A bill to amend the Grain Standards Act of 1916 to establish the policy of providing grain of high quality to both domestic and foreign buyers, and to better define the purpose of Official United States Standards for Grain.

Summary

Amends the Grain Standards Act of 1916 to declare that it is the policy of the United States to market high quality grain to domestic and foreign buyers. Defines the purposes of the official United States standards for grain.

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Timeline

1. 12 August 1986

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 August 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 August 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 15 August 1986

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.

   Source: Committee

5. 15 August 1986

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

   Source: Committee

6. 11 September 1986

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 11 September 1986

   Committee

   Favorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.

   Source: Committee

8. 11 September 1986

   Committee

   See H.R.5407.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 August 1986

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Sponsor
• · hsag00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Grain Quality Improvement Act of 1986