Congress 107 - HR 3264 - To terminate all Federal programs relating to price support and supply management for milk and to grant the consent of Congress to cooperative efforts by States to manage milk prices and supply.

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Agricultural credit Agricultural price supports Agricultural subsidies Agriculture and Food Congress Congressional oversight Economics and Public Finance Finance and Financial Sector Government lending Government Operations and Politics Interstate compacts Marketing orders Milk State laws

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Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to repeal the milk price support and (processor) recourse loan programs. Prohibits the support of milk prices through cheese, butter, or nonfat dry milk purchases.

Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, reenacted by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to terminate milk marketing order authority.

Authorizes a State or compact of States, respecting milk produced in such State or compact, to: (1) establish a minimum fluid milk price; and (2) regulate milk used for manufacturing.

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Nov 27, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Nov 26, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Nov 26, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Nov 8, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 8, 2001

Introduced in House

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