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H.R. 2100 (99th)

Food Security Act of 1985

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

17 April 1985

Last action

13 December 1985 · ResolvingDifferences

Status

Became Public Law No: 99-198.

Sponsors

Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15]

Subjects

Agriculture

Source updated

21 March 2025

Agriculture

Summary

Food Security Act of 1985 - Title I: Dairy - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set the price supports for milk for FY 1986 through 1990. Title II: Wool and Mohair - Amends the National Wool Act of 1954 to extend the current price support program for wool and mohair through 1990. Title III: Wheat - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set the 1986 through 1990 price supports for wheat. Title IV: Feed Grains - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set the 1986 through 1990 price supports for corn and other feed grains. Title V: Cotton - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set the 1986 through 1990 price supports for upland cotton. Title VI: Rice - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set the 1986 through 1990 price supports for rice. Title VII: Peanuts - Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to set the 1986 through 1990 poundage quotas for peanuts. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set the 1986 through 1990 price supports for peanuts. Title VIII: Soybeans - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set the 1986 through 1990 price supports for soybeans. Title IX: Sugar - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set the 1986 through 1990 price supports for sugarcane and sugar beets. Title X: Miscellaneous Commodity Provisions - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to extend through 1990 the current $50,000 limitation on total payments to any person under the wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice programs. Title XI: Trade - Extends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Public Law 480) and the Food Security Wheat Reserve Act of 1980 through 1990. Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should implement a special export subsidy program for U.S. agricultural commodities and products in order to neutralize the effects of foreign export subsidy programs. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a program under which commodities acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation through its price support operations are tendered to U.S. exporters, processors, and foreign purchasers at no cost. Amends the Food for Peace Act of 1966 regarding intermediate credit for agricultural exports. Title XII: Resource Conservation - Disqualifies from agricultural program benefits, with specified exceptions, any person who produces during any crop year an agricultural commodity on highly erodible land on a field in which such land is the predominant class. Directs the Secretary to carry out a conservation reserve program under which farmers agreeing to perform long-term (seven to 15 years) conservation measures on highly erodible land shall receive payments to help offset the cost of such measures. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987. Title XIII: Credit - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize certain loan programs for FY 1986. Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture: (1) subject the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) farm loan guarantee programs to prudent policies; and (2) make Department of Agriculture personnel and resources available to the FmHA to help process assistance applications expeditiously. Title XIV: National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Amendments of 1985 - National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985 - Extends specified provisions of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 through FY 1990. Title XV: Food Stamps - Extends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 through FY 1990. Title XVI: Commodity Distribution - Amends the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to extend through FY 1990 the commodity supplemental food program. Extends through FY 1987 the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983.

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Timeline

  1. 17 April 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 April 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 April 1985

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 19 April 1985

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.

    Source: Committee

  5. 19 April 1985

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

    Source: Committee

  6. 30 April 1985

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 1 May 1985

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 2 May 1985

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  9. 2 May 1985

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  10. 7 May 1985

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  11. 7 May 1985

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  12. 8 May 1985

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  13. 9 May 1985

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  14. 14 May 1985

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  15. 14 May 1985

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  16. 15 May 1985

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  17. 16 May 1985

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  18. 23 May 1985

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  19. 4 June 1985

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  20. 11 June 1985

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  21. 19 June 1985

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  22. 20 June 1985

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  23. 25 June 1985

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  24. 9 July 1985

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  25. 10 July 1985

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  26. 11 July 1985

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  27. 16 July 1985

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  28. 17 July 1985

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  29. 18 July 1985

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  30. 23 July 1985

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  31. 24 July 1985

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  32. 25 July 1985

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  33. 30 July 1985

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  34. 31 July 1985

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  35. 1 August 1985

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  36. 4 September 1985

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  37. 10 September 1985

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  38. 11 September 1985

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  39. 13 September 1985

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries Sequentially, for a Period Ending not Later than Sep 18, 85.

    Source: IntroReferral

  40. 13 September 1985

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Agriculture. Report No: 99-271 (Part I).

    Source: Committee

  41. 13 September 1985

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Agriculture. Report No: 99-271 (Part I).

    Source: Committee

  42. 15 September 1985

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Commerce, DOT, State.

    Source: Committee

  43. 18 September 1985

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 169.

    Source: Calendars

  44. 18 September 1985

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 99-271 (Part II).

    Source: Committee

  45. 18 September 1985

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 99-271 (Part II).

    Source: Committee

  46. 18 September 1985

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  47. 18 September 1985

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  48. 19 September 1985

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.267 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

  49. 19 September 1985

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing Two Hours and Thirty Minutes of General Debate; Waiving All Points of Order.

    Source: Floor

  50. 20 September 1985

    Floor

    Considered by House Unfinished Business.

    Source: Floor

  51. 20 September 1985

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

  52. 26 September 1985

    Floor

    Considered by House Unfinished Business.

    Source: Floor

  53. 1 October 1985

    Floor

    Considered by House Unfinished Business.

    Source: Floor

  54. 2 October 1985

    Floor

    Considered by House Unfinished Business.

    Source: Floor

  55. 3 October 1985

    Floor

    Considered by House Unfinished Business.

    Source: Floor

  56. 7 October 1985

    Floor

    Considered by House Unfinished Business.

    Source: Floor

  57. 8 October 1985

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

  58. 8 October 1985

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 282 - 141 (Record Vote No: 347).

    Source: Floor

  59. 8 October 1985

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 282 - 141 (Record Vote No: 347).

    Source: Floor

  60. 8 October 1985

    Floor

    Separate Vote Demanded on Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

  61. 16 October 1985

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate, read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 345.

    Source: Calendars

  62. 23 November 1985

    Floor

    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  63. 23 November 1985

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Helms; Dole; Lugar; Cochran; Boschwitz; Zorinsky; Leahy; Melcher; Pryor.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  64. 23 November 1985

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1714 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 61-28. Record Vote No: 343.

    Source: Floor

  65. 5 December 1985

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  66. 5 December 1985

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  67. 5 December 1985

    Passed

    House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: de la Garza, Foley, Jones (TN), Rose, Bedell, Panetta, Huckaby, Whitley, Coelho, Madigan, Jeffords, Coleman (MO), Marlenee, Hopkins, Stangeland, Hatcher, Bruce, Volkmer, Stallings, Brown (CA), Emerson, Gunderson, Morrison (WA).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  68. 5 December 1985

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  69. 5 December 1985

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

  70. 6 December 1985

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  71. 6 December 1985

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  72. 9 December 1985

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  73. 9 December 1985

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  74. 10 December 1985

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  75. 10 December 1985

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  76. 11 December 1985

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  77. 11 December 1985

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  78. 12 December 1985

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  79. 12 December 1985

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  80. 13 December 1985

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

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Votes

· Official source

Yes 0 · No 0 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

    · Official source

    Yes 0 · No 0 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

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