AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, AND RURAL ENHANCEMENT ACT
Amendments
Enact (H.R. 2646), S1006 [25FE]
Enact (S. 1731), S408, S419, S430, S431 [6FE], S442, S467, S469, S476, S498, S501, S504, S505, S506, S510 [7FE], S515, S516, S519, S522, S533, S557, S558, S564, S567 [8FE], S578, S590, S591 [11FE], S608, S610, S612, S613, S616, S617, S618, S619, S620, S621, S628, S629, S636, S645, S666, S667, S669, S670, S671, S672 [12FE], S675, S748 [13FE]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 2646, provisions, S976 [15FE], H640 [28FE]
Articles and editorials
Behind the Green Curtain, S692 [13FE]
Bloat Watch, H2037 [2MY]
Harrowing U.S. Taxpayers With Ill-Designed Farm Bill, H2008 [1MY]
On the Auction Block, H2023 [2MY]
Pigs Return to the Trough—Farm Subsidies Are Back, Bigger Than Ever, E969 [6JN]
Still at the Federal Trough—Farm Subsidies for the Rich and Famous Shattered Records in 2001, H2009 [1MY]
Subsidy Cuts To Wound Rice, Cotton Farms, S693 [13FE]
Sugar Rules Defy Free-Trade Logic, S521 [8FE]
To Too Few, Too Much—Government Needs To Limit Farm Subsidies, S449 [7FE]
Bills and resolutions
Enact (H.R. 2646): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 403), H2018 [1MY]
Comparisons
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (H.R. 2646), S3995 [8MY]
Conference reports
Provisions (H.R. 2646), H1795-H1978 [1MY]
Factsheets
Conference Report: Republican Study Committee, H2009 [1MY]
Letters
Distribution of dairy assistance payments: Sharon L. Lombardi, Dairy Producers of New Mexico (organization), S4038 [8MY]
EPA study on emissions from ethanol production facilities: Senator Feinstein, S4027, S4028 [8MY]
———Stephen Rothblatt, EPA, S4028 [8MY]
Establish equity in distribution of agricultural commodity assistance payments: Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S461 [7FE]
Farm program limitations on commodity payments and benefits: several agricultural organizations, S446 [7FE]
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: Craig Lang, Iowa Farm Bureau, S3929 [7MY]
———David J. Frederickson, National Farmers Union, S3911 [7MY]
———Ellen S. Levinson, Coalition for Food Aid, S3912 [7MY]
———Environmental and Energy Study Institute, S3913 [7MY]
———J. Read Smith, National Association of Conservation Districts, S3911 [7MY]
———Jerry Friedman, American Public Human Services Association, S3912 [7MY]
———Kenneth E. Auer, Farm Credit Council, S3912 [7MY]
———Representative Combest, Committee on Agriculture (House), H2047 [2MY]
———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H2047 [2MY]
———several agricultural associations, S3911 [7MY]
———several organizations, S3992 [8MY]
Improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders: Wayne Pacelle, Humane Society of the U.S., and Lisa Weisberg, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, S581 [11FE]
Livestock production contracts: several agricultural organizations, S411 [6FE]
Methyl bromide phaseout as a pesticide: Representative Combest, Committee on Agriculture (House), E720 [6MY]
———Representative Tauzin, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E720 [6MY]
Promote water conservation on agricultural land: Deb Callahan, League of Conservation Voters, S530 [8FE]
———several environmental and conservation organizations, S530, S531 [8FE]
Provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban open space and contain suburban sprawl: James J. Espy, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (organization), S698 [13FE]
———Jennifer Melville, Trust for Public Lands (organization), S698 [13FE]
———Kent Wommack, Nature Conservancy (organization), S698 [13FE]
———Larry A. Kotchman, National Association of State Foresters, S697 [13FE]
———Sally Stockwell, Maine Audubon Society, S698 [13FE]
———W. Kent Olson, Friends of Acadia (organization), S698 [13FE]
Provisions: Donald E. Flannery, Maine Potato Board, S4139 [9MY]
———Robert W. Spear, Maine Dept. of Agriculture, Food & Rural Resources, S4139 [9MY]
Reallocate unused sugar quotas to make up shortfalls in the amount sugar supplying countries export to the U.S.: Lawrence T. Graham, Coalition for Sugar Reform, S622 [12FE]
———Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S622 [12FE]
Require labeling of country of origin on imported perishable agricultural commodities: David J. Frederickson, National Farmers Union, S3999 [8MY]
Strengthen limitations on Dept. of Agriculture commodity payments and benefits and use resulting savings to improve certain programs: Representative Nick Smith, H1477 [18AP]
Strike Conservation Reserve Program water conservation program: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S471 [7FE]
Lists
Amendments to S. 1731, provisions, S473 [7FE]
Family Business Estate Tax Coalition, S647 [12FE]
Small Business Legislative Council, S647 [12FE]
Supporters of H.R. 2646, Farm Security and Rural Investment Act, H2047 [2MY]
Supporters of S. 1478, Puppy Protection Act, S630-S636 [12FE]
Top 10 violations by commercial dog breeding facilities, S581 [11FE]
Motions
Enact (H.R. 2646), H1111, H1113 [9AP], H1183 [10AP], H1307, H1328 [16AP], H1373, H1379 [17AP], H1453, H1462 [18AP], H1537 [24AP], H1747 [30AP]
———conference report, H2056 [2MY]
Press releases
Iowa Farmers Union Reacts to the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002: Iowa Farmers Union, S3929 [7MY]
Iowa Soybean Association Applauds the Completion of the 2002 Farm Bill by U.S. Senate and House Conferees: Iowa Soybean Association, S3930 [7MY]
Questions and answers
Improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders, S581 [11FE]
Provisions (H.R. 2646), S3982 [8MY]
Quotations
Strengthen limitations on Dept. of Agriculture commodity payments and benefits and use resulting savings to improve certain programs: several Senators, H1382 [17AP]
Remarks in House
Agriculture: comply with certain foreign trade agreements by limiting marketing gain loans and deficiency payments to certain producers, H2004, H2005 [1MY]
———conservation programs funding, H2006, H2007 [1MY], H3432-H3436 [11JN]
———limit price support payments to producers, H527 [26FE], H691 [6MR], H2002-H2010 [1MY], H2024, H2026, H2027, H2030 [2MY], H3781 [21JN], H3862 [25JN], E278 [6MR]
Bankruptcy: permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H1183-H1188 [10AP]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful, H2002 [1MY]
Cuba: allow the financing of agricultural sales, H1454-H1462 [18AP], H2005 [1MY], H2429 [14MY], E609 [23AP], E668 [30AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen limitations on commodity payments and benefits and use resulting savings to improve certain programs, H1292 [16AP], H1371, H1374-H1382 [17AP], H1477, H1480 [18AP], H2006 [1MY], H2040 [2MY], E587 [18AP]
Enact (H.R. 2646), H527 [26FE], H638 [28FE], H691 [6MR], H1292, H1308 [16AP], H1342, H1343, H1344, H1345 [17AP], H1415, H1477 [18AP], H1511, H1512 [23AP], H1670 [25AP], H1678 [29AP], H4673-H4675 [15JY], E278 [6MR], E397, E401 [21MR], E615 [24AP]
———conference report, H1998, H2002-H2010 [1MY], H2031-H2057 [2MY], H2429 [14MY], H2501 [15MY], H3432-H3436 [11JN], H6036-H6040 [4SE], E716 [3MY], E719 [6MY], E760, E778 [10MY], E1721 [2OC]
———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 403), H2022-H2031 [2MY]
———motion to instruct conferees, H1111, H1113 [9AP], H1307, H1328-H1331 [16AP], H1371, H1373-H1382 [17AP], H1453-H1470, H1480 [18AP], H1516 [23AP], H1537-H1540 [24AP], H1747 [30AP], E587 [18AP], E609, E611, E612, E613 [23AP], E668 [30AP]
———motion to instuct conferees, H1183-H1188 [10AP]
Klamath Basin: respond to economic disaster threatening certain farmers and communities resulting from denial of irrigation water for the Klamath Project, H2037 [2MY]
Pesticides: methyl bromide phaseout, E719 [6MY]
Power resources: encourage use of renewable energy, H2025 [2MY]
Public welfare programs: eligibility of certain legal immigrants for food stamps, H1328-H1331 [16AP], H1342, H1343, H1344, H1345 [17AP], H1415, H1462-H1470 [18AP], H1511, H1512 [23AP], E611, E612, E613 [23AP], E615 [24AP]
Remarks in Senate
Afghanistan: establish a pilot emergency relief program to provide live lambs, S612, S625 [12FE]
Agriculture: application of means-testing of nonprofit organizations relative to conservation programs, S4019 [8MY]
———conservation programs funding, S3927 [7MY]
———disaster assistance to farmers and ranchers, S4003, S4004 [8MY]
———Farmland Protection Program funding, S684 [13FE]
———limit price support payments to producers, S3926, S3933, S3935 [7MY]
———Livestock Assistance Program funding, S578, S579 [11FE], S625 [12FE]
———modify authority of farm credit system institutions to participate with non-system lenders in certain multi-lender risk management transactions, S582 [11FE]
———price supports for peanuts, S4035 [8MY]
———promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer, S685 [13FE]
———provide emergency agriculture assistance, S606-S610 [12FE]
———recalculated loan rates for commodities, S3980, S3983 [8MY]
———reduce price supports and marketing loan rates and use savings to improve Food Stamp Program, S610, S612, S627, S628 [12FE], S683 [13FE]
———require labeling of country of origin on imported perishable agricultural commodities, S3927 [7MY], S3998, S4021-S4025 [8MY]
———Tree Assistance Program funding, S4021 [8MY]
Animals: exclude birds and certain rats and mice from the definition of animals under the Animal Welfare Act, S616, S628 [12FE]
———improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders, S516 [8FE], S580 [11FE], S630-S636 [12FE]
Bankruptcy: permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, S467-S469 [7FE]
Budget: allocation of funds, S3913-S3917 [7MY]
CCC: transfer of certain funding for conservation programs technical assistance, S4020 [8MY]
Chesapeake Bay: provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed, S684 [13FE], S4010-S4012, S4019, S4020 [8MY]
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): tribute to members and staff, S680 [13FE]
Computers: improve access to broadband services in rural and under-served areas, S4023, S4037 [8MY]
Conservation Reserve Program: establish a per-farm limitation on enrolled land, S412, S413 [6FE]
———establish certain values for payments in different categories of enrolled land, S412, S413 [6FE]
———promote water conservation on agricultural land, S528-S533, S540 [8FE], S604, S608, S609, S611 [12FE], S694, S695 [13FE]
———strike water conservation program, S469-S476 [7FE], S604, S605, S608 [12FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: Biodiesel Fuel Education Program funding, S684 [13FE]
———delay implementation of marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for peanuts, S620 [12FE]
———ensure effectiveness of non-Federal conservation technical assistance programs, S684 [13FE]
———establish a voluntary organic research and promotion program, S619 [12FE]
———establish equity in distribution of commodity assistance payments, S458-S467 [7FE]
———establish equity in distribution of dairy assistance payments, S617, S649 [12FE], S677-S679, S691 [13FE], S3924 [7MY], S4037, S4041 [8MY]
———expand the value-added agricultural product market development grant program, S4019 [8MY]
———Market Access Program funding, S652 [12FE]
———Missouri farmer eligibility for payments and assistance, S651 [12FE]
———modify beet sugar allotment formula to ensure equity among beet sugar processors, S514 [8FE]
———nutrition programs funding, S651 [12FE], S4046 [8MY]
———provide emergency disaster assistance and revoke multispecies limited access fishing permits relative to Northeast commercial fisheries failure, S679, S695 [13FE]
———provide relief to certain flue-cured tobacco farmers, S685 [13FE]
———reallocate unused sugar quotas to make up shortfalls in the amount sugar supplying countries export to the U.S., S520 [8FE], S622-S624, S628 [12FE]
———repeal peanut quotas, S650, S651 [12FE], S3933 [7MY]
———restrict commodity and crop insurance payments to land that has a cropping history, and restore food stamp benefits to certain legal immigrants, S419-S423 [6FE], S442, S443 [7FE]
———restrict use of Environmental Quality Incentive Program funds for confined livestock feeding operations, S413-S417 [6FE], S615, S624-S626 [12FE]
———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding, S4020 [8MY]
———strengthen limitations on commodity payments and benefits and use resulting savings to improve certain programs, S444-S457 [7FE], S692, S693 [13FE], S4006-S4008, S4018 [8MY]
———Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program funding, S682 [13FE]
Enact (H.R. 2646), S846-S849 [14FE], S882, S883 [15FE], S2761 [17AP], S3160 [23AP], S3516 [30AP]
———conference report, S3608-S3610 [1MY], S3903-S3937 [7MY], S3979-S4052 [8MY], S4137-S4140 [9MY], S4247 [13MY], S4695 [22MY]
———conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S3887 [2MY]
———insert S. 1731 language in lieu, S699 [13FE]
———printing, S877 [14FE]
Enact (S. 1731), S52 [24JA], S115 [25JA], S173 [28JA], S402-S423 [6FE], S441-S479 [7FE], S513-S525, S528-S537, S540 [8FE], S577-S582 [11FE], S597-S653 [12FE], S675-S699, S709 [13FE], S835 [14FE], S7860 [1AU]
———unanimous-consent agreement, S473 [7FE], S592 [11FE]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S4044 [8MY]
Florida: Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan funding, S4022 [8MY]
Food stamps: equalize asset eligibility rule for senior citizen and disabled recipients, S610, S612 [12FE]
Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, S3608-S3610 [1MY]
Klamath Basin: respond to economic disaster threatening certain farmers and communities resulting from denial of irrigation water for the Klamath Project, S4021, S4022 [8MY]
Managers' amendments: timeliness of submission, S680-S683 [13FE]
Mexico: provide equity for the promotion of Hass avocados, S636 [12FE]
Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter, S514, S515, S517, S522 [8FE], S579 [11FE], S598-S604 [12FE], S4018 [8MY]
———revise livestock production contracts, S407, S411, S412, S417 [6FE]
———study proposal to prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter, S477 [7FE], S514, S515, S517, S522 [8FE], S598, S600-S604 [12FE]
Public welfare programs: eligibility of certain legal immigrants for food stamps, S4018 [8MY]
Puerto Rico: Nutritional Assistance Program funding, S650 [12FE]
Senate: tribute to staff, S835 [14FE]
Suburban areas: provide assistance to States and nonprofit organizations to preserve suburban open space and contain suburban sprawl, S697 [13FE]
Taxation: make repeal of estate and gift taxes permanent, S608, S637-S648 [12FE], S676, S677, S688, S691 [13FE]
———prohibit use of Social Security trust funds to make permanent certain scheduled tax cuts, S639, S640, S644, S645 [12FE], S676, S677, S691 [13FE]
Veneman, Sec. of Agriculture: reported conversations with Canadian Agriculture Minister relative to agriculture legislation, S882, S883 [15FE]
World Trade Organization: establish U.S. negotiating objectives, S410, S411 [6FE]
Reports
Implications of Banning Packer Ownership of Livestock: Allan Gray, Ken Foster, and Michael Boehlje, Purdue University, S602 [12FE]
Reports filed
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2646, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 403) (H. Rept. 107-426), H2018 [1MY]
Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2646) (H. Rept. 107-424), H2018 [1MY]
Rulings of the Chair
Enact (H.R. 2646): motion to instruct conferees, H1380 [17AP]
Statements
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: Ann M. Veneman, Sec. of Agriculture, S3910 [7MY]
———President Bush, S3910 [7MY]
Strengthen Limitations on Dept. of Agriculture Commodity Payments and Benefits and Use Resulting Savings To Improve Certain Programs: Senator Grassley, H1376 [17AP]
Tables
Acres needed to receive Dept. of Agriculture loan deficiency payment benefits based on season average prices, H1382 [17AP]
Budget estimates from President Bush's budget submission relative to use of Social Security trust funds to make permanent certain scheduled tax cuts, S676 [13FE]
Comparison of dairy producer payments in Daschle substitute and Domenici amendment to S. 1731, provisions, S649 [12FE]
Farm bill payment comparisons, S3936 [7MY]
Farm bill spending—old baseline v. new baseline, S3936 [7MY]
Recipients of Dept. of Agriculture commodity payments by income bracket, S457 [7FE]
Top 100 recipients of farm subsidies in Wisconsin (2001), H1479 [18AP]
Texts of
H. Res. 403, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2646, Farm Security and Rural Investment Act, H2022 [2MY]
H.R. 2646, provisions, S1006-S1135 [25FE]
Tributes
Wellstone, Senator, S3919 [7MY]