A bill to amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond May 2, 2008.
Latest action · May 2, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-208.
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.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2008
- Passed SenateMay 1, 2008
- Passed HouseMay 1, 2008
- To the PresidentMay 1, 2008
- Became lawMay 2, 2008Public Law 110-208
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Extends, with specified exceptions, agricultural programs under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 until May 16, 2008.
Suspends permanent price support authorities through May 16, 2008.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 2, 2008Signed by President.
- May 2, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-208.
- May 1, 2008Introduced in Senate
- May 1, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3727; text as passed Senate: CR S3727)
- May 1, 2008Received in the House.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Senate | Debate and remarks H2987, H2988, S3727Text printed H2988, S3727 | Frank D. Lucas R-OK, John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV, Larry E. Craig R-ID, Tim Holden D-PA | May 1, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 6
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 6
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45210 | Farm Bills: Major Legislative Actions, 19652026 | Report | Sep 23, 2026 |
| R47659 | Expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill and Extension for 2025 | Report | Dec 26, 2024 |
| R42442 | Expiration and Extension of the 2008 Farm Bill Archived | Report | Apr 11, 2014 |
| RL34696 | The 2008 Farm Bill: Major Provisions and Legislative Action Archived | Report | Nov 6, 2008 |
| RL33829 | Domestic Food Assistance and the 2008 Farm Bill Archived | Report | Aug 22, 2008 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2903 | A bill to amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond April 25, 2008. | Related bill | Apr 25, 2008 |
| HR 5813 | To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond April 18, 2008. | Related bill | Apr 18, 2008 |
| HR 6051 | To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond May 16, 2008. | Related bill | May 18, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond May 2, 2008.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 2, 2008Enrolled Bill
- May 1, 2008Considered and Passed Senate
- May 1, 2008Engrossed in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
