H.R.2419 - Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. view all titles (24)

All Bill Titles

  • Short: CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Official: To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 as reported to house.
  • Short: Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Pollinator Protection Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Connect the Nation Act as passed senate.
  • Short: Domestic Pet Turtle Equality Act as passed senate.
  • Short: Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Short: Housing Assistance Council Authorization Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Short: Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Short: Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Short: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Agricultural Security Improvement Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: HOPE II Act as enacted.
  • Short: Housing Assistance Council Authorization Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Official: To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fis as introduced.
  • Short: Food and Energy Se as passed senate.
  • Short: Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 as introduced.

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05/31/08
Farm Bill Fun!

The Hill reports that more fun in relation to the farm bill (HR 2419) may yet be upon us! In case you haven’t heard about the situation, you can read our previous post linked here. The gist is that an entire title, Title III, ...

Source: SENATUS
05/30/08
Softwood Lumber Dispute Emerges

A seemingly innocuous amendment to HR 2419, the Food, Conservation & Energy Act would trigger a new fight between the United States and Canada over imports of Canadian softwood lumber, less than six months after an agreement was signed.

05/30/08
Where The Rubber Meets The Road (5/30/08)

Voting 316-108, the House overrode President Bush's veto of a five-year, $289 billion farm bill (HR 2419) that extends the existing system of payments and subsidies for growers of major crops such as cotton, corn, rice, ...

05/30/08
Farm bill and the Great Lakes

Passage by Congress of the 2008 Farm Bill (HR 2419) means some good news for the Great Lakes. Provisions of the bill will help efforts to control soil erosion in the Great Lakes basin, and support research on a deadly fish virus in the ...

Source: Untitled
05/29/08
Funding for Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan ...

At this time, we have posted the voting record for HR 2419 so you can see how the office holder representing you has voted on this piece of legislation. We will have a detailed summary available as soon as possible.

05/29/08
ATA Comments on Energy Provisions in 'Farm Bill' Legislation

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading US airlines, today issued the following statement regarding HR 2419, the “Food, Conservation...

05/28/08
Food Prices At Home

Unfortunately, we have the same income and food distribution problems Amartya Sen talks about right here in the U.S ... . Congress just enacted that bill, H.R.2419, over President Bush's veto. It arrested the steady decli

05/28/08
Grover and Jindal

The recently-passed Farm Bill (HR 2419) contains a provision that violates the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. The tax increase in question would take away a net income tax deduction to corporations. This $7.8 billion, Pledge-violating tax ...

05/28/08
Literary Warrant [30]

Provisions in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (HR 2419) would end the Enron-inspired exemption from federal oversight now provided to electronic energy trading markets set up for large traders. It will ensure the ability ...

05/28/08
Bush's Veto

Override attempt failed in House, 225-188. 10. May 21, 2008: Vetoed HR 2419, 2007 US Farm Bill.[22] [23]. Overridden by House, 316-108 (283 votes needed). Overridden by Senate, 82-13 (64 votes needed). Souce: List of President's Vetoes.

Source: AllDeaf.com
05/28/08
Re: Etheridge tours food banks

The title “Farm Bill Hold Benefits for NC,” implicates that this bill essentially benefits North Carolina and its taxpaying citizens, but after closer review of the actual bill (HR 2419) there are many points that, to contrary, ...

05/28/08
Food Prices At Home

Congress just enacted that bill, HR2419, over President Bush's veto. It arrested the steady decline in Food Stamps, but it didn't restore any of the lost value of Food Stamps since the 1996 and subsequent cuts under Presidents Clinton ...

05/28/08
McCain's Unfortunate Example: Hard White Wheat in the Farm Bill

Section 1612 of the Farm Bill (HR 2419) calls for the Secretary of Agriculture to administer a hard white wheat development program to “promote the establishment of hard white wheat as a viable market class of wheat in the United States ...

05/27/08
Biofuels Provisions in the US Farm Bill

The US Congress last week overrode President Bush’s veto of the US$289-billion Farm Bill (H.R.2419, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008), putting it into effect as a law. The wide

05/27/08
Farm Bill Contains New Research and Rural Entrepreneurship Supports

The package, (HR 2419, H. Rpt. 110-627) contains several small provisions that could expand Federal support for rural entrepreneurs. New research funding programs received a boost. The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative—authorized ...

Source: KyEAN
05/27/08
Biofuels Provisions in the US Farm Bill

The US Congress last week overrode President Bush's veto of the US$289-billion Farm Bill (HR2419, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008), putting it into effect as a law. The wide-ranging bill, the passage of which generated ...

05/27/08
Farm Bill

Congress overrode the veto of the farm bill HR 2419. The Senate voted 82-13 to override the veto, and the House voted 316-108 to override. The President's veto statement is posted on the White House website. ...

05/26/08
Law - "Technical glitch" necessitates farm bill do-over

Lawmakers discovered Wednesday that one of the 14 titles of the bill (HR 2419) — the trade title that deals with foreign food aid, among other things — was inadvertently dropped from the version sent to President Bush. ...

05/26/08
Plum Creek Back In The Headlines.....

... to this statement, let just say that we’re going to be giving Plum Creek Timber over two hundred million on a piece of TNC brokered easement land in Montana, thanks to the recently passed poker of the year, the Farm Bill, HR 2419. ...

05/26/08
Food Safety Provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill

In May 2008, Congress approved a new omnibus farm law (PL 110-234; HR 2419) that includes, among other provisions, several changes affecting US food safety programs. Changes in the livestock title (Title XI) include subjecting catfish ...

05/25/08
CQ Politics | Clerical Error Extends Farm Bill Saga

The Senate voted 82-13 on May 22 to override the veto of the bill ( HR 2419 ) that Congress sent to Bush a week earlier. The House overrode the veto the day before by a vote of 316-108. The votes in both chambers exceeded the two-thirds ...

05/25/08
CQ Weekly - Clerical Error Extends Farm Bill Saga

The Senate voted 82-13 on May 22 to override the veto of the bill ( HR 2419 ) that Congress sent to Bush a week earlier. The House overrode the veto the day before by a vote of 316-108. The votes in both chambers exceeded the two-thirds ...

Source: CQ Midday
05/25/08
How Ohioans voted last week

House of Representatives • HR 2419 A vote to override President Bush's veto of a $290 billion farm bill containing federal subsidies for farmers and about $200 billion over five years for nutrition programs such as food stamps and ...

05/25/08
How Ohioans voted last week

House of Representatives • HR 2419 A vote to override President Bush's veto of a $290 billion farm bill containing federal subsidies for farmers and about $200 billion over five years for nutrition programs such as food stamps and ...

05/25/08
Congress Overrides Bush Veto of Farm Bill

President Bush vetoed the bill, HR 2419, on Wednesday, and the House of Representatives voted to override the same day, 316 to 108. The Senate concurred on Thursday, 82 to 13. Among other provisions, the bill increases the fine for each ...

Source: Arizona
05/25/08
Repub Vs Dems?

Instead, House and Senate conferees have inexplicably completed a farm bill conference report (HR 2419) that increases farm subsidies even more. President George W. Bush and reform-minded law makers should flat-out reject this farm bill ...

05/25/08
How Ohioans voted last week

House of Representatives • HR 2419. A vote to override President Bush's veto of a $290 billion farm bill containing federal subsidies for farmers and about $200 billion over five years for nutrition programs such as food stamps and ...

05/24/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.6124 Small Business Disaster ...

"In passing HR 6124, the Congress had an opportunity to improve on HR 2419 by modifying certain objectionable, onerous, and fiscally imprudent provisions. ... Was this article useful? Yes or No. Source: AgWeb ...

05/24/08
FARM BILL LAUNCHES SWEEPING NEW SECRECY INITIATIVE

The language, previously not considered by either chamber of Congress, was included in the version of the Farm Bill (HR 2419) agreed to by conferees. The conference report was agreed to by both House (May 14, 2008) and Senate (May 15). ...

05/24/08
Why the Farm Bill Isn’t Law

Despite Republican complaints and warnings that the action could invite lawsuits, the Senate voted 82-13, with one member voting “present,” to override the veto of the bill (HR 2419) that Congress sent to Bush last week. ...

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