A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide price support for the 1985 and subsequent crops of sugar.

Summary

Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set sugar price supports at not less than: (1) 13 cents per pound for 1985 (presently set at 18 cents per pound); (2) ten cents per pound for 1986; (3) nine cents per pound for 1987; and (4) eight cents per pound for 1988 and subsequent crop years.

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Timeline

1. 24 May 1985

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 24 May 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 3 July 1985

   Committee

   Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 24 May 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssaf00 · Standing

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