United States · Bill · S
S. 2559 (93rd)
Domestic Food Price Impact Statement Act
Introduced
10 October 1973
Last action
10 October 1973 · Introduced
Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Schweiker, Richard S. [R-PA], Sen. Bible, Alan [D-NV]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
3 September 2025
Summary
Domestic Food Price Impact Statement - States that no agricultural commodity may be exported to any foreign country unless: (1) the person exporting has submitted a registration statement to the Secretary; and (2) the Secretary has approved such statement. Provides that the Secretary may not approve an export registration statement for a quantity of a commodity which, when added to the quantity of such commodity already approved, exceeds 20 per cent of the level of domestic production. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a limitation lower than 20 percent under specified circumstances. States that this Act applies to agricultural commodities planted for harvest in 1974 and subsequent years.
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Timeline
10 October 1973
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
10 October 1973
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 10 October 1973
Sponsors
- Sen. Schweiker, Richard S. [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Bible, Alan [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/senate-bill/2559
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/s/2559
- us · 93-s-2559 · source updated 3 September 2025