United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3296 (98th)
Farm Products Buyers Protection Act of 1983
Introduced
14 June 1983
Last action
25 July 1984 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15], Rep. Kramer, Ken [R-CO-5], Rep. Weber, Vin [R-MN-2], Rep. Albosta, Donald J. [D-MI-10], Rep. McCurdy, Dave [D-OK-4], Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2], Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3], Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6], Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
29 August 2025
Summary
Farm Products Buyers' Protection Act of 1983 - Provides that a buyer in the ordinary course of business who buys farm products (livestock and commodities) from a person engaged in farming operations shall own such goods free of any security interest in such goods even though the security interest is perfected in accordance with applicable State law and even though the buyer knows of its existence.
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Timeline
14 June 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 June 1983
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
14 June 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 June 1983
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Source: Committee
25 July 1984
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 June 1983
Sponsors
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kramer, Ken [R-CO-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weber, Vin [R-MN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Albosta, Donald J. [D-MI-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCurdy, Dave [D-OK-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/3296
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/3296
- us · 98-hr-3296 · source updated 29 August 2025