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An Act making appropriations for Agriculture and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes

Act Details

An Act making appropriations for Agriculture and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1976-06-08 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 94 United States Congress by Jamie Lloyd Whitten in relation with: Agricultural appropriations, Agriculture and food, Appropriations, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Conservation of natural resources, Department of Agriculture, Economics and public finance, Farm Credit Administration, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Food stamps, Government operations and politics, Housing and community development, Nutrition policy, Public assistance programs, Rural conditions, Rural economic development, Social welfare.

An Act making appropriations for Agriculture and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes became law (1) in the United States on 1976-07-12

It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

House Appropriations (HSAP)
Senate Appropriations (SSAP)

Sponsor

Jamie Lloyd Whitten, Democrat, Representative from Mississippi, district 1

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

Herman Theodore Schneebeli, Republican, Representative, from Pennsylvania, district 17

Act Overview

Number: 14237 (3)
Official Title as Introduced: An Act making appropriations for Agriculture and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes (4)
Date First Introduced: 1976-06-08
Sponsor Name: Jamie Lloyd Whitten
Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1976-07-12
Type: hr (7)
Main Topic: Agriculture and food
Summary of An Act making appropriations for Agriculture and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
Primary Source: Congress Website

Text of the An Act making appropriations for Agriculture and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes

Makes appropriations for Agriculture and Related Agencies Programs for fiscal year 1977. Title I: Agricultural Programs – Appropriates specified sums for: (1) expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture; (2) administration of the Department; (3) the Economic Management Support Center; (4) the Office of the Inspector General; (5) the Office of the General Counsel; (6) the Agricultural Research Service; (7) the Special Foreign Currency Program; (8) the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (9) the Cooperative State Research Service; (10) the Agricultural Extension Service; (11) the National Agricultural Library; (12) the Statistical Reporting Service; (13) the Economic Research Service; (14) agricultural marketing service programs; (15) farm income stabilization programs; (16) the Federal Crop Insurance Insurance Corporation; and (17) the Commodity Credit Corporation. Title II: Rural Development and Assistance – Makes appropriations for rural development and conservation programs. Title III: Domestic Food Programs – Makes appropriations for child nutrition programs; the Food Stamp Program; the Food Donations Program; and the Elderly Feeding Program. Title IV: International Programs – Makes appropriations for the Foreign Agricultural Service and for specified expenses incurred under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act. Title V: Related Agencies – Makes appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and for the Farm Credit Administration. Title VI: General Provisions – Sets forth regulations and restrictions governing the administration of funds appropriated pursuant to this Act.

Act Notes

[Note 1] An Act (like An Act making appropriations for Agriculture and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of an Act are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
[Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like An Act making appropriations for Agriculture and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
[Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (An Act making appropriations for Agriculture and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes)
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[Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
[Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
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Agricultural appropriations
Agriculture and food
Appropriations
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Conservation of natural resources
Department of Agriculture
Economics and public finance
Farm Credit Administration
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food stamps
Government operations and politics
Housing and community development
Nutrition policy
Public assistance programs
Rural conditions
Rural economic development
Social welfare

An Act making appropriations for Agriculture and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes