A bill to expand the export sales of agricultural commodities produced in the United States through the use of commodities acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation.
Latest action. Committee on Agriculture. Ordered reported an original bill (S.822) in lieu of this measure.
Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to expand U.S. agricultural markets abroad through the use of Commodity Credit Corporation surpluses tendered to U.S. exporters, producers, processors, and users. Directs the Secretary to: (1) aid domestic industries hurt by imports made in whole or in part from such stocks; (2) ensure that such stocks be used to expand and not displace usual U.S. markets; and (3) prevent the resale or transshipment of such stocks.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on January 26, 1983. 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 March 3, 1983: Committee on Agriculture. Ordered reported an original bill (S.822) in lieu of this measure.
- 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 98th Congress (1983-84), 623 of the 10,560 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 5.9 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?
MACK MATTINGLY (R-GA) introduced it on January 26, 1983. 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 January 26, 1983, 15981 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 15945 days ago, on March 3, 1983.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 98th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1985 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