HR 1739 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Free Sugar Act of 2011

Introduced May 5, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Robert J. Dold R-IL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 11, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 5, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Free Sugar Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to repeal the sugar loan program.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 5, 2011 to Jul 10, 2012; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMay 5, 2011
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalMay 5, 2011
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.May 23, 2011
R-AZJeff FlakeJun 3, 2011
R-NJLeonard LanceJun 3, 2011
R-TXJeb HensarlingJun 13, 2011
R-WIThomas E. PetriJun 22, 2011
R-NYRichard L. HannaAug 19, 2011
D-CAJohn GaramendiSep 7, 2011
D-CAJackie SpeierSep 22, 2011
D-INPeter J. ViscloskySep 29, 2011
R-NHCharles F. BassOct 3, 2011
R-ARSteve WomackOct 25, 2011
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloNov 3, 2011
D-ILMike QuigleyDec 14, 2011
R-NJRodney P. FrelinghuysenDec 20, 2011
R-OHSteve ChabotJan 25, 2012
R-CADana RohrabacherFeb 1, 2012
D-WAAdam SmithFeb 2, 2012
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoFeb 6, 2012
R-PALou BarlettaMar 21, 2012
R-INLarry BucshonMar 22, 2012
R-ILJoe WalshMar 27, 2012
D-ILBobby L. RushJul 10, 2012

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred May 5, 2011
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Referred May 11, 2011
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred May 5, 2011
Trade Subcommittee
Referred May 11, 2011

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 11, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
  2. May 11, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
  3. May 5, 2011Introduced in House
  4. May 5, 2011Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H5032Robert J. Dold R-ILJul 14, 2011

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Interstate Commerce Clause--Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3109.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 685Free Sugar Act of 2011Identical billMar 30, 2011
S 1658REFRESH Act of 2011Related billOct 5, 2011
HR 3111REFRESH Act of 2011Related billOct 5, 2011

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To repeal the Federal sugar program.
Short Titles as Introduced
Free Sugar Act of 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 5, 2011Introduced in House

Support LegiList

This page is free, carries no paywall, and is built and maintained by one person. If the record here is useful to you, a few dollars keeps it going.

$1 $5 $10

Processed by Stripe in a separate window. LegiList never sees card details.

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.