Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011
Latest action. Placed on Senate legislative calendarThe list of measures reported out of committee and eligible for floor action. Being on the calendar is not a promise of a vote.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) under General Orders. Calendar No. 464.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2011 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) Office of Tribal Relations; (3) Office of the Chief Economist; (4) healthy food financing initiative; (5) Office of the Chief Economist; (6) National Appeals Division; (7) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (8) Office of Homeland Security; (9) Office of Advocacy and Outreach; (10) Office of the Chief Information Officer; (11) Office of the Chief Financial Officer; (12) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; (13) Office of Civil Rights; (14) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; (15) agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments; (16) hazardous materials management; (17) departmental administration; (18) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations; (19) Office of Communications; (20) Office of the Inspector General; (21) Office of the General Counsel; (22) Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics; (23) Economic Research Service; (24) National Agricultural Statistics Service; (25) Agricultural Research Service; (26) National Institute of Food and Agriculture; (27) Native American Institutions Endowment Fund; (28) Hispanic-Serving Agricultiral Colleges and Universities Endowment Fund; (29) extension and integrated activities; (30) Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs; (31) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (32) Agricultural Marketing Service; (33) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; (34) Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety; (35) Food Safety and Inspection Service; (36) Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; (37) Farm Service Agency; (38) Risk Management Agency; (39) Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund; and (40) Commodity Credit Corporation Fund.
Title II: Conservation Programs - Appropriates funds for the following: (1) Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment; and (2) Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to Senate without amendment" stage on July 15, 2010. 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 July 15, 2010: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 464.
- 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 111th Congress (2009-10), 383 of the 10,778 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 3.6 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?
HERBERT KOHL (D-WI) introduced it on July 15, 2010. 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 July 15, 2010, 5901 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 5901 days ago, on July 15, 2010.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 111th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2011 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers