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Beef Research and Information Act
7 U.S.C. § 2901 : US Code – Section 2901: Congressional findings and declaration of policy
This description of the Beef Research and Information Act tracks the language of the U.S. Code, except that, sometimes, we use plain English and that we may refer to the “Act” (meaning Beef Research and Information Act) rather than to the “subchapter” or the “title” of the United States Code.
U.S. Code Citation
U.S. Code Section and Head
- United States Code – Section 2901
- Head of the Section: Congressional findings and declaration of policy
Text of the Section
(a) Congress finds that – (1) beef and beef products are basic foods that are a valuable part of human diet; (2) the production of beef and beef products plays a significant role in the Nation's economy, beef and beef products are produced by thousands of beef producers and processed by many processing entities, and beef and beef products are consumed by millions of people throughout the United States and foreign countries; (3) beef and beef products should be readily available and marketed efficiently to make sure that the people of the United States receive adequate nourishment; (4) the maintenance and expansion of existing markets for beef and beef products are vital to the welfare of beef producers and those concerned with marketing, using, and producing beef products, as well as to the general economy of the Nation; (5) there exist established State and national organizations conducting beef promotion, research, and consumer education programs that are invaluable to the efforts of promoting the consumption of beef and beef products; and (6) beef and beef products move in interstate and foreign commerce, and beef and beef products that do not move in such channels of commerce directly burden or affect interstate commerce of beef and beef products. (b) It, therefore, is declared to be the policy of Congress that it is in the public interest to allow the establishment, through the exercise of the powers provided herein, of an orderly procedure for financing (through assessments on all cattle sold in the United States and on cattle, beef, and beef products imported into the United States) and carrying out a coordinated program of promotion and research designed to strengthen the beef industry's position in the marketplace and to maintain and expand domestic and foreign markets and uses for beef and beef products. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the right of individual producers to raise cattle.
Beef Research and Information Act (Continuation)
Authorities (Code of Federal Regulations)
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Beef Research and Information Act
Act Details
Beef Research and Information Act was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1975-06-05 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 94 United States Congress by Thomas Foley in relation with: Advisory bodies, Agriculture and food, Beef, Cattle, Federal advisory bodies, Livestock, Livestock industry, Meat.
Beef Research and Information Act became law (1) in the United States on 1976-05-28
It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)
House Agriculture (HSAG)
Senate Agriculture and Forestry (SSAF)
Sponsor
Thomas Foley, Representative from Washington, district 5
The proposal had the following cosponsors:
William Alexander, Democrat, Representative, from Arkansas, district 1
Bob Bergland, Representative, from Minnesota, district 7
David Reece Bowen, Democrat, Representative, from Mississippi, district 2
Elford Albin Cederberg, Republican, Representative, from Michigan, district 10
La De, Representative, from Texas, district 15
Jack English Hightower, Democrat, Representative, from Texas, district 13
Ed Jones, Democrat, Representative, from Tennessee, district 8
Walter Beaman Jones, Republican, Representative, from North Carolina, district 3
Jerry Lon Litton, Democrat, Representative, from Missouri, district 6
George Herman Mahon, Democrat, Representative, from Texas, district 19
John William Wright Patman, Democrat, Representative, from Texas, district 1
William Robert Poage, Democrat, Representative, from Texas, district 11
Thomas Fisher Railsback, Republican, Representative, from Illinois, district 19
Keith George Sebelius, Republican, Representative, from Kansas, district 1
Garner E. Shriver, Republican, Representative, from Kansas, district 4
Joe Skubitz, Republican, Representative, from Kansas, district 5
Charles Thone, Republican, Representative, from Nebraska, district 1
Raymond Thornton, Democrat, Representative, from Arkansas, district 2
Jerome Bob Traxler, Democrat, Representative, from Michigan, district 8
William Creed Wampler, Republican, Representative, from Virginia, district 9
Act Overview
- Number: 7656 (3)
- Official Title as Introduced: A bill to enable cattle producers to establish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of research, producer and consumer information, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for cattle, beef, and beef products (4)
- Short Title: Beef Research and Information Act
- Date First Introduced: 1975-06-05
- Sponsor Name: William Creed Wampler
- Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
- Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
- Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1976-05-28
- Type: hr (7)
- Main Topic: Agriculture and food
- Related Bills: (8)
hres714-94, Reason: rule, Type: bill
hr7889-94, Reason: identical, Type: bill
hr8140-94, Reason: identical, Type: bill
hr8141-94, Reason: identical, Type: bill
hr8478-94, Reason: identical, Type: bill
hr8525-94, Reason: identical, Type: bill - Summary of Beef Research and Information Act: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
- Primary Source: Congress Website
Text of the Beef Research and Information Act
(Conference report filed in House H. Rept. 94-1044) Beef Research and Information Act – Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to issue orders: (1) providing for the establishment and administration of plans for advertising sales promotion and consumer information with respect to the use of cattle beef or beef products and for the disbursement of necessary funds for such purposes; provided that no such advertising consumer education or sales promotion programs shall make use of false or misleading claims in behalf of cattle beef or beef products or false or misleading statements with respect to quality value or use of any competing product; (2) providing for research and studies with respect to sale distribution marketing utilization or production of cattle beef of beef products and the creation of new products thereof to the end that the marketing and utilization of cattle beef or beef products may be encourage expanded improved or made more acceptable and the data collected by such activities may be disseminated and for the disbursement of necessary funds for such purposes; and (3) providing that slaughterers maintain and make available for inspection such books and records as may be required by any order issued pursuant to this Act. Provides for the establishment of a Beef Board to be composed of not more than 68 cattle producers or representatives of cattle producers appointed by the Secretary. Sets forth the duties and responsibilities of the Beef Board including: (1) the administration of the orders of the Secretary in accordance with its terms and provisions; and (2) the issuance of rules and regulations to effectuate the terms and provisions of such orders. Requires the Board to appoint an executive committee. Provides that the Beef Board shall subject to the provisions of this Act submit to the Secretary for his approval budgets on a fiscal period basis of its anticipated expenses and disbursements in the administration of the order. Requires the Board to submit copies of such budgets to the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Provides that cattle slaughtered for his own home consumption by a producer who has been the sole owner of such cattle shall not be subject to assessments provided in this Act. Limits the transaction assessment under this Act to one-half of one percent. Requires the Secretary to conduct a referendum among cattle producers who have been engaged in the production of cattle for the purpose of ascertaining whether the issuance of an order is approved or favored by such producers. Requires the Secretary to establish a procedure whereby all producers are notified of the referendum. Provides that no order issued pursuant to this Act shall be effective unless the Secretary determines that votes were cast by at least 50 percent of the registered producers and that the issuance of such order is approved or favored by not less than two-thirds of the producers voting in such referendum. Provides that eligible voter lists and ballots cast in the referendum shall be retained by the Secretary for a period of not less than 12 months after they are cast for audit and recount in the event the results of the referendum are challenged and the Secretary or the courts determine a recount is appropriate. Authorizes appropriations of such funds as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Act Notes
- [Note 1] An Act (like Beef Research and Information Act) 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 Beef Research and Information Act 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 (Beef Research and Information Act)
- [Note 4] A bill to enable cattle producers to establish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of research, producer and consumer information, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for cattle, beef, and beef products. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1975-06-05) 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.
- [Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to Beef Research and Information Act, go to THOMAS.
Analysis
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Advisory bodies
Agriculture and food
Beef
Cattle
Federal advisory bodies
Livestock
Livestock industry
Meat
Further Reading
- “How our laws are made”, Edward F Willett; Jack Brooks, Washington, U.S. G.P.O.
- “To make all laws : the Congress of the United States, 1789-1989”, James H Hutson- Washington, Library of Congress.
- “Bills introduced and laws enacted: selected legislative statistics, 1947-1990”, Rozanne M Barry; Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.