Food Security Act of 1985

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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  Public Law · EN · 24 December 1985

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