A bill to amend the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to provide protection for agricultural purchasers of farm products.

Summary

Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to provide that a buyer in the ordinary course of business who buys farm products 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 and even though the buyer knows of its existence.

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Timeline

1. 18 November 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 November 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 30 November 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Research.

   Source: Committee

4. 28 August 1984

   Committee

   Committee on Agriculture received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Unfavorable.

   Source: Committee

5. 26 September 1984

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Agricultural Research. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1170.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 18 November 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
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