Peanut and Rice Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Peanut and Rice Act - Title I: Peanuts - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish for each of the 1974 through 1977 crops of peanuts a national acreage allotment which shall be the number of acres the Secretary determines, on the basis of the estimated national average yield, will produce an amount of peanuts equal to the estimated domestic consumption and exports (less imports) of peanuts for the marketing year beginning in the year in which the crop is to be produced, adjusted as the Secretary determines necessary to maintain adequate supplies or to prevent excessive carryover stocks. Provides that the Secretary shall allocate the national acreage allotment to States, counties, and farms on the basis of the peanut allotments established for the preceding crop, adjusted to the extent deemed necessary to establish a fair and equitable apportionment base for each State, county, and farm. States that the Secretary shall make available to cooperators loans and purchases on each of the 1974 through 1977 crops of peanuts at such level as will reflect, at average location in the United States, 90 percent of the estimated average world price for peanuts in the marketing year for which the determination is being made, adjusted in such amount as the Secretary determines necessary. Requires the Secretary to provide for a set-aside of cropland if he determines that the total supply of peanuts or other agricultural commodities will likely be excessive. Permits the Secretary to make land diversion payments, to producers on a farm who, devote to approved conservation uses an acreage of cropland on the farm in addition to that required to be devoted under this Act. Title II: Rice - Directs the Secretary to establish for each of the 1974 through 1977 crops of rice a national acreage allotment which shall be the number of acres which the Secretary determines on the basis of the estimated national average yield for the crop for which the determination is being made will produce and amount of rice equal to the estimated domestic consumption and exports (less imports) of rice for the marketing year beginning in the year in which the crop is to be produced, adjusted as the Secretary determines necessary to maintain adequate supplies or to prevent excessive carryover stocks. Provides that the Secretary shall allocate the national acreage allotment to States, counties, farms, and in producer States and administrative areas, to producers on the basis of the rice allotments established for the preceding crops, adjusted to the extent deemed necessary to establish a fair and equitable apportionment base for each State, county, farm, and producer. States that the Secretary shall make available to cooperators loans and purchases on each of the 1974 through 1977 crops of rice at such level, reflecting, at average locations in the United States, 90 percent of the estimated average world price of the commodity in the marketing year for which the determination is being made, adjusted in such amount as the Secretary determines necessary. Requires the Secretary to provide for a set-aside of cropland if he determines that the total supply of rice or other agricultural commodities will likely be excessive. Permits the Secretary to make land diversion payments to producers on a farm who, devote to approved conservation uses an acreage of cropland on the farm in addition to that required to be devoted under this Act. Title III: Miscellaneous - Sets forth various conforming amendments.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on November 6, 1973. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on November 6, 1973: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
LAMAR BAKER (R-TN) introduced it on November 6, 1973. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on November 6, 1973, 19301 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19301 days ago, on November 6, 1973.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers