A bill to provide indemnity payment to poultry and egg producers and processors.
Latest action. Reported to House from the Committee on Agriculture with amendment, H. Rept. 93-1034.
(LATEST SUMMARY) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to pay compensation for poultry, eggs, and poultry and egg products, including costs of disposal of such items to poultry and egg producers, growers, and processors: (1) who have been specifically advised, under the authority of the United States, after January 1, 1974, that their poultry, eggs, or poultry or egg products contained residues of chemicals registered and approved for use by the Federal Government at the time of such use; or (2) who suffered loss as a result of the quarantine ordered by the United States on December 30, 1971, for exotic Newcastle disease, except that no compensation shall be paid to any producer, grower, or processor who suffered loss as a result of his willful failure to follow provisions of law or procedures prescribed by the Federal Government in connection with the use of the chemicals or feed or other products containing the chemicals or in connection with the disposition of the contaminated poultry, eggs, or poultry or egg products, and no compensation shall be paid to any producer, grower, or processor to cover that portion of a loss for which he has been compensated by a third party. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to compensate employees of poultry and egg producers, growers, and processors for any lost wages as a result of the condition which qualifies the producer, grower, or processor for compensation under this Act. Authorizes appropriations not to exceed $10,000,000 to carry out the purposes of this Act. Provides that the authority granted by this Act shall expire on December 31, 1974.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to House with amendment(s)" stage on May 10, 1974. 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 May 10, 1974: Reported to House from the Committee on Agriculture with amendment, H. Rept. 93-1034.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- 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?
JAMES EASTLAND (D-MS) introduced it on March 26, 1974, and 8 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 5 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
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 March 26, 1974, 19161 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19116 days ago, on May 10, 1974.
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.
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
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers