EMERGENCY AGRICULTURAL ASSISTANCE ACT

Amendments

Enact (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]

Analyses

Provisions (S. 1246): Lugar Substitute Amendment, S8418 [31JY]

Articles and editorials

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

Cloture motions

Enact (S. 1246), S8499 [1AU], S8849 [3AU]

———motion to proceed, S8334 [27JY], S8391 [30JY]

Letters

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

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: Kenneth D. Ayars, Rhode Island Dept. of Environmental Management, S8856 [3AU]

———Robert W. Spear, Maine Dept. of Agriculture, S8855 [3AU]

———Shirley Ferris, Connecticut Dept. of Agriculture, S8856 [3AU]

———Stephen H. Taylor, New Hampshire Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food, S8856 [3AU]

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

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]

Motions

Enact (S. 1246), S8334 [27JY]

Petitions and memorials

Maine: Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S8856 [3AU]

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 Senate

Agriculture: impact of dairy compacts, S8868-S8870, S8875 [3AU]

———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]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful, S8433, S8434 [31JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide payments to producers of forage crops for losses due to army worms, S8502 [1AU]

Enact (S. 1246), S8403-S8429, S8431-S8451 [31JY], S8499-S8504, S8628 [1AU], S8845-S8847 [2AU], S8849-S8852 [3AU]

———motion to proceed, S8334, S8337 [27JY], S8379-S8391 [30JY]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S8391 [30JY], S8845 [2AU]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent, S8432-S8441, S8445-S8447 [31JY], S8502 [1AU]

New York: economic importance of agriculture, S8863 [3AU]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize, S8432-S8441, S8445-S8447 [31JY], S8502 [1AU], S8854 [3AU]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent, S8432-S8441, S8445-S8447 [31JY], S8502 [1AU]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S8499, S8502, S8628 [1AU]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms, S8448-S8451 [31JY]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent, S8432-S8441, S8445-S8447 [31JY], S8502 [1AU]

Reports filed

Provisions: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1246), S8203 [25JY]

Statements

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]

Tables

Environmental Quality Incentives Program backlog, S8861 [3AU]

Farmland Protection Program backlog, S8861 [3AU]

Wetlands Reserve Program backlog, S8861 [3AU]

Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program backlog, S8861 [3AU]