Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2009
Latest action · Mar 29, 2010 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.
- IntroducedDec 2, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) make a supplemental direct commodity payment to eligible producers that previously received such a payment; (2) make grants to states to assist eligible specialty crop producers for losses associated with drought or excessive rainfall during 2009; (3) provide supplemental assistance to eligible producers and first-handlers of the 2009 crop of cottonseed in disaster counties; (4) continue to carry out the 2002 livestock compensation program and provide assistance to any applicant that conducts a livestock operation located in a disaster county or produces fish classified within the family Ictaluridae (catfish); and (5) make payments to eligible producers for livestock losses occurring in a disaster county.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 2, 2009 to Feb 2, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Travis Childers | Original | Dec 2, 2009 |
| D-AL | Bobby Bright | Dec 8, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Dec 8, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Dec 8, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Dec 9, 2009 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Dec 10, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Parker Griffith | Dec 10, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Feb 2, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Dec 2, 2009 |
| Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee | Referred Mar 29, 2010 | |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee | Referred Mar 29, 2010 | |
| General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee | Referred Mar 29, 2010 | |
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Dec 2, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
- Mar 29, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.
- Mar 29, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
- Dec 2, 2009Introduced in House
- Dec 2, 2009Referred to House Agriculture
- Dec 2, 2009Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
- Dec 2, 2009Referred to House Appropriations
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2810 | A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency disaster assistance to certain agricultural producers that suffered losses during the 2009 calendar year. | Related bill | Nov 20, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide emergency disaster assistance to certain agricultural producers that suffered losses during 2009, to provide emergency disaster assistance to certain livestock producers that suffered losses during 2008 or 2009, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2009Introduced in House
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