A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase stored commodities from producers under certain circumstances.

Summary

Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to buy a producer's commodities (as verified by a warehouse receipt or other ownership paper) stored in a bankrupt warehouse facility.

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Timeline

1. 5 May 1982

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 May 1982

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 May 1982

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Production.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 5 May 1982

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssaf00 · Standing

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