HR 2004 · 107th Congress 2001โ€“2003, ended

To provide for the establishment of a Department of Agriculture research program to enhance and develop the nitrogen-fixing ability of legumes and other commercial crops.

Latest action · Oct 2, 2001 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 24, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a priority research program to: (1) enhance the nitrogen-fixing ability of legumes; and (2) develop other such plants and legume varieties.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 27, 2001.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayJun 27, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred May 24, 2001
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
Referred Jun 4, 2001

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 2, 2001Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.
  2. Jun 4, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
  3. Jun 4, 2001Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
  4. May 24, 2001Introduced in House
  5. May 24, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for the establishment of a Department of Agriculture research program to enhance and develop the nitrogen-fixing ability of legumes and other commercial crops.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 24, 2001Introduced in House

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