohibits the Secretary, after September 23, 1982, from modifying any regulation governing such program, unless a finding is made that the modification will be beneficial to the health status of program participants. Requires the Secretary to submit such finding to the appropriate congressional committees prior to its publication in the Federal Register. Requires the Secretary to implement specified regulations concerning the program no later than December 31, 1982. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-hjres-603 97 hjres 603 A joint resolution directing the President to take every possible action to encourage increasing the processed product share of United States agricultural exports. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-22 1982-10-18 Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. House Rep. Fithian, Floyd J. [D-IN-2] IN D F000161 4 Directs the President to take every possible action to encourage increasing the processed product share of farm exports including, but not limited to: (1) urging U.S. negotiators to try to include a quantity of value-added processed farm products in grain agreements with the Soviet Union or other nonmarket economy countries; (2) seeking elimination of unfair trade practices by foreign competitors by pursuing international trade negotiations; (3) using the authority of Public Law 480 to encourage inclusion of more processed products under both concessional sales and food aid programs; and (4) using authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation and the Export-Import Bank to ensure that credit arrangements for farm exports and farm product exports are on terms equal to those offered by other countries. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hr-7165 97 hr 7165 A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress on the use of United States agricultural products at United States military bases overseas. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-22 1982-10-01 Referred to Subcommittee on Readiness. House Rep. Nelligan, James L. [R-PA-11] PA R N000027 7 Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress within six months concerning the current and possible future uses of U.S. agricultural products at U.S. military installations overseas. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
97-hres-600 97 hres 600 A resolution urging the Secretary of Defense to develop policies to make maximum use of United States agricultural products at United States military installations overseas. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-22 1982-10-01 Referred to Subcommittee on Readiness. House Rep. Nelligan, James L. [R-PA-11] PA R N000027 6 Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) provide for the maximum feasible use of U.S. agricultural products at military installations overseas; and (2) devise new ways to use surplus agricultural commodities now in the reserves of the Commodity Credit Corporation. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
97-hr-7143 97 hr 7143 A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to extend for an additional year the Agricultural and Productive Credit and Self-Help Community Development Programs. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-21 1983-01-08 Became Public Law No: 97-438. House Rep. Zablocki, Clement J. [D-WI-4] WI D Z000001 0 Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to extend for one year the Agricultural and Productive Credit and Self-Help Community Development Programs. 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z  
97-sconres-122 97 sconres 122 A concurrent resolution relating to the processed product share of U.S. agricultural exports. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-17 1982-12-21 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. Senate Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] IL R P000222 18 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should take action to encourage increasing the processed product share of farm exports, including but not limited to: (1) urging U.S. negotiators to try to include a quantity of value-added processed farm products in grain agreements with the Soviet Union or other nonmarket economy countries; (2) seeking elimination of unfair trade practices by foreign competitors by pursuing international trade negotiations; and (3) using authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation and the Export-Import Bank to ensure that credit arrangements for farm exports and farm product exports are on terms equal to those offered by other countries. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-hconres-408 97 hconres 408 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that surplus United States grain should be used to feed hungry people at home and abroad. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-16 1982-09-23 Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. House Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-1] SD D D000064 0 Expresses the sense of Congress that the administration should use no less than one-fourth of our surplus grain stocks for food relief both at home and abroad. States that the distribution of grain should not disrupt local markets or depress prices for farmers in recipient countries. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
97-hr-7131 97 hr 7131 A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reduce the interest rate payable on certain disaster emergency loans made and insured under such Act. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-16 1982-10-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development. House Rep. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN-4] TN D G000321 3 Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reduce interest rate limits on certain emergency disaster loans made or insured after September 30, 1981: (1) from eight percent to five percent, where the loan applicant cannot obtain sufficient credit elsewhere; and (2) from the prevailing private market rate to the current average market yield on certain Treasury obligations (plus a one percent additional charge), where the applicant can obtain such credit elsewhere. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-s-2911 97 s 2911 An original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and for other purposes. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-16 1982-12-02 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. Senate Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] MS R C000567 0 Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY 1983 Department of Agriculture (USDA), rural affairs, and related program funds for: (1) the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture; (2) standard level user fees; (3) advisory committees; (4) administrative expenses; (5) the Office of Governmental and Public Affairs; (6) the Office of Congressional Affairs; (7) the Office of the Inspector General; (8) the Office of the General Counsel; (9) the Federal Grain Inspection Service; (10) inspection and weighing services; (11) the Agricultural Research Service (ARS); (12) ARS buildings and facilities; (13) overseas scientific activities (foreign currency program); (14) the Cooperative State Research Service; (15) the Extension Service; (16) the National Agricultural Library; (17) the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (18) buildings and facilities, generally; (19) the Food Safety and Inspection Service; (20) the Economic Research Service; (21) the Statistical Reporting Service; (22) the Agricultural Cooperative Service; (23) the World Agricultural Outlook Board; (24) the Agricultural Marketing Service (marketing services, administrative expenses, market strengthening, transportation office, and payments to States and possessions); (25) the Packers and Stockyards Administration; (26) the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (salaries and expenses and the dairy indemnity program); (27) the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (administrative expenses, capital stock subscription, and the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund); and (28) the Commodity Credit Corporation (net losses reimbursement and direct loan levels). Title II: Rural Development Programs - Appropriates FY 1983 funds for: (1) the Office of Rural Development Policy; (2) the Farmers Home Administration (Rural Housing Insurance Fund, Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, Rural Development Insurance Fund, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants, Very-Low Income Housing Repair Grants, Rural Housing for Domestic Farm Labor, Mutual and Self-H… 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z  
97-sconres-121 97 sconres 121 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should maintain Federal involvement in, and support for, the child nutrition programs, and for other purposes. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-16 1982-09-16 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 55 Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) national efforts to reduce hunger and malnutrition should continue; (2) a national commitment to vital nutrition programs should continue; and (3) the Federal Government should retain primary responsibility for child nutrition programs. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-hr-7111 97 hr 7111 A bill to prohibit the purchase of grain and cotton at certain inadequate or excessive prices. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-15 1982-09-29 Referred to Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains. House Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11] TX D L000180 0 Prohibits the purchase of domestic or imported grain and cotton at specified levels above or below parity prices. Exempts specified purchases. Sets forth civil penalties for violations. Provides for judicial review of any such penalty in a U.S. district court. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) refuse to issue, or suspend, certain warehouse licenses of violators; and (2) implement a supply management program for domestic grain and cotton. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
97-sres-465 97 sres 465 A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the restoration of U.S. competitiveness in agricultural trade should be pursued through every legitimate means, and without reference to political or economic problems in nonagricultural areas. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-15 1982-10-01 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 7 Expresses the sense of the Senate that, during the forthcoming meeting of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the Government should try to restore U.S. competitiveness in agricultural trade: (1) with particular emphasis on correcting the disparate treatment of primary and nonprimary products provided in the Subsidies Code; and (2) without reference to any existing disagreements in nonagricultural areas. Declares that the United States, pending restoration of fair and equitable trading conditions under the GATT, should try to prevent further erosion of farm exports and try to regain a foreign market share commensurate with the competitive market advantage of the U.S. farmer. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should make available the funds necessary to assist exports and counteract foreign unfair trading practices. Declares that restoring U.S. farm export competitiveness will help create jobs and raise net farm income. 2023-05-11T13:13:09Z  
97-hr-7102 97 hr 7102 Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act Agriculture and Food 1982-09-14 1983-01-14 Became Public Law No: 97-470. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 5 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to: (1) remove restraints on commerce caused by activities detrimental to migrant and seasonal agricultural workers; (2) require farm labor contractors to register under this Act; and (3) assure necessary protections for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, agricultural associations, and agricultural employers. Sets forth definitions under this Act. Distinguishes between "agricultural employer" and "farm labor contractor." Distinguishes between "migrant agricultural worker" and "seasonal agricultural worker." Sets forth a definition of a "day-haul operation." Uses the same definition of "employ" as under specified provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Sets forth exemptions from coverage by this Act for specified types of family business, small business, labor organizations and other entities or persons. Provides that title I of this Act does not apply to any agricultural employer or agricultural association or to any employee of such employer or association. Title I: Farm Labor Contractors - Requires any person engaged in farm labor contracting activities to have a certificate of registration from the Secretary of Labor specifying which such activities such person is authorized to perform. Prohibits a farm labor contractor from hiring, employing or using any individual to perform such activities unless such individual has a certificate of registration or a certificate of registration as a contractor employee. Holds the contractor responsible for contractor employee violations of this Act or regulations under this Act. Requires each registered contractor and contractor employee to carry, and exhibit on request, such certificates while engaging in such activities. Denies State employment service system facilities and services under the Wagner-Peyser Act to any contractor who refuses or fails to produce a certificate upon request. Directs the Secretary, after ap… 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
97-sres-462 97 sres 462 A resolution to express the sense of the Senate concerning consultations with the Government of Japan on exports of agricultural products from the United States to Japan. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-14 1982-09-30 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] TX D B000401 3 Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) in forthcoming consultations with Japan the United States should seek completely open access to the Japanese market for U.S. beef and citrus; and (2) if such consultations do not result in open markets the United States should evaluate what remedies are appropriate. 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z  
97-s-2891 97 s 2891 A bill to amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to require the Commodity Credit Corporation to pay rates for the storage of grain on farms which is no less than the rates the Corporation pays for storage of grain in commercial storage facilities. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-10 1982-09-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] NE D Z000013 3 Amends the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to require the Commodity Credit Corporation to pay a rate for the storage of grain on farms which is no less than the rate the Corporation pays for storage of grain in commercial storage facilities. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-hr-7079 97 hr 7079 A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1970, to prohibit restrictions on the export of certain agricultural commodities. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-09 1982-09-17 Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. House Rep. Findley, Paul [R-IL-20] IL R F000123 1 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1970 to prohibit the President from restricting the export of an agricultural commodity sought to be exported under an export sales contract: (1) requiring delivery of a commodity aboard an export vehicle within 270 days; (2) entered into before the President announces an export restriction on the commodity; and (3) reported pursuant to a specified section of the Agricultural Act of 1970. Permits the President to restrict exports of such a commodity during a declared war or national emergency. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
97-hr-7080 97 hr 7080 A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-09 1982-09-17 Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. House Rep. Findley, Paul [R-IL-20] IL R F000123 0 Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to require that in commodity selection for famine relief and other assistance programs, consideration must be given to the nutritional impact on recipients and the benefits to the United States of providing processed and protein fortified products. Requires the President to assure that 60 percent of the actual tonnage of commodities allocated for such relief be processed food products with 45 percent consisting of plant and milk fortified processed foods. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
97-hr-7089 97 hr 7089 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to authenticate and perform tests to certify that livestock and poultry semen for export satisfies the requirements of the foreign country to which such semen is to be exported. Agriculture and Food 1982-09-09 1982-09-09 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] MO D S000465 0 Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to authenticate and perform certification tests of export livestock and poultry semen. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hjres-586 97 hjres 586 A joint resolution to proclaim March 21, 1983, as "National Agriculture Day". Agriculture and Food 1982-08-19 1982-08-19 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] TX D D000203 228 Designates March 21, 1983, as National Agriculture Day. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-sjres-235 97 sjres 235 A joint resolution to proclaim March 21, 1983, as "National Agriculture Day." Agriculture and Food 1982-08-19 1982-10-14 Became Public Law No: 97-318. Senate Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] NC R H000463 54 Designates March 21, 1983, as National Agriculture Day. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
97-hr-7005 97 hr 7005 Federal Seed Act Amendments of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-08-18 1983-01-08 Became Public Law No: 97-439. House Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4] CA D F000053 1 (Measure passed House, amended) Federal Seed Act Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Federal Seed Act to eliminate "fine" and "coarse" lawn and turf seed labeling requirements for 50 pound or smaller containers. Requires such mixtures to be labeled as a mixture, with each seed component listed in order of predominance. Requires that only the month and year of the oldest germination test be shown for such mixtures. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to extend the five month period between test and shipment dates if the seed will keep its germination qualities over a longer period of time. Eliminates import requirements respecting pure-live seed and weed contamination testing. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-s-2855 97 s 2855 Federal Seed Act Amendments of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-08-18 1982-09-16 Committee on Agriculture received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Favorable. Senate Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA] CA R H000384 0 Federal Seed Act Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Federal Seed Act regarding lawn and turf seed mixture labelling and importation. Eliminates provisions regarding "fine" and "coarse" mixture labels, and adulterated and unfit seed. 2025-08-29T19:51:45Z  
97-s-2830 97 s 2830 Shelterbelt Act Agriculture and Food 1982-08-12 1982-08-19 Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department. Senate Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] SD R P000513 0 Shelterbelt Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a special shelterbelt program (vegetative barrier). Authorizes the Secretary to enter into ten-year agreements with landowners and operators to create and maintain such shelterbelts. Sets forth program guidelines. 2025-08-29T19:51:45Z  
97-hjres-567 97 hjres 567 A joint resolution concerning changes in regulations for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Agriculture and Food 1982-08-10 1982-08-20 Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. House Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] CA D M000725 74 Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from placing into effect any rule which would not maintain or enhance the nutritional integrity of supplemental foods made available under the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Directs the Secretary to make a finding that any rule changes governing the program subsequent to enactment of this resolution shall be beneficial to the nutritional status of program participants. Requires the Secretary to submit such finding to the appropriate congressional committees prior to its publication in the Federal Register. Requires the Secretary to implement a specified rule concerning the program no later than December 31, 1982. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
97-hconres-390 97 hconres 390 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture and Institutions of the Farm Credit System should permit the deferral of the payment of principal and interest on, and forego the foreclosure of, certain loans made to farmers who are currently experiencing severe economic hardships. Agriculture and Food 1982-08-04 1982-08-04 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24] IL D S000423 0 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture and institutions of the Farm Credit System should permit the deferral of the payment of principal and interest on, and forgo the foreclosure of, certain loans made to farmers who are currently experiencing severe economic hardships. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hr-6892 97 hr 6892 Food and Agriculture Reconciliation Act - Fiscal Year 1983 Agriculture and Food 1982-07-29 1982-08-18 Other Measure H.R.6955 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu. House Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] TX D D000203 21 (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #258 (268-121)) Food and Agriculture Reconciliation Act - Fiscal Year 1983: Title I: Dairy - Subtitle A: Dairy Price-Support Program - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended by the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981, to establish a two-tier dairy price support program for FY 1983 through 1985, effective October 1, 1982. Sets the price of milk for domestic needs: (1) at $13.10 per hundredweight for FY 1983; and (2) at the percentage of parity for FY 1984 and 1985 which $13.10 represented as of October 1, 1982. Sets the price of milk in excess of domestic needs at the higher support level uniformly reduced to cover the annual costs of acquiring, managing, and disposing of surplus milk. Provides that the funds from such reduction shall be remitted to the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) by the first milk handlers, including producers who market their own milk. Limits CCC annual milk purchases to five billion pounds, with producers responsible for costs in excess of such amount. Stipulates that the CCC shall increase its purchases if import quotas are increased. States that the price of milk shall be supported through milk and milk products purchases. Authorizes payments to producers who reduce their production. Establishes a National Dairy Board consisting of the Secretary of Agriculture and 15 presidentially-appointed members. Directs the Board to: (1) determine the relative proportions of milk to which the price support levels will apply and the producer responsibility for dairy product purchases; (2) establish a uniform price support reduction rate for milk in excess of domestic commercial market needs and announce such rate before October 1 of each year; (3) dispose of dairy products acquired by the CCC through authorized price support operations; and (4) remit proceeds from price support operations to the CCC. Sets forth enforcement provisions. Subtitle B: Dairy Promotion - Dairy Promotion Act - Authorizes the Secretary, by dairy products promotion order,… 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hr-6895 97 hr 6895 Erosion Reduction Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-07-29 1982-07-29 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Brown, Hank [R-CO-4] CO R B000919 1 Erosion Reduction Act of 1982 - Makes persons who cultivate erosion-susceptible land in a manner which does not prevent such erosion ineligible for specified agricultural payments and loans. 2025-08-29T19:50:05Z  
97-s-2790 97 s 2790 Farm Storage Facility Loan Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-07-29 1982-08-19 Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department. Senate Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] NE D Z000013 0 Farm Storage Facility Loan Act of 1982 - Amends the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to require the Commodity Credit Corporation to make onfarm storage facility loans to producers of wheat, corn, oats, barley, dry edible beans, soybeans, and high moisture forage silage under the following conditions; (1) a $40,000,000 maximum total annual principal indebtedness; (2) a $50,000) (currently, $25,000) loan limit per producer; (3) a maximum 20 percent (currently, 30 percent) farmer equity allowance; (4) eligibility for three-year capacity facilities; and (5) an eight-year (currently, five-year) repayment period. 2025-08-29T19:51:44Z  
97-hr-6865 97 hr 6865 A bill to amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the payment of monetary penalties for certain admitted and infrequent violations involving misrepresentation under such Act, and for other purposes. Agriculture and Food 1982-07-27 1982-10-18 Became Public Law No: 97-352. House Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] TX D D000203 1 (Measure passed House, amended) Amends the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act to require (currently only authorizes) the Secretary of Agriculture to accept payment of a fine not in excess of $2,000 in admission of certain labeling misrepresentations. Requires the U.S. resident-assignee of a nonresident claim to furnish the same cost and fee bond as required of the nonresident complainant. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-hr-6858 97 hr 6858 A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to improve the price received by producers for the 1983 crop of rice. Agriculture and Food 1982-07-26 1982-07-26 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Alexander, Bill [D-AR-1] AR D A000103 0 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide for a combined acreage limitation and diversion program for the 1983 rice crop if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the 1982 rice crop will exceed a specified number of bushels. Makes 1983 price support eligibility dependent upon compliance with such program. Makes the 1983 through 1985 rice acreage bases the same as the 1982 base. Requires the Secretary to make crop retirement and conservation payments available to any rice producer who is participating in the 1983 acreage limitation program. Sets the payment rate at $3.50 per hundredweight. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hconres-384 97 hconres 384 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should maintain Federal involvement in, and support for, the child nutrition programs, and for other purposes. Agriculture and Food 1982-07-23 1982-09-29 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Perkins, Carl Dewey [D-KY-7] KY D P000230 128 (Measure passed House, amended) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) national efforts to reduce hunger and malnutrition should continue; (2) a national commitment to vital child nutrition programs should continue; and (3) the Federal Government should retain primary responsibility for child nutrition programs and such programs should not be included in block grants. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
97-hr-6844 97 hr 6844 Food Stamp Act Amendments of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-07-22 1982-07-22 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14] NY D R000232 0 Food Stamp Act Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to require the rounding down of dollar amounts for the thrifty food plan in computing deductions of household income and in calculating the value of allotments. Includes disabled veterans and their survivors as eligible for benefits under the food stamp program. Excludes from household income cost-of-living increases attributable to specified provisions of the Social Security Act, the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, and pensions for veterans of a period of war. Changes the date for adjusting deductions in computing household income from July 1, 1983, to October 1, 1983. Establishes categorical eligibility for recipients of Aid to Families With Dependent Children under the Social Security program. Authorizes State agencies to select certain categories of households which may file periodic reports of household circumstances at less frequent intervals than other types of households. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to require job search information at the time of an individual's application for food stamps. Authorizes the Secretary to require State agencies to use an alternative coupon issuance system if such system improves the integrity of the food stamp program. Prohibits the issuance of an initial month allotment under $10. Authorizes a State agency to promptly reduce or terminate benefits for any household which provides written information that clearly requires a reduction or termination. Requires State agencies to determine, not less frequently than annually, whether food stamp recipients are in receipt of duplicative benefits. Requires State agencies to reimburse the Secretary for the value of excess allotments issued to households. Sets forth a formula for reducing an agency's federally funded share of administrative costs based upon the State's payment error rate. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. Allows the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to provide food assistance in the form of cash for FY 1982 and 1983. Direct… 2025-08-29T19:50:00Z  
97-hconres-381 97 hconres 381 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that certain steps should be taken to make wholesome food which is currently being wasted or discarded available for distribution to hungry people. Agriculture and Food 1982-07-21 1982-07-21 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] OH D O000001 36 Expresses the sense of Congress that surplus food or food which would otherwise be discarded should be distributed to hungry citizens. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hr-6818 97 hr 6818 Farm Crisis Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-07-21 1982-09-16 Placed on Union Calendar No: 499. House Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-1] SD D D000064 12 (Reported to House from the Committee on Agriculture with amendment, H. Rept. 97-813) Title I: Farm Storage Facility Loan Program - Amends the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to require the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to guarantee grain storage facility loans to growers for up to 90 percent of each loan, and an aggregate annual amount of principal and interest of not more than $250,000,000. Title II: Barter of Wheat, Feed Grains, Upland Cotton, and Rice for Strategic and Critical Materials and Petroleum Products - Requires (currently authorizes) the CCC to barter wheat, feed grains, cotton, and rice for strategic and critical materials from abroad. Bases reimbursement upon the Administrator of General Services' estimate rather than the Secretary of the Treasury's as currently provided for. Requires the CCC to barter such commodities for petroleum products for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when U.S. stocks fall below specified levels. Requires with regard to such petroleum products that the CCC: (1) transfer them to the Reserve without reimbursement; (2) use normal commercial trade channels to make the exchanges; and (3) make extended agreements as necessary (for petroleum and strategic materials). Title III: Emergency Agricultural Credit - Amends the Emergency Agricultural Credit Adjustment Act of 1978 to make the emergency agricultural credit program mandatory. Reduces personal outstanding debt limits on: (1) loans under such Act from $400,000 to $200,000; and (2) loans under such Act and under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act from $650,000 to $450,000. Extends new loan authority through FY 1983. Title IV: Agricultural Exports - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) for FY 1983, at least $1,000,000,000 be appropriated for the agricultural export credit revolving fund under the Food For Peace Act of 1966; and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture should initiate negotiations with the Soviet Union for a multiyear grain sale agreement. Amends the Agricultural Act of 194… 2025-08-29T19:50:00Z  
97-hr-6793 97 hr 6793 A bill to improve farm commodity prices for wheat and feed grains. Agriculture and Food 1982-07-20 1982-07-23 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended). House Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] WA D F000239 11 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set 1983 wheat support levels at not less than $3.80 per bushel. Provides for a combined acreage limitation or set-aside and diversion program for such crop. Requires wheat producers to comply with such combined program in order to receive price supports. Bases 1983 through 1985 wheat and feed grain acreage bases upon the 1982 base adjusted to reflect established crop-rotation practices and other factors as the Secretary of Agriculture determines. Requires the Secretary to make retirement and conservation payments to 1983 wheat and feed grain crop producers who participate in the acreage limitation or set-aside program. Sets 1983 corn support levels (upon which feed grain levels are based) at not less than $2.71 per bushel. Provides for a combined acreage limitation or set-aside and diversion program for such crop if the Secretary determines that the 1982 corn crop will exceed a specified number of bushels. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hr-6756 97 hr 6756 A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make land diversion payments for the 1983 crops of wheat and feed grains. Agriculture and Food 1982-07-14 1982-07-14 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6] IA D B000298 0 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended by the Food and Agriculture Act of 1981, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make land diversion payments for the 1983 crops of wheat and feed grains. Establishes such payments for wheat at $2 per bushel and for feed grains at $1.50 per bushel of corn. Permits producers to apply for the program through the end of the acreage limitation program certification period. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hr-6752 97 hr 6752 A bill to exclude agricultural commodities obtained or financed by the United States and transported in dry bulk carriers from certain requirements that such agricultural commodities be transported on privately owned United States-flag commercial vessels and vessels of the United States. Agriculture and Food 1982-07-13 1982-07-16 Referred to Subcommittee on Merchant Marine. House Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3] NE R S000622 2 Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to exclude federally financed agricultural commodities transported in dry bulk carriers from requirements that such cargoes be transported on privately owned U.S.-flag commercial vessels and vessels of the United States. 2023-05-11T13:11:26Z  
97-s-2716 97 s 2716 Dairy Products Promotion Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-07-01 1982-08-02 Committee on Agriculture received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Favorable. Senate Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] VT D L000174 2 Dairy Products Promotion Act of 1982 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, by dairy products promotion order, to establish a National Dairy Promotion Board made up of dairy farmers to promote dairy products. Finances such Board through dairy producer assessments. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-29T19:51:39Z  
97-hconres-369 97 hconres 369 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress endorsing the National Endowment for soil and water conservation. Agriculture and Food 1982-06-24 1982-06-24 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Jones, Ed [D-TN-7] TN D J000216 2 Expresses the sense of the Congress in support of the National Endowment for Soil and Water Conservation. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-sconres-111 97 sconres 111 A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the National Endowment for Soil and Water Conservation shall be and is hereby endorsed by the United States Congress. Agriculture and Food 1982-06-24 1982-06-29 Referred to Subcommittee on Soil and Water Conservation. Senate Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] IA R J000101 0 Expresses the sense of the Congress in support of the National Endowment for Soil and Water Conservation. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-hr-6665 97 hr 6665 A bill to amend section 20 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, to require that imported meat which is capable of use as human food be labeled at all stages of distribution until preparation for ultimate consumption. Agriculture and Food 1982-06-23 1982-06-23 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3] IA R E000259 1 Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require the labeling of imported meat food products of livestock that are capable of consumption as human food. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-s-2665 97 s 2665 Milk Price Support Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-06-23 1982-07-15 Committee on Agriculture. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held. Senate Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] FL R H000374 0 Milk Price Support Act of 1982 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set milk price support levels: (1) at $12.60 through 1982; and (2) at $12.00 from January 1, 1983 through September 30, 1985. 2025-08-29T19:51:44Z  
97-s-2661 97 s 2661 Farm Program Improvement Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-06-22 1982-06-25 Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department. Senate Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] MS R C000567 3 Farm Program Improvement Act of 1982 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make advance loans and deficiency payments available to wheat, feed grain, upland cotton, and rice producers who participate in 1983 through 1985 set-aside or acreage limitation programs. Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to authorize the Secretary to use up to 25 percent of agricultural export credit sale appropriations for credit guarantees and interest payments. 2025-08-29T19:51:45Z  
97-hr-6642 97 hr 6642 A bill to provide that lands set-aside or diverted must lie within contiguous counties. Agriculture and Food 1982-06-21 1982-06-21 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3] IA R E000259 0 Amends the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 to provide that a farm's lands set aside or diverted must lie within one county or any number of contiguous counties. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hr-6590 97 hr 6590 No Net Cost Tobacco Program Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-06-15 1982-07-20 Became Public Law No: 97-218. House Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] NC D R000436 8 (Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #213 (77-17)) No Net Cost Tobacco Program Act of 1982 - Title I: Modification of Tobacco Price Support Program - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out tobacco price supports through Commodity Credit Corporation loan agreements with producer-owned cooperative marketing associations, which will in turn make loans to producers. Requires each association to establish a separate capital account, to be known as a No Net Cost Tobacco Fund (Fund), consisting of contributions from producers of quota tobacco and, for associations handling Flue-cured tobacco, from persons who, beginning with the 1983 crop, lease allotments and quotas to others. Requires such contributions for price support eligibility. Authorizes an association to set contribution rates subject to the Secretary's approval. Prohibits the Secretary from approving a contribution rate not high enough to reimburse the Corporation for any net loan losses that the association may incur. Permits an association to invest Fund moneys and to issue capital stock or certifications to investors. Requires that any earnings on Fund investments become a part of the Fund. States that net gains from the sale of an association's loan collateral tobacco shall go to the Corporation to be used to offset future losses or to reduce outstanding loan debts. Authorizes the Secretary to release excess gains to the associations. Authorizes the Secretary to adjust the support rates for different grades of tobacco to avoid market excesses. Establishes penalties for marketing tobacco in excess of marketing quotas and for marketing tobacco that is not eligible for price support. Title II: Modification of Flue-Cured Tobacco Marketing Quota System - Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to permit the leasing of Flue-cured tobacco acreage allotments or quotas. Prohibits such agreements after June 15 of the crop year, except in cases of natural disaster damage, but limits them to the sa… 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-hr-6563 97 hr 6563 Territorial Food and Nutrition Grant Act Agriculture and Food 1982-06-10 1982-06-24 Referred to Subcommittee on Insular Affairs. House Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large] VI D D000209 3 Territorial Food and Nutrition Grant Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture to make payments to American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands for food and nutrition assistance programs. Requires each jurisdiction to have a plan for the provision of such assistance in order to receive the payments. Sets forth the information that must be contained in such plans. Provides for approval or rejection of such plans. Requires the Federal Comptroller of each jurisdiction to provide for a biennial audit of the programs. Requires each jurisdiction to provide the Secretary with a statement indicating whether the payments exceeded the program expenses and providing any other information that the Secretary needs. Authorizes the Secretary to seek injunctive relief if the Secretary determines that the requirements of a plan were not met. Directs the Secretary to provide for the review of the food and nutrition assistance programs. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance for program administration. Sets forth fines and prison terms for the illegal use of funds or property provided by this Act. Provides for nondiscrimination in the use of funds provided by this Act. 2025-08-29T19:49:56Z  
97-hr-6569 97 hr 6569 A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture, under certain conditions, to permit borrowers who are farmers to transfer, encumber, or lease property securing certain loans made under provisions of law administered by the Farmers Home Administration. Agriculture and Food 1982-06-10 1982-06-10 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1] TX D H000070 0 Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to permit farmers and ranchers to transfer, encumber, or lease property securing Farmers Home Administration loans made before September 30, 1984. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-s-2587 97 s 2587 Dairy Stabilization Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-05-27 1982-08-03 Committee on Agriculture received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Unfavorable. Senate Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] MN R B000647 9 Dairy Stabilization Act of 1982 - Amends the Agriculture Act of 1949 to revise the method of determining milk price support levels for FY 1983 through 1985. Sets the price of milk for domestic needs: (1) at $13.10 per hundred weight for FY 1983; and (2) at the percentage of parity for FY 1984 and 1985 which $13.10 represented as of October 1, 1982. Declares that price support for milk shall be provided through the purchase of milk and milk products by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) under borrowing authority approved by Congress and repayments from the National Dairy Board established by this Act. Authorizes the Board to make payments to milk marketers whose levels of marketing have been reduced from the levels of the prior fiscal year. Sets forth the method of determining such payments. Authorizes the CCC to increase its milk purchases in the event of an increase in dairy product imports. Establishes a National Dairy Board to: (1) determine the relative proportions of milk to which the price support levels will apply and the producer responsibility for dairy product purchases; (2) establish a uniform rate by which the price paid farmers for milk in excess of domestic commercial market needs shall be reduced to achieve the price support provided by this Act and announce such rate before October 1 of each year; (3) dispose of dairy products acquired by the CCC through authorized price support operations; and (4) remit proceeds from price support operations to the CCC. Authorizes the Board to develop innovative programs for the disposition of dairy products and to make recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture regarding details of the operation of the price support program. Sets forth methods of deriving funding for producer responsibility of program operations. Sets forth the duties of the Secretary under the price support program with respect to relations with the Board and responsibility for collection and payment of the funds under such program. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of th… 2025-08-29T19:51:39Z  
97-hr-6499 97 hr 6499 Dairy Product Stabilization Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-05-26 1982-05-26 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 3 Dairy Product Stabilization Act of 1982 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to remove the upper limit (90 percent of parity) on the price support for milk. (Retains the current lower limit of not less than 75 percent). Provides for individual producer marketing bases based on the previous years' production. Authorizes county committees established under the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to adjust the size of such bases under certain circumstances. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the percentage reduction of milk production in any marketing year for which the quantity to be produced exceeds necessary requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to impose assessments for excess marketing. Sets forth penalties for nonpayment of such assessments (with judicial review in U.S. district courts). Establishes in the Treasury a Dairy Product Stabilization Fund for the deposit of assessment receipts and for the purchase of milk and milk products. Directs the Secretary to conduct a referendum among producers to determine if they disapprove of this Act. Provides for the repeal of this Act upon a majority vote of disapproval. 2025-08-29T19:49:51Z  
97-s-2583 97 s 2583 Emergency Farm Relief Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-05-26 1982-06-02 Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department. Senate Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] NE D Z000013 2 Emergency Farm Relief Act of 1982 - Title I: Loan Rates for the 1982 Crops - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to increase 1982 loan rates for: (1) wheat from $3.55 to $4.00 per bushel; (2) corn from $2.55 to $2.90 per bushel; (3) upland cotton from $.55 to $.61 per pound; and (4) rice from $8.00 to $8.90 per hundredweight. Title II: Cropland Conversion and Acreage Limitation Programs for 1983 through 1985 Crops - Subtitle A: Cropland Conservation Program - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to proclaim a national cropland conservation program for the 1983 through 1985 wheat, feed grain, upland cotton, and rice crops. Requires participants to set aside 15 percent of their cropland for conservation use. Provides that: (1) such program will be approved or disapproved by a producer referendum; (2) if approved, commodity support levels will be set as provided for in title I of this Act; and (3) noncompliance will result in a three-year denial of specified farm benefits. Subtitle B: Acreage Limitation Program - Requires the Secretary to establish set-aside programs for the 1983 through 1985 wheat, feed grain, and upland cotton crops if cropland conservation programs are disapproved. Bases such set-asides on specified carry-over levels for such crops. Subtitle C: Miscellaneous - Makes conforming amendments. Title III: Farm Storage Facility Loan Program - Amends the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to direct the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to guarantee up to $250,000,000 annually (not more than 90 percent of any one loan to be guaranteed) for grower-harvested grain storage facility loans. Title IV: Barter of Agricultural Commodities for Strategic and Critical Materials and Petroleum Products - Authorizes the CCC to exchange agricultural products for oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress regarding CCC foreign products bartering. Title V: Emergency Agricultural Credit - Amends the Emergency Agricultural Credit Adjustment Act of 1978 to make t… 2025-08-29T19:51:39Z  
97-hr-6478 97 hr 6478 A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to establish certain employment requirements for the Food Stamp program. Agriculture and Food 1982-05-25 1982-05-25 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1] ID R C000858 8 Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to revise employment requirements for any person making application for food stamp benefits based upon such person's recent history of employment or receipt of State unemployment compensation. Exempts from such requirements: (1) persons under 18 or over 59 years of age; (2) persons certified as physically or mentally unfit for employment by a physician; (3) an unmarried parent or other household member responsible for the care of a child under 6 years of age or incapacitated person; or (4) a married parent or other caretaker of a child under 6 years of age in a household in which the other parent is otherwise exempt from employment requirements. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hr-6486 97 hr 6486 National Topsoil Preservation Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-05-25 1982-06-16 Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Agriculture. House Rep. Smith, Neal Edward [D-IA-4] IA D S000596 1 National Topsoil Preservation Act of 1982 - Declares that topsoil is a valuable natural resource upon which future generations will be dependent. Declares that ownership of land carries with it a responsibility to keep the topsoil accessible for use at a later date. Establishes a National Land Resources Protection Commission. Directs the Commission to establish standards with respect to the stockpiling and replacing of topsoil on all: (1) federally assisted projects; (2) projects on federally held land; and (3) projects which affect interstate commerce. Prescribes minimum criteria to be included in such standards. Directs the Commission to establish minimum standards to assure that projects covered by this Act will not cause pollution of existing streams, land slides, flooding, or substantial changes in the volume of water to be carried by adjacent waterways except where such change is consistent with State or Federal water resource policy. States that no dirt shall be moved on any project where the moving or covering of topsoil covers an area in excess of 100,000 square feet until a license or letter has been issued by the Commission or by a commission to whom authority has been delegated under this Act. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-29T19:49:52Z  
97-hr-6463 97 hr 6463 A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1970, to prohibit restrictions on the export of certain agricultural commodities. Agriculture and Food 1982-05-21 1982-10-01 Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs. House Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3] IA R E000259 24 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1970 to prohibit the President from restricting the export of an agricultural commodity sought to be exported under an export sales contract: (1) requiring delivery of a commodity aboard an export vehicle within 180 days; (2) entered into before the President announces an export restriction on the commodity; and (3) reported pursuant to a specified section of the Agricultural Act of 1970. Permits the President to restrict exports of such a commodity during a declared war or national emergency. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
97-hr-6466 97 hr 6466 A bill entitled: The Mandatory Cropland Set-Aside Act of 1982. Agriculture and Food 1982-05-21 1982-05-21 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] MN R S000795 0 Makes agricultural producers who do not comply with referendum-approved cropland set-asides ineligible for Federal assistance for three years. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-hr-6452 97 hr 6452 Federal Crop Insurance Act Amendments of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-05-20 1982-05-20 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3] IA R E000259 0 Federal Crop Insurance Act Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to authorize the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to insure producers against the loss of commodities stored in bankrupt warehouses. 2025-08-29T19:49:51Z  
97-s-2554 97 s 2554 Surplus Agricultural Commodities Disposal Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-05-20 1982-06-02 Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department. Senate Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] IL R P000222 11 Surplus Agricultural Commodities Disposal Act of 1982 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Commodity Credit Corporation to contract for the processing of surplus commodities into liquid fuels and agricultural commodity byproducts. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress within 120 days and annually thereafter. 2025-08-29T19:51:38Z  
97-hr-6423 97 hr 6423 Reciprocal Agricultural Trade Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-05-19 1982-05-24 Referred to Subcommittee on Trade. House Rep. Hagedorn, Thomas M. [R-MN-2] MN R H000012 0 Reciprocal Agricultural Trade Act of 1982 - Directs the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to submit to the President an annual study of the practices of each designated major trading country that: (1) denies benefits to the United States under a trade agreement applicable to agricultural trade; or (2) denies to the United States substantially equivalent commercial opportunities with respect to U.S. agricultural products. Directs the President to submit such study to specified congressional committees and to propose actions to redress any imbalance caused by such practices. Directs Federal agencies to furnish information and other assistance to carry out such study. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to add to the findings upon which the President can base U.S. responses to foreign trade practices. Directs the President to act upon finding that a foreign trade practice denies to the United States commercial opportunities with respect to agricultural trade substantially equivalent to those offered by the United States. Authorizes the President to take action against the foreign entity's products or services. Provides that the President's actions need not be limited to equivalent products or service sectors of the foreign entity. Requires the President take into account U.S. trade agreement obligations in determining whether to take any action to enforce U.S. trade rights or respond to a foreign trade practice affecting agricultural trade. Authorizes the House Agriculture Committee or the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to file a resolution with the USTR requesting the President to take action to enforce U.S. trade rights or respond to foreign trade practices. Directs the USTR to consult with the International Trade Commission on the economic impact of: (1) the foreign trade practices affecting agricultural trade which caused the USTR to investigate; and (2) the USTR's legislative recommendations concerning such practices. Directs the USTR to make preliminary recommendations to the Hou… 2025-08-29T19:49:52Z  
97-hr-6424 97 hr 6424 A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1970, to prohibit restrictions on the export of certain agricultural commodities. Agriculture and Food 1982-05-19 1982-05-26 Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. House Rep. Hagedorn, Thomas M. [R-MN-2] MN R H000012 0 Amends the Agricultural Act of 1970 to prohibit the President from restricting the export of an agricultural commodity sought to be exported under an export sales contract: (1) entered into before the President announces an export restriction on the commodity; and (2) reported pursuant to a specified section of the Agricultural Act of 1970. Permits the President to restrict exports of such a commodity during a declared war or national emergency. 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z  
97-hr-6394 97 hr 6394 Food Stamp Amendments of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-05-18 1982-05-18 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Coleman, E. Thomas [R-MO-6] MO R C000618 0 Food Stamp Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to change the dates for adjustments in the thrifty food plan and deductions in computing household income. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to require job search information at the time of an individual's application for food stamps. Extends the period of ineligibility for heads of households who voluntarily quit a job without good cause from 60 days to 120 days. Removes the exemption which allows a parent in a household not to register for work when there is another parent in such household exempted from work registration because of caring for a dependent under age six. Authorizes the Secretary to require State agencies to use an alternative coupon issuance system if such system improves the integrity of the food stamp program. Prohibits the issuance of an initial month allotment under $10. Requires the rounding down of dollar amounts provided under the food stamp program. Sets forth eligibility criteria for allotments to households in immediate need of expedited service. Requires State agencies to determine, not less frequently than quarterly, whether food stamp recipients are in receipt of duplicative benefits. Requires State agencies to reimburse the Secretary for the value of excessive allotments issued to households. Sets forth a formula for increasing an agency's federally funded share of administrative costs based upon the State's low payment error rate. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. Makes certain provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 and the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 effective on the date of enactment of this Act. 2025-08-29T19:49:51Z  
97-hr-6404 97 hr 6404 Emergency Dairy Adjustment Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-05-18 1982-05-18 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Wampler, William C. [R-VA-9] VA R W000121 0 Emergency Dairy Adjustment Act of 1982 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to replace existing fixed milk price support levels with a flexible level based on farm income and consumer needs and determined at the Secretary of Agriculture's discretion. Authorizes a five-year domestic and foreign program of dairy product donations. Establishes the Dairy Advisory Board. Requires the Board to meet at least once a year. 2025-08-29T19:49:51Z  
97-sres-393 97 sres 393 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Agriculture should promptly call for a Section 22 study on honey imports. Agriculture and Food 1982-05-18 1982-05-21 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; International Trade Commission; Office of U.S. Trade Representative; Treasury Department; State Department; Commerce Department; Agriculture Department. Senate Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] SD R P000513 4 Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Agriculture should promptly call for an International Trade Commission investigation of honey imports. 2025-01-03T19:04:17Z  
97-s-2533 97 s 2533 Emergency Dairy Adjustment Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-05-17 1982-07-15 Committee on Agriculture. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held. Senate Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] NC R H000463 0 Emergency Dairy Adjustment Act of 1982 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to replace existing fixed milk price support levels with a flexible level based on farm income and consumer needs and determined at the Secretary of Agriculture's discretion. Authorizes a five-year domestic and foreign program of dairy product donations. Establishes the Dairy Advisory Board. Requires the Board to meet at least once a year. 2025-08-29T19:51:39Z  
97-s-2528 97 s 2528 Emergency Farm Stabilization Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-05-13 1982-05-18 Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department. Senate Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] TN D S000068 0 Emergency Farm Stabilization Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture for FY 1982 to: (1) disseminate the $600,000,000 authorized for economic emergency loans; (2) and forego Farmers Home Administration loan foreclosures for two years. 2025-08-29T19:51:39Z  
97-hr-6362 97 hr 6362 A bill to recover costs incurred by the Department in the administration of the promotion program for wool, including costs incurred for the conduct of the wool referendum. Agriculture and Food 1982-05-12 1982-05-12 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Wampler, William C. [R-VA-9] VA R W000121 0 Amends the National Wool Act of 1954 to provide for the recovery of Department of Agriculture promotional and referendum expenses. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-s-2522 97 s 2522 A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to establish certain employment requirements for the Food Stamp Program. Agriculture and Food 1982-05-12 1982-05-17 Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department. Senate Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA] CA R H000384 4 Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to revise employment requirements for any person making application for food stamp benefits based upon such person's recent history of employment or receipt of State unemployment compensation. Exempts from such requirements: (1) persons under 18 or over 59 years of age; (2) persons certified as physically or mentally unfit for employment by a physician; (3) an unmarried parent or other household member responsible for the care of a child under 6 years of age or an incapacitated person; or (4) a married parent or other caretaker of a child under 6 years of age in a household in which the other parent is otherwise exempt from employment requirements. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-hconres-337 97 hconres 337 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the health of the Agricultural community, in light of the Wayne Cryts affair. Agriculture and Food 1982-05-11 1982-05-19 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-10] MO R E000174 6 Expresses the sense of the Congress that, as demonstrated by the Wayne Cryts situation, the integrity of the Nation's grain storage system is in jeopardy. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-s-2513 97 s 2513 Farm Crisis Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-05-11 1982-06-02 Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department. Senate Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MT D B000243 5 Farm Crisis Act of 1982 - Title I: Land Diversion Payments for 1982 Crops of Wheat, Feed Grains, Cotton, and Rice - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to set 1982 land diversion levels at: (1) $2.00 per bushel for wheat; (2) $1.25 per bushel for corn; (3) $.20 per pound for upland cotton; and (4) $2.20 per hundredweight for rice. Permits 1982 participants to divert an additional five percent of their acreage. Extends the application period through the end of the certification period. Title II: Acreage Limitation and Cropland Conservation Programs for 1983 through 1985 Crops - Directs the Secretary to proclaim a national cropland conservation program for 1983 through 1985 crop years. Provides that: (1) such program shall be approved or disapproved by a producer referendum; (2) participants will set aside 15 percent of their acreage for conservation purposes; (3) noncompliance shall result in a three-year denial of specified farm benefits; and (4) loan rates shall increase by ten percent when such program is in effect. Requires the Secretary to establish a voluntary set-aside program (based on specified carry-over levels) for the 1983 through 1985 wheat, feed grain, and upland cotton crops if cropland conservation programs are disapproved. Makes conforming amendments. Title III: Farm Storage Facility Loan Program - Amends the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to direct the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to guarantee up to $250,000,000 annually (not more than 90 percent of any one loan to be guaranteed) for grower-harvested grain storage facility loans. Title IV: Barter of Agricultural Commodities for Strategic and Critical Materials and Petroleum Products - Authorizes the CCC to exchange agricultural products for oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress regarding CCC foreign products bartering. Title V: Emergency Agricultural Credit - Amends the Emergency Agricultural Credit Adjustment Act of 1978 to make the economic emergency loan program mand… 2025-08-29T19:51:39Z  
97-hr-6313 97 hr 6313 Dairy Stabilization Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-05-06 1982-07-22 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended). House Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] IA D H000206 17 Dairy Stabilization Act of 1982 - Amends the Agriculture Act of 1949 to revise the method of determining milk price support levels for FY 1983 through 1985. Sets the price of milk for domestic needs: (1) at $13.10 per hundredweight for FY 1983; and (2) at the percentage of parity for FY 1984 and 1985 which $13.10 represented as of October 1, 1982. Declares that price support for milk shall be provided through the purchase of milk and milk products by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) under borrowing authority approved by Congress and repayments from the National Dairy Board established by this Act. Authorizes the Board to make payments to milk marketers whose levels of marketing have been reduced from the levels of the prior fiscal year. Sets forth the method of determining such payments. Authorizes the CCC to increase its milk purchases in the event of an increase in dairy product imports. Establishes a National Dairy Board to: (1) determine the relative proportions of milk to which the price support levels will apply and the producer responsibility for dairy product purchases; (2) establish a uniform rate by which the price paid farmers for milk in excess of domestic commercial market needs shall be reduced to achieve the price support provided by this Act and announce such rate before October 1 of each year; (3) dispose of dairy products acquired by the CCC through authorized price support operations; and (4) remit proceeds from price support operations to the CCC. Authorizes the Board to develop innovative programs for the disposition of dairy products and to make recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture regarding details of the operation of the price support program. Sets forth methods of deriving funding for producer responsibility of program operations. 2025-08-29T19:49:48Z  
97-hr-6314 97 hr 6314 Dairy Products Promotion Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-05-06 1982-05-06 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] IA D H000206 14 Dairy Products Promotion Act of 1982 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, by dairy products promotion order, to establish a National Dairy Promotion Board made up of dairy farmers to promote dairy products. Finances such Board through dairy producer assessments. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-29T19:49:47Z  
97-hr-6322 97 hr 6322 A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to require that individuals who are elderly or disabled and who live in certain types of group living arrangements be treated as individual households. Agriculture and Food 1982-05-06 1982-05-06 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] CA D R000485 0 Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to deem as an individual household a certain kind of person who resides in a certain kind of group living arrangement. Specifies such persons as: (1) those individuals who are 60 years of age or older; or (2) blind or disabled recipients of Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income benefits under the Social Security Act. 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z  
97-s-2504 97 s 2504 A bill to amend section 331A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to defer payment of principal and interest. Agriculture and Food 1982-05-06 1982-05-12 Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department. Senate Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MT D B000243 0 Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to permit deferral of farm loan payments through FY 1983 for family-size farms. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  
97-hr-6274 97 hr 6274 Farm Crisis Act of 1982 Agriculture and Food 1982-05-05 1982-06-17 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. House Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-1] SD D D000064 41 Farm Crisis Act of 1982 - Title I: Land Diversion Payments for 1982 Crops of Wheat, Feed Grains, Cotton, and Rice - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to set 1982 land diversion levels at: (1) $2.00 per bushel for wheat; (2) $1.25 per bushel for corn; (3) $.20 per pound for upland cotton; and (4) $2.20 per hundredweight for rice. Permits 1982 participants to divert an additional five percent of their acreage. Extends the application period through the end of the certification period. Title II: Acreage Limitation and Cropland Conservation Programs for 1983 through 1985 Crops - Directs the Secretary to proclaim a national cropland conservation program for 1983 through 1985 crop years. Provides that: (1) such program shall be approved or disapproved by a producer referendum; (2) participants will set aside 15 percent of their acreage for conservation purposes; (3) noncompliance shall result in a three-year denial of specified farm benefits; and (4) loan rates shall increase by ten percent when such program is in effect. Requires the Secretary to establish a voluntary set-aside program (based on specified carry-over levels) for 1983 through 1985 wheat, feed grain, and upland cotton crops if cropland conservation programs are disapproved. Makes conforming amendments. Title III: Farm Storage Facility Loan Program - Amends the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to direct the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to guarantee up to $250,000,000 annually (not more than 90 percent of any one loan to be guaranteed) for grower-harvested grain storage facility loans. Title IV: Barter of Agricultural Commodities for Strategic and Critical Materials and Petroleum Products - Authorizes the CCC to exchange agricultural products for oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress regarding CCC foreign products bartering. Title V: Emergency Agricultural Credit - Amends the Emergency Agricultural Credit Adjustment Act of 1978 to make the economic emergency loan program mandatory… 2025-08-29T19:49:47Z  

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