International Sugar Stabilization Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
International Sugar Stabilization Act - Title I: International Sugar Agreement, 1977 - Authorizes the President to prohibit the importation of sugar from any country not a member of the International Sugar Organization, and to otherwise regulate foreign trade in sugar to implement the International Sugar Agreement. Establishes criminal penalties for the violation of such regulations. Requires the President to submit to Congress an annual report on the Agreement. Title II: Import Restrictions on Sugar - Establishes 12 cents per pound raw value as the price objective for domestic sugar. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to monitor the average daily price of sugar. Directs the Secretary to recommend to the President the imposition of import fees and quotas, if necessary, in order to attain the price objective for domestic sugar. Authorizes the President to proclaim such import fees and quotas after receiving a recommendation from the Secretary. Authorizes the President to impose a quota or duty on the importation of sugar-containing products. Prohibits the importation of certain sugar or liquid sugar into the Virgin Islands in excess of 100 pounds annually. Prohibits the exportation of certain sugar from the United States. Establishes civil penalties for the violation of such regulations. Sets forth items to which the sugar quota shall not apply. Permits the President to suspend the operation of this Title in a national emergency. Title III: Payments to Producers of Sugar Beets and Sugarcane - Amends the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 to establish for crop years 1979-1982 a program of payments to eligible producers of sugar beets and sugarcane. Sets forth the formula for determining the amount of such payments. Title IV: Labor Provisions - Requires every producer of sugar beets and sugarcane to pay each employee a fair and reasonable wage. Limits the employment of children up to the age of 16 in the production of sugar beets and sugarcane. Prohibits any employer from discriminating against any employee who has participated in any investigation or proceeding under this Act. Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions - Vests jurisdiction for enforcing this Act in the district courts of the United States. Requires certain information to be furnished to the Secretary by persons engaged in the manufacture, marketing, transporting, or industrial use of sugar. Prohibits officials engaged in the administration of this Act from investing in sugar. Establishes penalties for the violation of these regulations. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct surveys and investigations to carry out this Act. Terminates this Act, except for Title I, effective September 30, 1983.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on September 13, 1978. 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 September 13, 1978: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 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 95th Congress (1977-78), 633 of the 19,387 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 3.3 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?
DAVID STOCKMAN (R-MI) introduced it on September 13, 1978. 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 September 13, 1978, 17529 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17529 days ago, on September 13, 1978.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 95th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1979 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers