3.0.0 221 2023-01-11T20:06:07Z 2023-01-11T20:20:24Z Senate S S 2007-01-09 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2007-10-04T22:49:58Z Markup by 2007-05-17T19:11:55Z Referred to 2007-01-09T20:16:45Z S. Rept. 110-190 2007-10-15 Senate Star Print ordered on the reported bill. Floor 2007-10-04 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 410. Calendars 2007-10-04 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 110-190. Additional and Minority views filed. Committee 2007-10-04 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 110-190. Additional and Minority views filed. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-05-17 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2007-01-09 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S293) IntroReferral 2007-01-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S291-292) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. N F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2007-01-09 True K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2007-01-09 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2007-01-09 True H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2007-01-09 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2007-01-09 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2007-03-08 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-04-17 False 2007-06-13T04:00:00Z S. 221, Fair Contracts for Growers Act of 2007 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/18749 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 17, 2007</p> 2007-06-13T04:00:00Z S. 221, Fair Contracts for Growers Act of 2007 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18749 Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 17, 2007 Law Agriculture and Food Animals Commerce Commercial arbitration Contracts Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Livestock Poultry Law 00 2007-01-09 Introduced in Senate 2007-01-24T21:52:04Z 80 2007-10-04 Reported to Senate without amendment 2007-10-18T20:08:14Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Fair Contracts for Growers Act of 2007 - Amends federal law provisions concerning arbitration to define "livestock," "livestock or poultry contract," "livestock or poultry grower," and "poultry."

Allows the use of arbitration to resolve a controversy as provided for under a livestock or poultry contract only if, after the controversy arises, both parties consent in writing to use arbitration.

Directs the arbitrator to provide to the parties to the contract a written explanation of the factual and legal basis for an award.

]]> Fair Contracts for Growers Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process relating to livestock and poultry contracts. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Fair Contracts for Growers Act of 2007 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Fair Contracts for Growers Act of 2007 S Senate Reported to Senate 2007-10-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s221rs/xml/BILLS-110s221rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2007-01-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s221is/xml/BILLS-110s221is.xml 2007-10-15 Star Print ordered on the reported bill. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.