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An Act to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to permit grain delivered to export elevators by any means of conveyance other than barge to be transferred into such export elevators without official weighing, and for other purposes

Act Details

An Act to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to permit grain delivered to export elevators by any means of conveyance other than barge to be transferred into such export elevators without official weighing, and for other purposes was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1979-10-11 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 96 United States Congress by Thomas William Ludlow Ashley in relation with: Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agriculture in foreign trade, Exports, Feed grain program, Foreign Trade and Investments, Produce trade, Wheat.

An Act to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to permit grain delivered to export elevators by any means of conveyance other than barge to be transferred into such export elevators without official weighing, and for other purposes became law (1) in the United States on 1980-10-13. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

House Agriculture (HSAG)
Senate Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry (SSAF)

Sponsor

Thomas William Ludlow Ashley, Democrat, Representative from Ohio, district 9

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

William Vollie (bill) Alexander, Democrat, Representative, from Arkansas, district 1
Anthony Coelho, Representative, from California, district 15
John Jacob Rhodes, Republican, Representative, from Arizona, district 1
Eldon Dean Rudd, Republican, Representative, from Arizona, district 4
Harold Lowell Runnels, Democrat, Representative, from New Mexico, district 2
Charles Walter Stenholm, Democrat, Representative, from Texas, district 17
Bob Stump, Representative, from Arizona, district 3
William Marshall Thomas, Republican, Representative, from California, district 18
Morris Udall, Representative, from Arizona, district 2
Richard Crawford White, Democrat, Representative, from Texas, district 16

Act Overview

Number: 5546 (3)
Official Title as Introduced: A bill to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to permit grain delivered to export elevators by any means of conveyance other than barge to be transferred into such export elevators without official weighing, and for other purposes (4)
Date First Introduced: 1979-10-11
Sponsor Name: Thomas William Ludlow Ashley
Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1980-10-13
Type: hr (7)
Main Topic: Agriculture in foreign trade
Related Bills: (8)
Summary of An Act to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to permit grain delivered to export elevators by any means of conveyance other than barge to be transferred into such export elevators without official weighing, and for other purposes: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
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Text of the An Act to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to permit grain delivered to export elevators by any means of conveyance other than barge to be transferred into such export elevators without official weighing, and for other purposes

(Measure passed House amended) Amends the United States Grain Standards Act to exempt from official weighing requirements: (1) intracompany shipments of grain into an export elevator by any mode of transportation unless the shipper or receiver requests that such grain be officially weighed; (2) grain transferred into an export elevator by transportation modes other than barges; and (3) grain transferred out of an export elevator to destinations within the United States.

Act Notes

[Note 1] An Act (like An Act to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to permit grain delivered to export elevators by any means of conveyance other than barge to be transferred into such export elevators without official weighing, 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 to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to permit grain delivered to export elevators by any means of conveyance other than barge to be transferred into such export elevators without official weighing, 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 to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to permit grain delivered to export elevators by any means of conveyance other than barge to be transferred into such export elevators without official weighing, and for other purposes)
[Note 4] A bill to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to permit grain delivered to export elevators by any means of conveyance other than barge to be transferred into such export elevators without official weighing, and for other purposes. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1979-10-11) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
[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.
[Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. A bill originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
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Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Agriculture in foreign trade
Exports
Feed grain program
Foreign Trade and Investments
Produce trade
Wheat

An Act to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to permit grain delivered to export elevators by any means of conveyance other than barge to be transferred into such export elevators without official weighing, and for other purposes

An Act to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to permit grain delivered to export elevators by any means of conveyance other than barge to be transferred into such export elevators without official weighing, and for other purposes