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S. 1179 (98th)

Tobacco Deregulation Act of 1983

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Introduced

28 April 1983

Last action

28 April 1983 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Sponsors

Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL], Rep. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA-5], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]

Subjects

Agriculture

Source updated

29 August 2025

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Summary

Tobacco Deregulation Act of 1983 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 and the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to repeal specified tobacco programs, including: (1) price supports; (2) parity payments; (3) review and adjustment of quotas; and (4) marketing quotas. Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to prohibit agricultural commodity assistance for tobacco. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Assistance Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from issuing any tobacco handling orders. Makes such provisions applicable to the 1984 and subsequent tobacco crops. Repeals provisions relating to compacts among States providing for the control or production of, or commerce in, tobacco within such States. Withdraws congressional consent to such compacts. Provides for sliding-scale based payments to low-income tobacco farmers (1982 adjusted gross income up to $24,000) who have terminated acreage allotments and marketing quotas.

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Timeline

  1. 28 April 1983

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 April 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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