Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Nuts

Bill Introduced: S.1160 Specialty Crops Competition Act of 2007

2007-04-18T20:00:00Z

A bill to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of highly nutritious fruits, vegetables, and other specialty crops for American consumers and international markets by enhancing the competitiveness of United States-grown specialty crops.

Bill Introduced: H.R.925 Emergency Farm Assistance Act of 2007

2007-02-07T19:00:00Z

To provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance for agricultural producers, manufacturers, and workers in the State of California, to appropriate funds for Pacific salmon emergency disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.524 Emergency Farm Assistance Act of 2007

2007-02-06T19:00:00Z

A bill to provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance for agricultural producers, manufacturers, and workers in the State of California.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6193 EAT Healthy America Act

2006-09-25T20:00:00Z

To continue and expand upon previous congressional efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops for American consumers and international markets, to enhance the competitiveness of United States-grown specialty crops, and for other purposes.

Bill Enacted: H.R.4939 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006

2006-06-14T20:00:00Z

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

June 14, 2006: Became Public Law No: 109-234.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.4939 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006

2006-06-14T20:00:00Z

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

June 14, 2006: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4939 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006

2006-06-14T20:00:00Z

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

June 14, 2006: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5363 Natural Disaster Relief Act

2006-05-10T20:00:00Z

To provide assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses resulting from recent, catastrophic natural disasters, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4939 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006

2006-03-12T19:00:00Z

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4330 Agriculture Hurricane Recovery Act of 2005

2005-11-14T19:00:00Z

To provide assistance to agricultural producers whose operations were severely damaged by the hurricanes of 2005.

Bill Introduced: S.2009 Agriculture Hurricane Recovery Act of 2005

2005-11-14T19:00:00Z

A bill to provide assistance to agricultural producers whose operations were severely damaged by the hurricanes of 2005.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4031 Nursery and Tropical Fruit Producer Hurricane Relief Act

2005-10-06T20:00:00Z

To provide assistance to nursery crop and tropical fruit producers whose agricultural operations were severely damaged by Hurricane Dennis, Hurricane Katrina, or Hurricane Rita in 2005.

Bill Introduced: S.1556 Specialty Crop and Value-Added Agriculture Promotion Act

2005-07-28T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to increase the authorization of appropriations for grants to support the competitiveness of specialty crops, to amend the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to improve the program of value-added agricultural product market development grants by routing funds through State departments of agriculture, to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require a nationwide expansion of the adjusted gross revenue insurance program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3562 Specialty Crop and Value-Added Agriculture Promotion Act

2005-07-27T20:00:00Z

To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to increase the authorization of appropriations for grants to support the competitiveness of specialty crops, to amend the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to improve the program of value-added agricultural product market development grants by routing funds through State departments of agriculture, to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require a nationwide expansion of the adjusted gross revenue insurance program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3535 To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require country of origin labeling for macadamia nuts.

2005-07-27T20:00:00Z

To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require country of origin labeling for macadamia nuts.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2763 Student Nutrition and Health Act

2005-06-06T20:00:00Z

To authorize the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make grants to local educational agencies to support the purchase or lease and use of vending machines that offer for sale healthy foods and beverages in schools.