United States · Law · HR
H.R. 4119 (97th)
A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, and for other purposes.
Introduced
9 July 1981
Last action
23 December 1981 · President
Status
Became Public Law No: 97-103.
Sponsors
Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1]
Subjects
Agriculture, Taxation
Source updated
14 January 2025
Summary
Makes appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies programs for fiscal year 1982. Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates funds for the following agricultural programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture; (2) departmental administration; (3) governmental and public affairs and emergency preparedness; (4) Office of the Inspector General; (5) Office of the General Counsel; (6) Federal Grain Inspection Service (with limitations on administrative expenses); (7) Agricultural Research Service (including scientific activities overseas); (8) Cooperative State Research Service; (9) Extension Service; (10) National Agricultural Library; (11) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (12) Food Safety and Inspection Service; (13) Economic Research Service; (14) Statistical Reporting Service; (15) Agricultural Cooperative Service; (16) World Agricultural Outlook Board; (17) Agricultural Marketing Service (with limitations on administrative expenses); (18) Packers and Stockyards Administration; and (19) Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (including the dairy indemnity program). Authorizes the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and the Commodity Credit Corporation to make expenditures, within specified limits, to carry out their respective programs. Title II: Rural Development Programs - Appropriates funds for rural development assistance as follows: (1) Farmers Home Administration; (2) Rural Electrification Administration; (3) Soil Conservation Service; and (4) Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Title III: Domestic Food Programs - Appropriates funds for programs of the Food and Nutrition Service, including child nutrition, the special milk program, and food stamps. Title IV: International Programs - Appropriates funds for: (1) the Foreign Agricultural Service (including an allotment from the Commodity Credit Corporation); (2) the Office of International Cooperation and Development; and (3) Public Law 480 (financing the sale of agricultural commodities for convertible foreign currencies). Title V: Related Agencies - Appropriates funds for the: (1) Food and Drug Administration; (2) Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and (3) the Farm Credit Administration (with limitations on administrative expenses). Title VI: General Provisions - Limits the expenditure of specified appropriations made by this Act.
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Timeline
15 January 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies.
Source: Committee
15 January 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 1981
Committee
First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.
Source: Committee
1 April 1981
Committee
Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.
Source: Committee
18 June 1981
Committee
First Day of Subcommittee Mark-Up.
Source: Committee
9 July 1981
Reported
Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 97-172.
Source: Committee
9 July 1981
Reported
Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 97-172.
Source: Committee
9 July 1981
Calendars
Placed on Union Calendar No: 120.
Source: Calendars
9 July 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 July 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 July 1981
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Source: Committee
9 July 1981
Committee
First Day of Committee Mark-Up.
Source: Committee
14 July 1981
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.178 Reported to House.
Source: Floor
14 July 1981
Floor
Committee on Rules Granted a Rule Waiving Clause 2 and Clause 6 of Rule XXI Against Specified Provisions of the Bill.
Source: Floor
23 July 1981
Passed
Rule Passed House.
Source: Floor
27 July 1981
Vote
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 343 - 33 (Record Vote No: 166).
Source: Floor
27 July 1981
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 343 - 33 (Record Vote No: 166).
Source: Floor
27 July 1981
Passed
House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Source: Floor
28 July 1981
Introduced
Received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Source: IntroReferral
22 October 1981
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 336.
Source: Calendars
22 October 1981
Reported
Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Source: Committee
22 October 1981
Reported
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatfield favorably with amendments. Without written report.
Source: Committee
23 October 1981
Floor
Committee on Appropriations filed written report. Report No. 97-248.
Source: Floor
23 October 1981
Committee
Committee on Appropriations filed written report. Report No. 97-248.
Source: Committee
29 October 1981
Floor
Considered by Senate.
Source: Floor
30 October 1981
ResolvingDifferences
Senate requests a conference. Appoints conferees. Cochran; McClure; Andrews; Abdnor; Kasten; Mattingly; Specter; Hatfield; Eagleton; Stennis; Byrd, of WV; Chiles; Burdick; Sasser; Proxmire.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
30 October 1981
Floor
Considered by Senate.
Source: Floor
30 October 1981
Vote
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 69-15. Record Vote No: 345.
Source: Floor
4 November 1981
ResolvingDifferences
Conference Report 97-313 Filed in House.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
4 November 1981
ResolvingDifferences
Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-313 Filed in House.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
4 November 1981
Passed
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
4 November 1981
Passed
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
4 November 1981
Passed
House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Whitten, Traxler, Alexander, McHugh, Hightower, Akaka, Watkins, Smith (NE), Robinson, Myers, Lewis, Natcher, Conte.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
4 November 1981
Passed
House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
4 November 1981
Passed
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Source: NotUsed
15 December 1981
ResolvingDifferences
Conference report considered in Senate.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
15 December 1981
Vote
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 75-20. Record Vote No: 487.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
15 December 1981
Passed
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendments Nos.15,23,30,35,94,112 by Voice Vote.
Source: NotUsed
15 December 1981
Passed
Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
15 December 1981
NotUsed
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendments 037, 038, 071, 082, 098, 111.
Source: NotUsed
15 December 1981
ResolvingDifferences
House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendments 037, 038, 071, 082, 098, 111.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
15 December 1981
Passed
House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
17 December 1981
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
17 December 1981
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
17 December 1981
Floor
Measure Signed in Senate.
Source: Floor
23 December 1981
Became law
Became Public Law No: 97-103.
Source: President
23 December 1981
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
23 December 1981
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
Votes
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Documents
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Public Law (PDF)
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Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 24 December 1981
House receded and concurred with amendment
summary · EN · 15 December 1981
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Conference report filed in House
summary · EN · 4 November 1981
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Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 30 October 1981
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 27 July 1981
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 July 1981
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Sponsors
- Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → A resolution waiving certain points of order against the bill (H.R. 4119) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, and for other purposes.
- amends ← An amendment to waive the 100 dollar limitation on agricultural Research Service land acquisitions in order to permit the purchase of 160 acres within the Central Plains Experimental Range from the Colorado State University Research Foundation for no more than 115,000 dollars.
- amends ← An amendment to transfer $6 million dollars from the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service to the Medfly program to assist efforts to control the insect's spread in California.
- amends ← To reduce by 2.6 per centum the funds appropriated in the bill for payments not required by law.
- amends ← To require that not less than $31,900,000 of the funds appropriated for the Foreign Agricultural Service be used for market development in foreign countries.
- amends ← To assure continuation of an effective job referral program under the food stamp program.
- amends ← To reduce the direct loan levels of insured community facility loans and insured water and sewer facility loans.
- amends ← To increase the amount relating to forestry incentives program.
- amends ← Technical amendments en bloc.
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- Legal framework · A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, and for other purposes. · H.R. 4119 (97th) · US
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/4119
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