DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE related term(s) Agriculture

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H5617 [13SE], H6138, H6139, H6140, H6145, H6146, H6147, H6148, H6149, H6150, H6152, H6153, H6154, H6155, H6156, H6161, H6162, H6163 [2OC], H6187, H6225, H6226, H6227, H6228, H6229, H6230, H6234, H6260 [3OC], H6266, H6267, H6269, H6270, H6271, H6272, H6273, H6274, H6276, H6278, H6292, H6294, H6325, H6326, H6327, H6342, H6343, H6344, H6347, H6352, H6355, H6356, H6357, H6359, H6360, H6366, H6368, H6370, H6371, H6372 [4OC]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8299 [26JY], S8400 [30JY], S8404, S8433, S8447, S8451, S8486, S8487, S8492, S8493 [31JY], S8776, S8778, S8779, S8780, S8781, S8783, S8784, S8785, S8786, S8788, S8789, S8790, S8793, S8794, S8795, S8796, S8798, S8799, S8800, S8801, S8803, S8804, S8805, S8806, S8807, S8808, S8809, S8812, S8814, S8815, S8816, S8817, S8818, S8819, S8820, S8826, S8827, S8828, S8829, S8830, S8831, S8832, S8833, S8834 [2AU], S8977, S8978, S8979 [3AU]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11065, S11071, S11076, S11080, S11089, S11090, S11091, S11116, S11125, S11126, S11127, S11128, S11129, S11130 [25OC], S11236, S11247 [30OC], H3520 [25JN], H3619, H3620 [26JN], H3714, H3715 [27JN], H3761, H3765, H3767, H3770, H3774, H3775, H3777, H3779, H3781, H3784, H3807, H3808 [28JN], H3864 [10JY], H3877, H3878, H3879, H3880, H3889, H3890, H3897, H3901, H3903, H3906, H3907, H3908, H3909, H3911, H3915, H3917, H3918, H3921, H3922, H3961 [11JY]

Diseases: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 700), S3623 [5AP]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), H2057 [9MY]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (S. 657), S6458, S6461 [19JN]

Analyses

Emergency Agricultural Assistance Act (S. 1246): Lugar Substitute Amendment, S8418 [31JY]

Forest Resources for the Environment and the Economy Act (S. 820), S4253 [3MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11095 [25OC], H7553 [31OC]

Articles and editorials

Aid Farmers and Environment, H6323 [4OC]

Apple Growers' Aid Dropping, S11068 [25OC]

Apple Situation Still Disastrous, Tart Cherries Better, S11066 [25OC]

Are Production Controls Desirable for Agriculture?, E1222 [27JN]

Big Mac's Big Voice in Meat Plants, S7307 [9JY]

Bill Aims To Rename U.S. Farm Program for Late Dracut Pilot, H8077 [13NO]

Cannibals to Cows—The Path of a Deadly Disease, S2317 [14MR]

Could Mad Cow Reach America?, S2316 [14MR]

Curbing the Traffic, E525 [3AP]

Derail Sugar Aid, H6328 [4OC]

Growers Say the Spread of Karnal Bunt Fungus Could Be Crippling, H3758 [28JN]

Hoping To Fuel Demand With Supply, H8330 [16NO]

Meat From Europe Is Banned by U.S. as Illness Spreads, S2318 [14MR]

Mudfest Unpunished, E525 [3AP]

NCGA Optimistic About Senate Agriculture Committee $7.5 Billion Emergency Aid Package, S8415 [31JY]

Northeast Seen Getting Balmier, S13959 [20DE]

They Die Piece by Piece—In Overtaxed Plants, Humane Treatment of Cattle Is Often a Battle Lost, S7305-S7307 [9JY]

U.S. Adds to Ban on European Meats—Foot-and-Mouth Epidemic Is Cited, S2317 [14MR]

U.S. Agricultural Bill Will Go Against the Grain Worldwide—Proposals To Increase Subsidies for Farmers Could Violate WTO Rules, S13917 [20DE]

Va. Apple Producers Face Many Pressures, S11068 [25OC]

Where Apples Don't Pay, Developers Will, S11067 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 1856), H2184 [15MY]

Agricultural Market Transition Act: extend the expansion of producers eligible for loan deficiency payments (see S. 923), S5269 [21MY] (see H.R. 2027), H2847 [25MY]

———provide compensation for loss markets to farm owners and producers who have entered into production flexibility contracts (see H.R. 1339), H1407 [3AP]

Agriculture: allow modified bloc voting by dairy marketing cooperatives in the scheduled referendum on Federal milk marketing order reform (see S. 107), S100 [22JA]

———authorize State committees appointed to carry out agricultural credit programs to permit the emergency commercial use of land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 3438), H9077 [6DE]

———continue certain programs (see S. 1571), S10835 [18OC] (see S. 1673), S11660 [9NO] (see H.R. 2646), H4723 [26JY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), consideration (see H. Res. 248), H6135 [2OC]

———continue eligibility of producers for loan deficiency payments when the producers produce a contract commodity (see H.R. 2089), H2956 [6JN]

———crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such losses (see H.R. 1249), H1189 [27MR]

———enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities (see S. 20), S98 [22JA]

———establish a Farmland Stewardship Program (see H.R. 2542), H4215 [18JY]

———establish a program to provide dairy farmers a price safety net for small- and medium-sized dairy producers (see S. 294), S1218 [8FE]

———extend and improve working lands and other conservation programs (see S. 1326), S8704 [2AU]

———extend eligibility for loan deficiency payments and payments in lieu of loan deficiency payments (see S. 1072), S6518 [20JN]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see H.R. 1093), H959 [19MR] (see H.R. 2402), H3804 [28JN]

———increase loan rates for marketing assistance loans for certain crops and make nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments available to producers of certain crops (see S. 165), S527 [24JA] (see S. 977), S5695 [25MY]

———issue guidelines on mergers by wholesale purchasers of livestock, poultry, and unprocessed agricultural commodities (see H.R. 3383), H8731 [29NO]

———payment of special loan deficiency payments to eligible producers who have suffered yield losses due to damaging weather or disasters (see H.R. 34), H25 [3JA]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 117), S100 [22JA] (see H.R. 1016), H927 [14MR]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 267), S1063 [6FE]

———provide administrative authority to investigate live poultry dealers (see H.R. 231), H64 [6JA]

———provide farm credit assistance for activated reservists (see S. 1519), S10388 [9OC]

———provide for accreditation of associations of agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining between such associations and handlers of agricultural products (see H.R. 230), H64 [6JA]

———provide market loss assistance for apple producers (see S. 1018), S6127 [12JN] (see H.R. 2128), H3066 [12JN]

———provide market loss assistance for producers of red raspberries for the processed market (see H.R. 2105), H2997 [7JN]

———provide trade adjustment assistance to farmers (see S. 1100), S6920 [26JN]

———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H3150 [13JN]

———repeal wool and mohair subsidies (see H.R. 1740), H1924 [3MY]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (see S. 1246), S8203 [25JY] (see H.R. 2213), H3258 [19JN]

———strengthen the penalties for violations of plant quarantine laws (see S. 118), S100 [22JA]

———terminate peanut price support and marketing quota programs (see H.R. 2296), H3465 [21JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 1191), S7878 [18JY] (see H.R. 2330), H3711 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), consideration (see H. Res. 183), H3713 [27JN]

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: improve administration of bird collection and management activities (see S. 909), S5118 [17MY]

Animals: consolidate and revise authority on animal health protection (see S. 1482), S10058 [2OC] (see H.R. 2002), H2710 [24MY]

———establish a Federal task force to coordinate actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (see S. 534), S2306 [14MR]

———establish a program to control bovine Johne's disease (see S. 1595), S11286 [31OC]

———improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see S. 1478), S9971 [1OC] (see H.R. 3058), H6421 [5OC]

Antitrust policy: prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of agricultural commodities and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 1526), H1498 [4AP]

Arkansas: pilot program to make grants to local units of government or local nonprofit organizations in Arkansas to employ non-Federal resource conservation and development coordinators (see S. 1815), S13145 [13DE]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see S. 681), S3340 [3AP] (see H.R. 1363), H1408 [3AP]

Birds: improve migratory bird management by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (see H.R. 2879), H5592 [11SE]

Burley tobacco: eliminate quota and price support programs, compensate quota holders for lost value, provide payments to producers, and assist communities affected by elimination of certain programs (see H.R. 1658), H1715 [1MY]

Business and industry: require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (see S. 1076), S6601 [21JN]

Community development: permit borrowers and grantees to use certain rural development loans and grants for other purposes under certain circumstances (see S. 1413), S9253 [10SE]

Computers: provide loans to develop broadband services in rural areas (see H.R. 2139), H3067 [12JN]

Conservation programs: extend and expand (see S. 1267), S8353 [27JY] (see H.R. 1938), H2570 [22MY] (see H.R. 2480), H4008 [12JY]

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: amend to enable farmers and ranchers to refinance certain farm ownership loans (see H.R. 1721), H1924 [3MY]

Cranberries: issue marketing orders (see S. 1674), S11660 [9NO]

Credit: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 2653), H4723 [26JY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a carbon sequestration program and implementation panel to enhance international conservation and to slow greenhouse gas buildup in the atmosphere (see S. 769), S3852 [24AP]

Developing countries: provide flexibility to help developing countries and move surplus commodities from the U.S. (see H.R. 229), H64 [6JA]

Discrimination: ensure minority farmers are adequately compensated for claims (see H.R. 2676), H4862 [30JY]

Diseases: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (see S. 700), S3436 [4AP] (see S. 708), S3530 [5AP]

Ecology and environment: encourage use of carbon storage sequestration practices (see S. 1255), S8280 [26JY]

———establish a carbon sequestration program to permit owners and operators of land to enroll the land in the program (see S. 785), S3994 [26AP]

———establish a research program to enhance and develop the nitrogen-fixing ability of legumes and other commercial crops (see H.R. 2004), H2710 [24MY]

Electric power: encourage use of agricultural products in producing renewable energy (see H.R. 2000), H2710 [24MY]

Emigrant Wilderness: provide for maintenance of concrete dams and weirs (see H.R. 434), H219 [7FE]

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see S. 1870), S13943 [20DE]

Farm Storage Facility Loan Program: expand by making loans available to assist producers in providing storage for hay (see H.R. 3499), H10066 [13DE]

Farmers: support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African and Caribbean farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 1894), H2333 [17MY]

Federal aid programs: ensure that agricultural producers that suffer or are likely to suffer substantial economic injury as the result of a sharp and significant increase in certain costs are eligible to receive emergency loans (see S. 380), S1463 [15FE]

———provide emergency crop loss assistance to respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices (see S. 568), S2582 [20MR] (see H.R. 396), H218 [7FE]

———provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 478), H221 [7FE]

———provide loan assistance to greennouse farming operations experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 479, 480), H221 [7FE]

———provide loan assistance to poultry farmers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 301, 302), H110 [30JA]

———provide payments to producers of forage crops for losses due to army worms (see S. 1354), S8910 [3AU]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see S. 1652), S11549 [7NO] (see H.R. 2081), H2955 [6JN]

Federal employees: treatment of overtime, night, and holiday inspection and quarantine services (see H.R. 3390), H8746 [30NO]

Federal Land Policy and Management Act: clarify method to determine fair market value of rights-of-way to prevent unreasonable increases in deployment costs of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 3258), H7959 [8NO]

Federal-State relations: carry out a cost-share program with States for control of noxious weeds (see H.R. 3260), H7959 [8NO]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (see H.R. 581), H323 [13FE]

———authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 135), H2021 [8MY]

Firefighters: authorize former Federal employees receiving voluntary separation payments to accept subsequent Federal employment related to fighting forest fires (see H.R. 2959), H6055 [25SE]

Food: extend and improve the emergency food assistance program (see S. 1540), S10640 [11OC]

———improve cooperation and eliminate duplication between the Depts. of Agriculture and HHS in the area of food safety inspection (see H. Con. Res. 258), H7718 [1NO]

———purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 2185), H3201 [14JN]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 1356), H1408 [3AP]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see S. 111), S100 [22JA] (see S. 1123), S7083 [28JN] (see H.R. 2248), H3357 [20JN]

———require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 713), H398 [14FE]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see S. 1501), S10287 [4OC] (see H.R. 1671), H1715 [1MY]

Food Stamp Act: amend to improve food stamp informational activities in those States with the greatest rate of hunger (see S. 1098), S6920 [26JN]

Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H7718 [1NO]

Foreign trade: agricultural trade programs funding (see S. 366), S1463 [15FE] (see H.R. 98), H27 [3JA]

———U.S. cargo preference policy (see S. Res. 11), S101 [22JA]

Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 1139), H1059 [21MR]

———terminate the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program and offset lost revenues by prohibiting engineering support funding for sales of timber from National Forest System lands (see H.R. 908), H739 [7MR]

Forests: increase carbon storage in national forests and facilitate the reporting of forest projects which reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations (see S. 820), S4245 [3MY]

High Plains Aquifer: conduct hydrogeologic mapping, modeling, and monitoring program and establish High Plains Aquifer Coordination Council to facilitate groundwater conservation (see S. 1537), S10640 [11OC]

Historic buildings and sites: establish a national historic barn preservation program (see S. 1604), S11286 [31OC]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see S. Con. Res. 45), S5831 [5JN] (see H. Con. Res. 175), H3712 [27JN]

Labeling: prohibit the issuance of quality grade labels on imported meat products (see S. 544), S2388 [15MR]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (see S. 254), S1062 [6FE] (see H.R. 427), H219 [7FE]

Methyl bromide: require report on effects on the ozone layer prior to implementing certain reductions on production and consumption (see H.R. 2084), H2955 [6JN]

Milk: implement certain price structures under Federal milk marketing orders and provide emergency market loss payments to certain dairy producers (see H.R. 3578), H10964 [20DE]

———provide supplemental payments to dairy producers based on milk marketings and prices (see H.R. 1878), H2280 [16MY]

———use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for pricing milk (see S. 105), S100 [22JA] (see H.R. 1505), H1497 [4AP]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2114), H2997 [7JN]

Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (see H.R. 1382), H1409 [3AP]

Native Americans: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (see S. 691), S3436 [4AP]

Nevada: convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (see S. 1139), S7193 [29JN]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 142), S101 [22JA]

Power resources: provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 3099), H6701 [11OC]

Puerto Rico: acquire and manage lands to protect critical aquifers and watersheds (see H.R. 3213), H7717 [1NO]

———Nutritional Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 3405), H8948 [5DE]

Real property: require report to Congress on the taking of private property (see H.R. 212), H62 [6JA]

Research: authorize a plant pathogen genomics research program to reduce the economic impact of plant pathogens on commercial crops (see H.R. 2508), H4111 [17JY]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 1800), H2140 [10MY]

Safety: recall of meat and poultry that is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise unsafe (see H.R. 3127), H6780 [12OC]

Sudden oak death syndrome: research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see S. 997), S5967 [7JN] (see H.R. 2144), H3067 [12JN]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to include citrus canker tree replacement payments as income or gain (see H.R. 2824), H5338 [2AU]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 923), H740 [7MR]

———provide for nonrecognition of gain on dispositions of dairy property which is certified as having been covered by a bovine tuberculosis eradication program agreement (see S. 1047), S6318 [14JN] (see H.R. 1933), H2569 [22MY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 315), S1270 [13FE]

Terrorism: establish a coordinated program of science-based countermeasures to address threats of agricultural bioterrorism (see S. 1563), S10794 [17OC] (see H.R. 3293), H8181 [14NO]

Tobacco products: make leaf tobacco eligible under the Market Access Program (see H.R. 1610), H1658 [26AP]

———provide export promotion assistance (see H.R. 2591), H4428 [23JY]

Utah: acquire land and construct an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to American Fork Canyon (see S. 1240), S8203 [25JY]

Water: make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (see S. 716), S3530 [5AP] (see H.R. 626), H394 [14FE]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8499 [1AU], S8849 [3AU]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), motion to proceed, S8334 [27JY], S8391 [30JY]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 2330), H7962-H7986 [9NO]

Letters

Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act: Lynn Cornwell, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, S13026 [12DE]

Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act water conservation program: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S13658 [19DE]

Agriculture conservation programs funding: Carl B. Loop, Jr., Florida Farm Bureau Federation, H6314 [4OC]

Agriculture funding, S3370 [4AP]

———Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S3371 [4AP]

———Senator Crapo, S3374 [4AP]

———several agricultural organizations, S3371 [4AP]

———several Senators, S3373 [4AP]

Border inspections and monitoring of animal and plant diseases funding: North Carolina government officials, H3976 [12JY]

Clarify Dept. of Agriculture legal authority to enforce pathogen reduction standards for meat and poultry products: Carol Tucker Foreman, Safe Food Coalition, S11079 [25OC]

———Elsa A. Murano, Dept. of Agriculture, S11078, S11080 [25OC]

———Howard Metzenbaum and Carol Tucker Foreman, Consumer Federation of America, S11078 [25OC]

———Shirley Igo, National PTA, S11078 [25OC]

———William D. Novelli, AARP, S11078 [25OC]

Conservation programs funding: Mark Van Putten, National Wildlife Federation, S8859 [3AU]

Continue certain agricultural programs: Larry B. Wooten, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, S11676 [13NO]

Continue certain agriculture programs: several agricultural organizations, S10877 [23OC]

Ensure enforcement of Humane Methods of Slaughter Act to prevent needless suffering of animals: Wayne Pacelle, Humane Society of the U.S., S5840 [5JN]

Ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land: Ann M. Veneman, Sec. of Agriculture, S7561 [12JY]

———Gale A. Norton, Sec. of the Interior, S7561 [12JY]

Executive Office of the President response to correspondence on the Dept. of Agriculture Wetland Reserve Program: Nicholas E. Calio, Executive Office of the President, H2981 [7JN]

Farm Security Act: Representative Combest, Committee on Agriculture (House), E1839 [10OC]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1839 [10OC]

———several organizations, E1816-E1818 [5OC]

Impact of proposed changes to Federal dairy system on California: William J. Lyons, Jr., California Dept. of Food and Agriculture, S12413 [5DE]

International infant and child nutrition and education programs funding: George McGovern and Bob Dole, H3762 [28JN]

Limit price support payments to agricultural producers: Representative Nick Smith, H6102 [2OC], H6230 [3OC], H6376 [4OC]

National dairy policy study: Ann M. Veneman, Sec. of Agriculture, S12841 [11DE]

———Jerry Kozak, National Milk Producers Federation, S12838 [11DE]

Nutrition programs funding: Katherine J. Gorton, American Dietetic Association, S8859 [3AU]

Provide market loss assistance for apple producers: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S11066 [25OC]

———Kraig R. Naasz, U.S. Apple Association, S11066 [25OC]

Repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs: Lawrence J. Dyckman, GAO, H6407-H6409 [5OC]

Response to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers: American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, and National Cotton Council of America, S8859 [3AU]

———Bart Ruth, American Soybean Association, Lloyd Klein, National Sunflower Association, and Steve Dahl, U.S. Canola Association, S8427 [31JY], S8858 [3AU]

———Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S8415 [31JY], S8858 [3AU]

———Dusty Tallman, National Association of Wheat Growers, S8414 [31JY], S8858 [3AU]

———James D. Weill, Food Research & Action Center, S8416 [31JY]

———James E. Echols, National Cotton Council of America, S8427 [31JY]

———Lee Klein, National Corn Growers Association, S8415 [31JY], S8858 [3AU]

———Marcia L. Smith, American School Food Service Association, S8416 [31JY]

———Representative Clayton, S8414 [31JY]

———Representatives Kind and Gilchrest, S8413 [31JY]

———Representatives Stenholm, Boehner, and Dooley, S8406 [31JY]

———several Senators, S8412 [31JY], S8860 [3AU]

———Zy Weinberg, National Association of Farmers' Market Nutrition Programs, S8416 [31JY]

Wildfire Management Act: Michael T. Rains, Dept. of Agriculture, H2056 [9MY]

———several Representatives, H2055 [9MY]

Lists

National monument acreage added under the Antiquities Act by U.S. Presidents, S425 [22JA]

National monuments added under the Antiquities Act by President Clinton, S425 [22JA]

Supporters of Harkin amendment to H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, on Dept. of Agriculture legal authority to enforce certain pathogen reduction standards, S11078 [25OC]

Supporters of S. 1478, Puppy Protection Act, S9974-S9980 [1OC]

Motions

Agriculture: respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8334 [27JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11081 [25OC], H7549 [31OC]

Press releases

Farm Bureau Disappointed in House Funding for Farmers: American Farm Bureau Federation, S8414 [31JY], S8857 [3AU]

Farmers Union Commends Senate on Emergency Assistance Package: National Farmers Union, S8415 [31JY]

Remarks in House

African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture (H.R. 1856), E806 [15MY]

Agricultural Research Service: funding, H8080 [13NO], E1328 [12JY]

Agriculture: allow peanut producers to obtain marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments through an approved marketing association of peanut producers or the Farm Service Agency, H6225 [3OC]

———comply with certain foreign trade agreements by limiting marketing gain loans and deficiency payments to certain producers, H6343, H6344 [4OC]

———conservation programs funding, H6264, H6299-H6325 [4OC], H6409 [5OC], E1842 [10OC]

———consideration of Class I milk price differentials in calculating price supports for dairy products, H6361-H6364 [4OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6069, H6071, H6102-H6104 [2OC], H6166, H6170-H6237, H6238 [3OC], H6264, H6266-H6376 [4OC], H6407-H6411, H6414 [5OC], H7783 [6NO], H9020 [6DE], E1777 [2OC], E1816, E1818, E1819, E1823, E1825, E1826 [5OC], E1839, E1842 [10OC], E1855, E1860, E1887 [12OC], E2180 [29NO]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), consideration (H. Res. 248), H6167-H6170 [3OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), corrections in engrossment, H6411 [5OC]

———continue eligibility of producers for loan deficiency payments when the producers produce a contract commodity, H3907, H3908 [11JY]

———crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such losses (H.R. 1249), H1278 [28MR]

———establish a Farmland Stewardship Program (H.R. 2542), H4120 [18JY]

———establish interagency task force on agricultural competition, H6271, H6272 [4OC]

———farmworker housing conditions, H6442 [9OC]

———Federal farm policies, H988 [20MR], H2929 [6JN], H2960 [7JN], H3123 [13JN], H3505-H3511 [25JN], H8571 [29NO], E1222 [27JN]

———funding, H1164, H1165, H1169 [27MR], H1204, H1209, H1234, H1236, H1239, H1250 [28MR], H2036 [9MY]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses, H6273 [4OC]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (H.R. 1093), H1089 [22MR]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (H.R. 2402), E1251-E1253 [29JN]

———increase volume limit on milk for which producers may receive price support benefits, H6359 [4OC]

———limit price support payments to producers, H6102 [2OC], H6230-H6234 [3OC]

———price supports for dairy products, H6358-H6364 [4OC]

———price supports for peanuts, H6182 [3OC], H6355, H6356 [4OC]

———price supports for sugar, H6071, H6103 [2OC], H6166 [3OC], H6327-H6342, H6375 [4OC]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (H.R. 1016), H88 [14MR]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock, H6367, H6368 [4OC], E1825 [5OC]

———provide for accreditation of associations of agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining between such associations and handlers of agricultural products (H.R. 230), H6373, H6374 [4OC]

———provide market loss assistance for apple producers, H8080 [13NO]

———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs, H6407 [5OC]

———require GAO study to determine how producer income would be affected by updating yield bases, H6271, H6272 [4OC]

———research and development funding, E883 [22MY]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (H.R. 2213), H3505 [25JN], H3526, H3533-H3539 [26JN]

———small and disadvantaged farmers outreach programs and capacity building at land-grant colleges funding, H3901-H3903 [11JY]

———study effect of farm program payments on the economic viability of rice producers, H6228 [3OC]

———terminate price support programs for sugar beets and sugarcane, H3008 [12JN], H3830 [10JY], H3872 [11JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3624 [27JN], H3744-H3787 [28JN], H3829, H3830 [10JY], H3871, H3873, H3874-H3927, H3929, H3945 [11JY], H7549 [31OC], E1205 [26JN], E1321, E1325, E1328, E1329 [12JY], E1333 [16JY], E1345 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), conference report, H8067-H8081 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), consideration (H. Res. 183), H3738-H3744 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), motion to instruct conferees, H7549-H7553 [31OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), permission to file conference report, H7918 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), unanimous-consent request, H3784 [28JN]

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: border inspections and monitoring of emerging animal and plant diseases funding, H3972-H3979 [12JY], H4364 [20JY]

Animals: Dept. of Agriculture efforts to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease, H1040-H1042 [21MR]

———enforcement of standards and requirements governing humane handling of laboratory animals, H3768 [28JN]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service funding, H3382-H3395 [21JN], E1190 [25JN]

Auburn University: poultry production improvements project funding, H3754 [28JN]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (H.R. 1363), E513 [3AP]

Baylor College of Medicine: Children's Nutrition Research Center funding, H8079 [13NO], E1328 [12JY]

Burley tobacco: eliminate quota and price support programs, compensate quota holders for lost value, provide payments to producers, and assist communities affected by elimination of certain programs (H.R. 1658), E713 [3MY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H3907 [11JY]

Children and youth: child nutrition programs funding, H6356 [4OC]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs, H3790 [28JN]

Conservation of natural resources: establish a conservation corridor program, H6347 [4OC]

Conservation Reserve Program: clarify eligibility for inclusion of land, H6273 [4OC]

Crime: prevent plant enterprise terrorism, H3758 [28JN]

Dams: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, H3889 [11JY]

Discrimination: ensure minority farmers are adequately compensated for claims, H8233 [15NO]

———ensure minority farmers are adequately compensated for claims (H.R. 2676), H9327 [12DE]

———ensure minority farmers receive equitable treatment and services, E1819 [5OC]

Diseases: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 700), H2051-H2053 [9MY]

Ecology and environment: establish a research program to enhance and develop the nitrogen-fixing ability of legumes and other commercial crops, H3767, H3768 [28JN]

Emergency services: State and local emergency responders funding, H3123 [13JN]

Emigrant Wilderness: provide for maintenance of concrete dams and weirs (H.R. 434), H5463, H5464 [10SE]

Environmental Quality Incentives Program: funding, H3758 [28JN]

Erie County, PA: waive loan deficiency payments and marketing loan gains for certain producers, H6234, H6235 [3OC]

Farm Service Agency: sunset of direct loan programs, H6326 [4OC]

FDA: Food Safety Inspection Service funding, H3741, H3758 [28JN]

Federal aid programs: allow spouses to be counted as producers relative to limitation on price support payments, H3829 [10JY], H3873, H3908, H3929 [11JY]

———provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (H.R. 478), H188 [6FE], H3537 [26JN]

———provide loan assistance to poultry farmers experiencing increased energy costs (H.R. 301), H132 [31JA]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (H.R. 2081), H2949 [6JN], E1034 [6JN]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), H2053-H2057 [9MY], E807 [15MY]

———authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), consideration (H. Res. 135), H2050, H2051 [9MY]

Firefighters: authorize former Federal employees receiving voluntary separation payments to accept subsequent Federal employment related to fighting forest fires (H.R. 2959), E1736 [25SE]

Food: allow Puerto Rico and American Samoa to upgrade data processing systems used to provide food assistance and eligibility determinations, H6228 [3OC]

———enhance food inspection system, H6375 [4OC]

———improve cooperation and eliminate duplication between the Depts. of Agriculture and HHS in the area of food safety inspection (H. Con. Res. 258), H8251 [16NO]

———nutrition programs funding, H8078 [13NO]

———purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (H.R. 2185), E1111 [14JN]

———require report on price supports and effects of import quotas and tariffs applied to protect agricultural commodities, H3906 [11JY]

———senior citizen meal programs funding through reductions in agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments, H3909-H3911 [11JY]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods, H3765-H3767 [28JN], H6266 [4OC]

Foreign aid: international food activities funding, H7549-H7553 [31OC]

———international infant and child nutrition and education programs funding, H3757, H3762, H3763 [28JN]

———make Food for Peace funding available to least developed countries meeting poverty and other eligibility criteria, H6227 [3OC]

———reduce burden of hunger for families impacted by HIV/AIDS through agricultural improvements, maternal and child health programs, and food commodities, H3878, H3879 [11JY]

Foreign trade: require report on the amount of beef and pork that is imported into the U.S., H6327 [4OC]

Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program temporary extension relative to GAO report results and consideration by authorizing committee, H3407, H3408 [21JN]

———Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination, H3408-H3411 [21JN]

———terminate the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program and offset lost revenues by prohibiting engineering support funding for sales of timber from National Forest System lands, H3372 [21JN]

4-H Youth Development Program: centennial, E2392 [20DE]

———centennial (H. Res. 112), H1688-H1692 [1MY], E728 [4MY]

Government regulations: exempt organically grown cranberries from authorities for marketing, research, and promotion orders, H6343 [4OC]

Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration: additional staff and funding, H6273 [4OC]

Hawaii: Oceanic Institute of Hawaii and Hawaii Agricultural Research Center funding, H3890 [11JY]

Hispanic-serving institutions: education grants program funding, H3903, H3904 [11JY]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals, H6273 [4OC]

Insects: Asian Longhorned Beetle eradication funding, H3759 [28JN]

John Ogonowski Farmer-to-Farmer Program: designate, H8076, H8079 [13NO]

Karnal Bunt: research funding, H3755, H3757 [28JN]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (H.R. 427), H4382-H4384 [23JY], E1406 [24JY], E1458 [27JY]

Market Access Program: funding, H3916, H3917 [11JY]

Methyl bromide: authorization of use, H6375 [4OC]

Milk: use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for pricing milk (H.R. 1505), E554 [5AP]

Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (H.R. 1382), E524 [3AP]

National Agriculture Day: observance, H963, H988 [20MR]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding, H3878 [11JY]

———funding (S. 657), H3479-H3481 [25JN]

National objectives: conduct a study on national dairy policy, H6342, H6343 [4OC]

New Jersey: Repaupo Creek tide gate and dike restoration project funding, H3757 [28JN], H6271 [4OC]

Orange County, NY: payment of disaster assistance to onion farmers, H3875 [11JY]

Power resources: assist producers in assessing and developing on-farm renewable energy resources, H6344 [4OC]

———biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel and other forms of biomass-derived fuels, research and development funding, H3917, H3918 [11JY]

———establish a Government-owned and farmer-stored renewable energy reserve program, H6226, H6227 [3OC]

———provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (H.R. 3099), H8329 [16NO]

———respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices, E831 [17MY]

Price support programs: wool and mohair, H3911-H3915 [11JY]

Puerto Rico: Nutritional Assistance Program funding, H6187 [3OC]

Research: competitive research grant funding, H6344-H6346 [4OC]

Safety: biotechnology risk assessment funding, H6371, H6372 [4OC]

Schools: provide access to organic and whole foods in school breakfast and lunch programs, H3763, H3764 [28JN]

Sudden oak death syndrome: research, monitoring, and treatment funding, H3395 [21JN]

Terrorism: establish a coordinated program of science-based countermeasures to address threats of agricultural bioterrorism (H.R. 3293), H8230 [15NO], E2075 [14NO]

Tobacco products: maintain prohibition on export promotion, H5491 [11SE]

———make leaf tobacco eligible under the Market Access Program (H.R. 1610), E655 [26AP]

WIC program: funding, H3756 [28JN]

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural Market Transition Act: extend the expansion of producers eligible for loan deficiency payments (S. 923), S5278 [21MY]

Agricultural Research Service: Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center funding, S11087 [25OC]

———Northern Crops Research Laboratory small grains and sunflower research funding, S11083 [25OC]

Agricultural Research Station project: funding, S11082 [25OC]

Agriculture: allow modified bloc voting by dairy marketing cooperatives in the scheduled referendum on Federal milk marketing order reform (S. 107), S380 [22JA]

———conduct a potato objective yield, size, and grade survey, S11085 [25OC]

———continue certain programs, S10877-S10879 [23OC], S11424 [5NO]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), S10356 [9OC], S10412 [10OC], S10776 [16OC], S10779 [17OC]

———continue certain programs (S. 1673), S11675-S11677 [13NO], S11783 [14NO]

———enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities (S. 20), S259 [22JA]

———establish a per-farm limitation on land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, S13259 [14DE]

———establish a program to provide dairy farmers a price safety net for small- and medium-sized dairy producers (S. 294), S1225 [8FE], S1266 [13FE]

———extend and improve working lands and other conservation programs (S. 1326), S8742-S8744 [2AU]

———farm subsidy programs funding, S12828 [11DE]

———Federal farm policies, S1920 [7MR], S8881 [3AU], S10412 [10OC], S10824-S10826 [18OC]

———funding, S3327-S3332 [3AP], S3363-S3376, S3421 [4AP], S11672 [13NO]

———increase agricultural exports, S13248 [14DE]

———increase loan rates for marketing assistance loans for certain crops and make nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments available to producers of certain crops (S. 165), S532-S534 [24JA]

———increase loan rates for marketing assistance loans for certain crops and make nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments available to producers of certain crops (S. 977), S5711 [25MY]

———nutrition and commodity programs funding, S12845-S12853 [11DE], S12990-S12995 [12DE]

———phase out price supports for sugar and use savings to improve Food Stamp Program, S13001-S13020 [12DE]

———price supports for dairy products, S12834-S12842 [11DE]

———price supports for peanuts, S12420-S12422, S12434 [5DE], S13449 [18DE]

———price supports for sugar beets, S11086 [25OC]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (S. 117), S389 [22JA]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (S. 267), S1087 [6FE]

———provide farm credit assistance for activated reservists (S. 1519), S10395 [9OC], S12987 [11DE]

———provide market loss assistance for apple producers, S11066-S11070 [25OC]

———provide market loss assistance for apple producers (S. 1018), S6137 [12JN]

———provide payments to dairy producers relative to Class I milk prices, S13268 [14DE]

———provide trade adjustment assistance to farmers (S. 1100), S6924 [26JN]

———reform certain mandatory arbitration requirements in resolving disputes between farmers and agribusinesses, S13087-S13091 [13DE]

———research programs funding, S13453 [18DE]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (H.R. 2213), S8852-S8873, S8875 [3AU]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (H.R. 2213), unanimous-consent agreement, S8857 [3AU]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8403-S8429, S8431-S8451 [31JY], S8499-S8504, S8628 [1AU], S8845-S8847 [2AU], S8849-S8852 [3AU]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), motion to proceed, S8334, S8337 [27JY], S8379-S8391 [30JY]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), unanimous-consent agreement, S8391 [30JY], S8845 [2AU]

———strengthen the penalties for violations of plant quarantine laws (S. 118), S390 [22JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11060-S11095 [25OC], S11190, S11191, S11247 [30OC], S11337 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), conference report, S11872-S11878 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11867 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), unanimous-consent agreement, S10970, S10971 [24OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1191), indefinitely postponed, S12216 [29NO]

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: border inspections and monitoring of emerging animal and plant diseases funding, S7412 [10JY]

Animals: consolidate and revise authority on animal health protection (S. 1482), S10060 [2OC]

———establish a Federal task force to coordinate actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 534), S2316 [14MR]

———establish a program to control bovine Johne's disease (S. 1595), S11287 [31OC]

———improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (S. 1478), S9974 [1OC]

———promote and enforce humane treatment of livestock and other animals, S7305, S7311 [9JY]

Appropriations: reduce appropriations for low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S11073-S11075 [25OC], S11337 [1NO], S11876 [15NO]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land, S7560, S7561 [12JY]

———ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (S. 681), S3345 [3AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, S8419, S8420, S8423-S8425 [31JY]

Business and industry: require review of agribusiness mergers and acquisitions and allow imposition of conditions relative to anticompetitive practices (S. 1076), S6603 [21JN]

Civil rights: establish position of Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Civil Rights, S13037, S13038 [12DE]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11095 [25OC]

Community development: permit borrowers and grantees to use certain rural development loans and grants for other purposes under certain circumstances (S. 1413), S9256 [10SE]

Congress: legislative priorities, S11315, S11320 [1NO]

Conservation programs: extend and expand (S. 1267), S8365 [27JY]

Conservation Reserve Program: establish certain values for payments for different categories of enrolled land, S13260 [14DE]

———require State consent prior to implementation of water conservation program, S13032-S13034 [12DE]

———strike water conservation program, S13020-S13032 [12DE]

Cranberries: issue marketing orders (S. 1674), S11661 [9NO]

Diseases: improve the collection of information from foreign travelers relative to the introduction of foreign animal disease into the U.S., S9492 [19SE]

———require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 700), S3452, S3459 [4AP], S3634 [5AP]

———require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 708), S3699, S3709-S3711 [6AP]

Ecology and environment: encourage use of carbon storage sequestration practices, S13117 [13DE]

———encourage use of carbon storage sequestration practices (S. 1255), S8284 [26JY]

———restrictions on use of Environmental Quality Incentive Program funds for confined livestock feeding operations animal waste structures, S13246, S13247 [14DE]

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (S. 1870), S13955-S13959 [20DE]

FDA: food safety initiative activities funding, S3662 [6AP]

Federal agencies: review actions affecting agricultural producers, S13035 [12DE], S13080-S13087, S13091 [13DE]

Federal aid programs: payment of disaster assistance to farmers, S1920 [7MR], S13857 [20DE]

———provide emergency crop loss assistance to respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices (S. 568), S2584 [20MR]

———provide matching contributions to farmers for funds placed in approved accounts for use in periods of economic difficulty, S13441 [18DE]

———provide payments to producers of forage crops for losses due to army worms, S8502 [1AU]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (S. 1652), S11561 [7NO]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), S5658 [24MY]

Food: extend and improve the emergency food assistance program (S. 1540), S10652 [11OC]

———vegetable production systems development funding, S11082, S11083 [25OC]

Food industry: clarify legal authority to enforce pathogen reduction standards for meat and poultry products, S11076-S11082 [25OC]

———ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (S. 111), S383 [22JA]

———ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (S. 1123), S7090 [28JN]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (S. 1501), S10295 [4OC]

Food Stamp Act: amend to improve food stamp informational activities in those States with the greatest rate of hunger (S. 1098), S6921, S6922 [26JN]

Foreign trade: agricultural trade programs funding (S. 366), S1505, S1506 [15FE]

———impact of certain agricultural proposals on trade agreements, S13441 [18DE]

Forests: increase carbon storage in national forests and facilitate the reporting of forest projects which reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations (S. 820), S4249 [3MY]

Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration: testing of deoxynivalenol (DON) in malting barley, S1741 [1MR]

Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: funding, S11092 [25OC]

High Plains Aquifer: conduct hydrogeologic mapping, modeling, and monitoring program and establish High Plains Aquifer Coordination Council to facilitate groundwater conservation (S. 1537), S10649 [11OC]

Historic buildings and sites: establish a national historic barn preservation program (S. 1604), S11289 [31OC]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (S. Con. Res. 45), S5840 [5JN], S8496 [31JY]

Labeling: prohibit the issuance of quality grade labels on imported meat products (S. 544), S2396 [15MR]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (H.R. 427), S8999 [3AU]

———protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (S. 254), S1076 [6FE]

Louisiana State University: relocation of Audubon Sugar Institute to the St. Gabriel Sugar Research Station, S11084 [25OC]

Milk: use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for pricing milk (S. 105), S377 [22JA]

Montana: status of timber and agricultural industries, S11486 [6NO]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress, S424 [22JA]

National Agriculture Day: observance, S2575 [20MR], S2727 [22MR]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (S. 657), S6461 [19JN]

National objectives: conduct a study on national dairy policy, S12834-S12842 [11DE]

Native Americans: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (S. 691), S3442 [4AP]

Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center: tropical and subtropical agricultural research funding, S11086 [25OC]

Packers and Stockyards Act: make provisions for livestock production contracts and provide parties to the contract the right to discussion with certain individuals, S13251 [14DE]

———prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter, S13093-S13099 [13DE], S13258, S13272 [14DE], S13660, S13661 [19DE]

———prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (S. 142), S1060 [6FE], S2575 [20MR]

Power resources: bio-based energy development funding, S11085 [25OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S58 [20JA], S5482 [22MY], S7581 [12JY], S8533 [1AU], S9867 [26SE]

Public lands: public participation in oil and gas exploration decisions, S11098 [25OC]

Purdue University: Fine Hardwoods Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center funding, S7570 [12JY]

Rural Facilities Program: purchase of fire engine for DeTour, MI, S11084 [25OC]

Santa Fe, NM: National Center for Genome Resources funding, S11088 [25OC]

Sudden oak death syndrome: research, monitoring, and treatment funding, S11083 [25OC]

———research, monitoring, and treatment funding (S. 997), S5976 [7JN]

Taxation: treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (S. 315), S1336-S1338 [13FE]

Terrorism: establish a coordinated program of science-based countermeasures to address threats of agricultural bioterrorism (S. 1563), S10796 [17OC]

Utah: acquire land and construct an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to American Fork Canyon (S. 1240), S8222 [25JY]

Veneman, Ann M.: confirmation as Sec. of Agriculture, S453 [23JA]

———nomination to be Sec. of Agriculture, S60 [20JA]

Water: make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (S. 716), S3541 [5AP]

Wetland Reserve Program: funding, S3816 [24AP]

Wildfires: National Fire Plan and base fire programs funding, S3483 [5AP]

Woodward, OK: Southern Plains Range Research Station conference center funding, S11083 [25OC]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2330) (H. Rept. 107-275), H8034 [9NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2330) (H. Rept. 107-116), H3711 [27JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1191) (S. Rept. 107-41), S7878 [18JY]

Consideration of H.R. 581, Wildfire Management Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 135) (H. Rept. 107-59), H2021 [8MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2330, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 183) (H. Rept. 107-118), H3711 [27JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2646, Farm Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 248) (H. Rept. 107-226), H6135 [2OC]

Continue Certain Agriculture Programs: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 107-191), H5332 [2AU]

Emergency Agricultural Assistance Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1246), S8203 [25JY]

Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 107-201), H5454 [6SE]

Farm Credit Assistance for Activated Reservists: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1519), S12551 [6DE]

Farm Security Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 107-191), H5404 [5SE]

———Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 107-191), H5487 [10SE]

Little Sandy River Watershed Protection as Part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 427) (H. Rept. 107-151), H4427 [23JY]

Nomination of Eric M. Bost To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5438 [22MY]

Nomination of J.B. Penn To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5438 [22MY]

Nomination of James R. Moseley To Be Deputy Sec. of Agriculture: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S7588 [12JY]

Nomination of Joseph J. Jen To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S7588 [12JY]

Nomination of Lou Gallegos To Be Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Administration: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5438 [22MY]

Nomination of Mary Kirtley Waters To Be Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Congressional Relations: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5438 [22MY]

Nomination of William T. Hawks To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S5438 [22MY]

Protection of Little Sandy River Watershed as Part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 254) (S. Rept. 107-23), S5830 [5JN]

Respond to the Continuing Economic Crisis Adversely Affecting Agricultural Producers: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2213) (H. Rept. 107-111), H3617 [26JN]

Use of Certain Wildland Fire Management Funds To Reimburse Certain Interagency Cooperation Costs in Connection With Wildland Fire Management: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 581) (H. Rept. 107-35), H1406 [3AP]

Wildfire Management Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 581), S5541 [23MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6278, H6290 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3772 [28JN], H3909, H3922 [11JY]

Statements

Food, Candy Manufacturers Benefit When Sugar Producer Prices Fall, Consumers Do Not, H6330 [4OC]

Grocers Boost Retail Sugar Price to 20-Year High While Producer Prices Fall to 22-Year Low, H6330 [4OC]

Limit Price Support Payments to Agricultural Producers, H6376 [4OC]

Response of Committee on Agriculture (House) to the Continuing Economic Crisis Adversely Affecting Agricultural Producers: Representatives Combest and Stenholm, Committee on Agriculture (House), S8865 [3AU]

Response to the Continuing Economic Crisis Adversely Affecting Agricultural Producers: National Barley Growers Association, S8427 [31JY], S8858 [3AU]

Summaries

Carbon Sequestration and Reporting Act (S. 1255), S8291 [26JY]

Family Agriculture Recovery and Market (FARM) Equity Act (S. 165), S534 [24JA]

National Historic Barn Preservation Act (S. 1604), S11289 [31OC]

Responsible Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement and Response (ROVER) Act (H.R. 1382), E525 [3AP]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3745-H3751 [28JN]

———conference report, H8069-H8075 [13NO]

Agriculture marketing assistance loan rates, S534 [24JA]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11875 [15NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1191, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11087 [25OC]

Environmental Quality Incentives Program backlog, S8861 [3AU]

Farmland Protection Program backlog, S8861 [3AU]

Federal payment per hundred pounds of milk produced in each State, S12838 [11DE]

Hispanic-serving institutions education grants program funds awarded to States and educational institutions, H3903 [11JY]

Market loss assistance for apple producers, S11066 [25OC]

Wetlands Reserve Program backlog, S8861 [3AU]

Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program backlog, S8861 [3AU]

Texts of

H. Res. 135, consideration of H.R. 581, Wildfire Management Act, H2050 [9MY]

H. Res. 183, consideration of H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H3738 [28JN]

H. Res. 248, consideration of H.R. 2646, Farm Security Act, H6167 [3OC]

H.R. 427, Little Sandy River watershed protection as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, H4382 [23JY]

H.R. 434, Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act, H5463 [10SE]

H.R. 581, Wildfire Management Act, H2056 [9MY]

H.R. 2213, respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers, H3533 [26JN]

H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11236-S11247 [30OC]

H.R. 2646, Farm Security Act, H6187-H6225 [3OC]

S. 20, Securing a Future for Independent Agriculture Act, S249-S259 [22JA]

S. 105, use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for pricing milk, S378 [22JA]

S. 107, Democracy for Dairy Producers Act, S380 [22JA]

S. 111, Dairy Promotion Fairness Act, S383 [22JA]

S. 117, Quality Cheese Act, S390 [22JA]

S. 118, Fruit, Vegetable, and Plant Smuggling Prevention Act, S391 [22JA]

S. 142, prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter, S415 [22JA]

S. 165, Family Agriculture Recovery and Market (FARM) Equity Act, S534 [24JA]

S. 254, protection of Little Sandy River watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, S1077 [6FE]

S. 267, Downed Animal Protection Act, S1088 [6FE]

S. 294, National Dairy Farmers Fairness Act, S1225 [8FE]

S. 315, Conservation Reserve Program Tax Fairness Act, S1337 [13FE]

S. 534, Mad Cow Prevention Act, S2316 [14MR]

S. 544, USDA Grade Rescission Act, S2397 [15MR]

S. 568, provide emergency crop loss assistance to respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices, S2584 [20MR]

S. 657, National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative funding, S6461 [19JN], H3479 [25JN]

S. 681, Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act, S3345 [3AP]

S. 691, convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California, S3442 [4AP]

S. 700, Animal Disease Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Control Act, H2051-H2053 [9MY]

S. 700, require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease, S3453 [4AP], S3634-S3636 [5AP]

S. 769, International Carbon Conservation Act, S3862 [24AP]

S. 820, Forest Resources for the Environment and the Economy Act, S4250-S4253 [3MY]

S. 923, amend Agricultural Market Transition Act to extend the expansion of producers eligible for loan deficiency payments, S5278 [21MY]

S. 997, Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act, S5976 [7JN]

S. 1076, Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act, S6604-S6607 [21JN]

S. 1255, Carbon Sequestration and Reporting Act, S8285-S8291 [26JY]

S. 1326, Working Lands Conservation Act, S8744-S8749 [2AU]

S. 1482, Animal Health Protection Act, S10060-S10064 [2OC]

S. 1519, provide farm credit assistance for activated reservists, S10395 [9OC], S12987 [11DE]

S. 1652, Sugar Program Reform Act, S11562 [7NO]

S. 1674, issue marketing orders for cranberries, S11661 [9NO]

S. 1870, National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Registry Act, S13956-S13958 [20DE]

S. Con. Res. 45, ensure enforcement of Humane Methods of Slaughter Act to prevent needless suffering of animals, S5839 [5JN], S8496 [31JY]

S. Res. 11, U.S. cargo preference policy, S419 [22JA]