To provide for an automatic one-year extension of the authorizations of appropriations and direct spending programs of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Apr 25, 2008 Executive Comment Requested 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.
- IntroducedNov 15, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Extends for one year extensions of: (1) crop programs and authorizations of appropriations under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; and (2) direct spending programs as defined under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or other authority under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.
Exempts peanut storage costs from such extension.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 15, 2007 to Dec 12, 2007; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Dec 12, 2007 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Dec 12, 2007 |
Withdrew 1 Henry Cuellar D-TX Dec 11, 2007
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Nov 15, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2008Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
- Nov 15, 2007Introduced in House
- Nov 15, 2007Referred 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 an automatic one-year extension of the authorizations of appropriations and direct spending programs of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2007Introduced in House
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