United States · Bill · S
S. 2980 (95th)
A bill to facilitate the work of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; to protect the confidentiality of information furnished to the Department by individuals, establishments and enterprises and for other purposes.
Introduced
25 April 1978
Last action
25 April 1978 · Introduced
Status
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Eastland, James O. [D-MS]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to collect statistics pertaining to all aspects of agriculture in the United States. Requires the Secretary to limit access to the identity of the sources of such statistics to those officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture who require such information for the performance of official duties related to the collection and dissemination of agricultural statistics.
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Timeline
25 April 1978
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
25 April 1978
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 April 1978
Sponsors
- Sen. Eastland, James O. [D-MS] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/2980
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/s/2980
- us · 95-s-2980 · source updated 10 August 2026