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To confirm the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect approved State commodity assessments on behalf of the State from the proceeds of marketing assistance loans was a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2004-06-18 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 108 United States Congress by George R. Nethercutt in relation with: Agricultural credit, Agriculture and food, Collection of accounts, Economics and public finance, Federal-state relations, Finance and financial sector, Government operations and politics, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Marketing of farm produce, User charges.
To confirm the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect approved State commodity assessments on behalf of the State from the proceeds of marketing assistance loans became law (1) in the United States on 2004-12-21. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)
Sponsor
George R. Nethercutt, Republican, Representative from Washington, district 5
The proposal had the following cosponsors:
Dennis A. Cardoza, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 18
Brad Carson, Democrat, Representative, from Oklahoma, district 2
Calvin M. Dooley, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 20
John Taylor Doolittle, Republican, Representative, from California, district 4
Bob Filner, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 50
Doc Hastings, Republican, Representative, from Washington, district 4
Walter William (wally) Herger, Republican, Representative, from California, district 2
Richard Ray (rick) Larsen, Democrat, Representative, from Washington, district 2
Frank D. Lucas, Republican, Representative, from Oklahoma, district 6
Randy Neugebauer, Republican, Representative, from Texas, district 19
C. L. (butch) Otter, Republican, Representative, from Idaho, district 1
Collin Clark Peterson, Democrat, Representative, from Minnesota, district 7
Richard William Pombo, Republican, Representative, from California, district 11
Earl Pomeroy, Representative, from North Dakota
Michael K. Simpson, Republican, Representative, from Idaho, district 2
Charles Walter Stenholm, Democrat, Representative, from Texas, district 17
Act Overview
- Number: 4620 (3)
- Official Title as Introduced: To confirm the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect approved State commodity assessments on behalf of the State from the proceeds of marketing assistance loans (4)
- Date First Introduced: 2004-06-18
- Sponsor Name: Charles Walter Stenholm
- Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
- Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
- Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 2004-12-21
- Type: hr (7)
- Main Topic: Agriculture and food
- Related Bills: (8)
s2866-108, Reason: related, Type: bill
- Summary of To confirm the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect approved State commodity assessments on behalf of the State from the proceeds of marketing assistance loans: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
- Primary Source: Congress Website
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to collect commodity assessments from the proceeds of a marketing assistance loan for a producer if the assessment is required to be paid by the producer or the first purchaser of a commodity pursuant to a State law or to an authority administered by the Secretary.
Provides that such collection authority: (1) does not extend to a State tax or other State revenue activity; and (2) shall be made as specified in an agreement between the Secretary and the requesting State.
Bill Notes
- [Note 1] An Act (like To confirm the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect approved State commodity assessments on behalf of the State from the proceeds of marketing assistance loans) 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 a bill 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 To confirm the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect approved State commodity assessments on behalf of the State from the proceeds of marketing assistance loans 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 (To confirm the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect approved State commodity assessments on behalf of the State from the proceeds of marketing assistance loans)
- [Note 4] To confirm the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect approved State commodity assessments on behalf of the State from the proceeds of marketing assistance loans. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 2004-06-18) 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. An Act 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 To confirm the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect approved State commodity assessments on behalf of the State from the proceeds of marketing assistance loans, go to THOMAS.
Analysis
No analysis (criticism, advocacy, etc.) about To confirm the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect approved State commodity assessments on behalf of the State from the proceeds of marketing assistance loans submitted yet.
Agricultural credit
Agriculture and food
Collection of accounts
Economics and public finance
Federal-state relations
Finance and financial sector
Government operations and politics
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Marketing of farm produce
User charges
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.