United States · Bill · S
S. 770 (96th)
A bill to prohibit trading in potato futures on commodity exchanges.
Introduced
27 March 1979
Last action
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Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.
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Subjects
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14 January 2025
Summary
Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit trading in potato (Solanum tuberosum) futures on commodity exchanges. Establishes a $5,000 fine for violation of this prohibition.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 27 March 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/770
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/s/770