Farm Relief Act of 2008
Latest action · Nov 19, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
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.
- IntroducedSep 27, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Farm Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 to appropriate funds for: (1) emergency financial assistance to producers on a farm that incurred qualifying natural disaster-caused quantity or quality losses for the 2008 crop; (2) certain processors in Florida for natural disaster-caused crop and other losses in 2008; (3) certain first processors of sugarcane that operate in a county affected by a natural disaster or obtain sugarcane from a county affected by a natural disaster in Louisiana; and (4) certain sugarcane growers in Texas for natural disaster-caused demurrage, storage, and transportation costs in 2008.
Provides specified Commodity Credit Corporation funds for grants to state departments of agriculture for assistance to eligible catfish producers to help offset natural disaster-caused feed costs or economic losses in 2008.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 27, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Original | Sep 27, 2008 |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Original | Sep 27, 2008 |
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 Sep 27, 2008 |
| General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee | Referred Nov 19, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
- Sep 27, 2008Introduced in House
- Sep 27, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3644 | Farm Relief Act of 2008 | Identical bill | Sep 27, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide crop disaster assistance to agricultural producers that suffered qualifying quantity or quality losses for the 2008 crop year due to a natural disaster.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Farm Relief Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2008Introduced in House
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