This site contains the text of all the bills as introduced in the 106th Congress that have been referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and other ag-related bills not referred to the Agriculture Committee.
Last updated: Wednesday, November 1, 2000
Bills Referred to the Agriculture Committee
| U.S. Senate Bill | Date Introduced |
| S. 18 - Safe And Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat and Poultry Act (SAFER Meat and Poultry Act) | January 19, 1999 |
| S. 19 - Agricultural Safety Net and Market Competitiveness Act of 1999 | January 19, 1999 |
| S. 30 - Agricultural Market Failure Protection Act of 1999 | January 19, 1999 |
| S. 48 - Safe And Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat and Poultry Act (SAFER Meat and Poultry Act) | January 19, 1999 |
| S. 83 - Plant Protection Act | January 19, 1999 |
| S. 124 -amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from basing minimum prices for Class I milk on the distance or transportation costs from any location. | January 19, 1999 |
| S. 127 - amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from including any storage charges in the calculation of loan deficiency payments | January 19, 1999 |
| S. 241 - Truth in Quality Grading Act of 1999 | January 19, 1999 |
| S. 242 - Meat Labeling Act of 1999 | January 19, 1999 |
| S. 251 - amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that imported beef or lamb bear a label identifying the country of origin. | January 19, 1999 |
| S. 315 - Selective Agricultural Embargoes Act of 1999 | January 27, 1999 |
| S. 321 - Plant Protection Act | January 28, 1999 |
| S. 333 - amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to improve the farmland protection program. | February 3, 1999 |
| S. 345 - amends the Animal Welfare Act to remove the limitation that permits interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful. | February 3, 1999 |
| S. 357 - amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to establish a pilot program in certain States to provide improved crop insurance options for producers. | February 3, 1999 |
| S. 394 - amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to permit a State to register a Canadian pesticide for distribution and use within that State. | February 9, 1999 |
| S. 428 - amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to ensure that producers of all classes of soft white wheat (including club wheat) are permitted to repay marketing assistance loans | February 12, 1999 |
| S. 515 - Downed Animal Protection Act | March 3, 1999 |
| S. 529 - Crop Insurance for the 21st Century Act | March 4, 1999 |
| S. 566 - Agricultural Trade Freedom Act | March 8, 1999 |
| S. 567 - Dairy Promotion Fairness Act | March 9, 1999 |
| S. 575 - redesignates the National School Lunch Act as the 'Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act'. | March 10, 1999 |
| S. 598 - Farmland Protection Act of 1999 | March 11, 1999 |
| S. 604 - Lake Oconee Land Exchange Act | March 15, 1999 |
| S. 629 - Crop Insurance Improvement Act of 1999 | March 16, 1999 |
| S. 675 - Agriculture Market Transparency Act of 1999 | March 19, 1999 |
| S. 777 - Freedom to E-File Act - requires USDA to establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to enable the public to file all required paperwork electronically with USDA and to have access to public information on farm programs, quarterly trade, economic and production reports, and other similar information. | April 13, 1999 |
| S. 788 - USDA Grade Recission Act of 1999 | April 13, 1999 |
| S. 802 - provides for a gradual reduction in the loan rate for peanuts, to repeal peanut quotas for the 2002 and subsequent crops, and requires the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase peanuts and peanuts products for nutrition programs only at the world market price. | April1 4, 1999 |
| S. 823 - Fruit and Vegetable Safety Act | April 15, 1999 |
| S. 839 - Farmer Owned Reserve Restoration Act of 1999 | April 20, 1999 |
| S. 860 - Imported Produce Labeling Act of 1999 | April 22, 1999 |
| S. 868 - Forestry Initiative to Restore the Environment Act of 1999 | April 22, 1999 |
| S.J. Res. 22 - reauthorizes, and modifies the conditions for, the consent of Congress to the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact and to grant the consent of Congress to the Southern Dairy Compact. | April 28, 1999 |
| S. 908 - Consumer Food Safety Act of 1999 | April 28, 1999 |
| S. 910 - Noxious Weed Coordination and Plant Protection Act | April 29, 1999 |
| S. 916 - Dairy Fairness Act | April 29, 1999 |
| S. 917 - equalizes the minimum adjustments to prices for fluid milk under milk marketing orders. | April 29, 1999 |
| S. 935 - National Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals Act of 1999 | April 30, 1999 |
| S. 949 - USDA Information Technology Reform and Year-2000 Compliance Act of 1999 | May 4, 1999 |
| S. 961 - amends the Consolidated Farm And Rural Development Act to improve shared appreciation arrangements. | May 5, 1999 |
| S. 998 - Better Nutrition for School Children Act of 1999 | May 11, 1999 |
| S. 1031 - Taxpayer and Shawnee National Forest Protection Act | May 13, 1999 |
| S. 1066 - Carbon Cycle and Agricultural Best Practices Research Act | May 18, 1999 |
| S. 1108 - Crop Insurance Equity Act of 1999 | May 24, 1999 |
| S. 1118 - amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to convert the price support program for sugarcane and sugar beets into a system of solely recourse loans to provide for the gradual elimination of the program. | May 25, 1999 |
| S. 1123 - Imported Food Safety Improvement Act | May 25, 1999 |
| S. 1126 - Imported Food Safety Improvement Act of 1999 | May 26, 1999 |
| S. 1133 - amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act to cover birds of the order Ratitae that are raised for use as human food. | May 25, 1999 |
| S. 1155 - National Uniformity for Food Act of 1999 | May 27, 1999 |
| S. 1177 - amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to permit the harvesting of crops on land subject to conservation reserve contracts for recovery of biomass used in energy production. | May 27, 1999 |
| S. 1181 - appropriates funds to carry out the commodity supplemental food program and the emergency food assistance program during fiscal year 2000. | May 27, 1999 |
| S. 1229 - amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to permit a State to register a foreign pesticide for distribution and use within that State. | June 16, 1999 |
| S. 1265 - requires the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the Class I milk price structure known as Option 1-A as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders. | June 22, 1999 |
| S. 1307 - Food Stamp Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 1999 | June 30, 1999 |
| S. 1340 - redesignate the "Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center" as the "Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center". | July 1, 1999 |
| S. 1354 - provides for the eventual termination of milk marketing orders. | July 13, 1999 |
| S. 1401 - Specialty Crop Insurance Act of 1999 | July 20, 1999 |
| S. 1416 - Democracy for Dairy Producers Act of 1999 | July 22, 1999 |
| S. 1426 - Conservation Security Act of 1999 | July 22, 1999 |
| S. 1436 - Farm Income and Trade Equity Act of 1999 | July 26, 1999 |
| S. 1448 - amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the annual enrollment of land in the wetlands reserve program, to extend the program through 2005, and for other purposes. | July 28, 1999 |
| S. 1460 - amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to allow business and industry guaranteed loans to be made for farmer-owned projects that add value to or process agricultural products. | July 29, 1999 |
| S. 1464 - Regulatory Openness and Fairness Act of 1999 | July 29, 1999 |
| S. 1481 - amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to release and protect the release of tobacco production and marketing information. | August 4, 1999 |
| S. 1522 - Pet Safety and Protection Act of 1999 | August 5, 1999 |
| S. 1523 - Help Our Producers Equity Act of 1999 | August 5, 1999 |
| S. 1570 - SCHIP Improvement Act of 1999 | September 8, 1999 |
| S. 1580 - Risk Management for the 21st Century Act | September 13, 1999 |
| S. 1610 - authorizes additional emergency disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Dennis and Hurricane Floyd. | September 21, 1999 |
| S. 1635 - amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to extend the term of marketing assistance loans. | September 24, 1999 |
| S. 1648 - Agricultural Trade Fairness Act of 1999 | September 28, 1999 |
| S. 1651 - Agricultural Trade Fairness Act of 1999 | September 28, 1999 |
| S. 1666 - Farmers' Risk Management Act of 1999 | September 29, 1999 |
| S. 1669 - Peanut Labeling Act of 1999 | September 30, 1999 |
| S. 1672 - Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 | September 30, 1999 |
| S. 1716 - School Environment Protection Act of 1999 | October 12, 1999 |
| S. 1733 - Electronic Benefit Transfer Interoperabilty and Portability Act of 1999 | October 14, 1999 |
| S. 1738 - amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, makes it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter. | October 15, 1999 |
| S. 1762 - Small Watershed Rehabilitation Act of 199 | October 21, 1999 |
| S. 1790 - Hass Avocado Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1999 | October 26, 1999 |
| S. 1800 - Food Stamp Outreach and Research for Kids Act of 1999 | October 27, 1999 |
| S. 1805 - Hunger Relief Act of 1999 | October 27, 1999 |
| S. 1868 - Egg Safety Act of 1999 | November 5, 1999 |
| S. 1875 - amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to remove the prohibition on the use of funds to pay for newspaper or periodical advertising space or radio time. | November 5, 1999 |
| S. 1930 - amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act to provide for the termination of milk marketing orders. | November 16, 1999 |
| S. 1938 - Fairness Cabin User Fee Act of 1999 | November 17, 1999 |
| S. 1958 - amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants for startup costs of school breakfast programs. | November 18, 1999 |
| S. 1961 - amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the number of acres authorized for inclusion in the conservation reserve. | November 18, 1999 |
| S. 1980 - 21st Century Rural Utility Service Rural Development Enhancement Through Local Information Act | November 19, 1999 |
| S. 1983 - Agricultural Market Access and Development Act of 1999 | November 19, 1999 |
| S. 1988 - New Markets for State-Inspected Meat Act of 1999 | November 19, 1999 |
| S. 1995 - amends the National School Lunch Act to revise the eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program. | November 19, 1999 |
| S. 2039 - amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency loans to poultry producers to rebuild chicken houses destroyed by disasters | February 8, 2000 |
| S. 2056 - Emergency Commodity Distribution Act of 2000 | February 10, 2000 |
| S. 2079 - USDA Civil Rights Resolution Act of 2000 | February 22, 2000 |
| S. 2080 - Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act | February 22, 2000 |
| S. 2109 - School Environment Protection Act of 1999 | February 28, 2000 |
| S. 2221 - continues for 2000 the Department of Agriculture program to provide emergency assistance to dairy producers | March 8, 2000 |
| S. 2251 - Risk Management for the 21st Century Act | March 20, 2000 |
| S. 2315 - Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act | March 29, 2000 |
| S. 2329 - improves the administration of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes | March 30, 2000 |
| S. 2332 - amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to permit a producer to lock in a loan deficiency payment rate for a portion of a crop | March 30, 2000 |
| S. 2356 - Child and Adult Care Food Program Management Improvement Act of 2000 | April 4, 2000 |
| S. 2411 - Farmers and Ranchers Fair Competition Act of 2000 | April 12, 2000 |
| S. 2442 - Apple Orchard Diversification Act | April 13, 2000 |
| S. 2447 - Rural Telework Act of 2000 | April 13, 2000 |
| S. 2540 - Domestic Carbon Storage Incentive Act of 2000 | May 10, 2000 |
| S. 2630 - Quality Cheese Act of 2000 | May 25, 2000 |
| S. 2697 - Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 | June 8, 2000 |
| S. 2706 - National Dairy Farmers Fairness Act of 2000 | June 8, 2000 |
| S. 2709 - Trade Injury Compensation Act of 2000 | June 8, 2000 |
| S. 2732 - Boll Weevil Eradication Equity Act | June 15, 2000 |
| S. 2734 - Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000 | June 15, 2000 |
| S. 2737 - Grain Standards Improvement Act of 2000 | June 15, 2000 |
| S. 2741 - amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 to extend the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants for State mediation programs dealing with agricultural issues, and for other purposes | June 15, 2000 |
| S. 2745 - Value-Added Development Act for American Agriculture | June 15, 2000 |
| S. 2755 - Southern High Plains Groundwater Resource Conservation Act | June 20, 2000 |
| S. 2760 - Microbiological Performance Standards Clarification Act of 2000 | June 21, 2000 |
| S. 2763 - amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to permit owners and operators to use certain practices to meet the requirement for establishing approved vegetative cover on highly erodible cropland subject to conservation reserve contracts | June 21, 2000 |
| S. 2773 - Dairy Market Enhancement Act of 2000 | June 22, 2000 |
| S. 2811 - amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to make communities with high levels of out-migration or population loss eligible for community facilities grants | June 28, 2000 |
| S. 2818 - Food Security and Land Stewardship Act of 2000 | June 29, 2000 |
| S. 2838 - Food Biotechnology Information Initiative Act | June 30, 2000 |
| S. 2913 - Export Enhancement Program Trigger Act of 2000 | July 25, 2000 |
| S. 2980 - amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to permit the enrollment of certain wetland, buffers, and filterstrips in conservation reserve | July 27, 2000 |
| S. 2996 - extends the milk price support program through 2002 at an increased price support rate | July 27, 2000 |
| S. 3001 - Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 200 | July 25, 2000 |
| S. 3027 - authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase and transfer certain land | September 12, 2000 |
| S. 3049 - increases the maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the 2000 crop year | September 14, 2000 |
| S. 3054 - amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reauthorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out pilot projects to increase the number of children participating in the summer food service program for children | September 14, 2000 |
| S. 3091 - Packers and Stockyards Enforcement Improvement Act of 2000 | September 21, 2000 |
| S. 3108 - amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to permit a State to register a Canadian pesticide for distribution and use within that State | September 26, 2000 |
| S. 3128 - Dairy Farmer Viability Act | September 28, 2000 |
| S. 3133 - Wheat Protein Mismeasurement Compensation Act | September 28, 2000 |
| S. 3175 - National Rural Development Partnership Act of 2000 | October 5, 2000 |
| S. 3184 - Genetically Engineered Foods Act | October 11, 2000 |
| S. 3197 - amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the minimum amount available to States for State administrative expenses | October 12, 2000 |
| S. 3198 - provide a pool credit under Federal milk marketing orders for handlers of certified organic milk used for Class I purposes. | October 12, 2000 |
| S. 3207 - Affordable Drinking Water Act of 2000 | October 13, 2000 |
| S. 3223 - Conservation Security Act of 2000 | October 19, 2000 |
| S. 3242 - amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to encourage equity investment in rural cooperatives and other rural businesses, and for other purposes | October 25, 2000 |
| S. 3243 - Agricultural Producer Protection Act of 2000 | October 26, 2000 |
| S. 3256 - authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites | October 27, 2000 |
| S. 3260 - Conservation Security Act of 2000 | October 27, 2000 |
Ag-Related Bills Not Referred to the Agriculture Committee
| U.S. Senate Bill | Date Introduced |
| S. 1222 - Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Act | June 15, 1999 |
| S. 1281 - consolidates in a single independent agency in the executive branch the responsibilities regarding food safety, labeling, and inspection currently divided among several Federal agencies. | June 24, 1999 |
| S. 1739 - Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 1999 | October 15, 1999 |
| S. 1724 - Agriculture Import Surge Relief Act | October 13, 1999 |
| S. 1771 - Food and Medicine for the World Act | October 22, 1999 |
| S. 2139 - Timber and Agriculture Environmental Fairness Act | March 2, 2000 |
| S. 2894 - Rural America Prosperity Act of 2000 | July 19, 2000 |
| S. 2982 - International Carbon Sequestration Incentive Act | July 27, 2000 |
| S. 2985 - Agricultural Flexibility in Export Development and Assistance Act of 2000 | July 27, 2000 |
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