AGRICULTURE related term(s) Food

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5402 [8JY], H5471 [9JY], H5536, H5537 [12JY], H5552, H5554, H5559, H5560, H5561, H5562, H5564, H5566, H5567, H5582, H5583, H5584, H5585, H5587, H5589, H5595, H5598, H5599, H5600, H5602, H5606, H5607, H5655 [13JY]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), H157, H210, H211, H216 [28JA]

Children and youth: provide children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, simplify program operations and improve program management, and reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 2507), S7326 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 144), S11185 [10OC]

Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program: enhance and provide certain benefits to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project (S. 1996), S11577 [19NO]

Articles and editorials

Ag Expert Has Cotton in His Blood—Anderson Retiring but Staying in Field, E1541 [8SE]

Biotech's Benefits, E1022 [3JN]

Energy Follies, S4639 [29AP]

Just Asking To Survive, S11632 [19NO]

Midwest Farmers May Lose Out With Disaster Aid, S10904 [9OC]

Mr. Maple Retires From University of Vermont Extension Service, S717 [9FE]

Pact To Affect 8,000 Migrants, H8003 [4OC]

Quick Action Needed on Livestock IDs, E397 [17MR]

SEC Chief Pans Bankruptcy Adviser Change, H220 [28JA]

Sweet and Sour Subsidies, E190 [24FE]

USDA's Stubborn Stance, E684 [28AP]

Who Killed Cool?, S174 [22JA]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: instruct conferees to appropriations legislation relative to the Conservation Security Program and treatment of agricultural disaster assistance (see S. Res. 465), S11305 [11OC]

———making appropriations (see S. 2803), S9220 [14SE] (see H.R. 4766), H5330 [7JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4766), consideration (see H. Res. 710), H5401 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4766), request Senate to return bill to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 719), H5908 [15JY]

Animals: exempt certain animal identification information from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (see H.R. 4005), H1322 [18MR]

———provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (see S. 2007), S52 [20JA] (see H.R. 3714), H88 [21JA]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 2864), S9936 [29SE] (see H.R. 5167), H7863 [29SE]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), consideration (see H. Res. 503), H127 [27JA]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5195), H7944 [30SE]

CCC: limit transfer of certain funds between conservation programs for technical assistance for the programs (see S. 2856), S9812 [28SE]

———support development of a domestic casein and milk protein concentrate industry (see H.R. 4223), H2405 [27AP]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H1789 [31MR]

Chemicals: prohibit the importation, manufacture, distribution, or storage of detonable nitrate fertilizers without a license (see H.R. 5140), H7574 [23SE]

Children and youth: promote better nutrition among school children participating in school breakfast and lunch programs (see H.R. 4519), H3784 [4JN]

———provide children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, simplify program operations and improve program management, and reauthorize child nutrition programs (see S. 2507), S6499 [7JN]

Crime: promote public safety and interstate commerce by establishing Federal criminal penalties and civil remedies for violent and destructive conduct intended to injure or interfere with plant or animal enterprises (see H.R. 4454), H3439 (see H.R. 4454), H3539 [20MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate the Market Access Program (see H.R. 4727), H5149 [25JN]

———establish an electronic nationwide livestock identification system (see S. 2008), S52 [20JA] (see H.R. 3822), H574 [24FE]

———establish an electronic nationwide livestock identification system, prevent unauthorized release of information collected under the system, and review responses to livestock disease outbreaks (see H.R. 3787), H433 [10FE]

———expand the Agricultural Management Assistance Program to include Hawaii (see H.R. 5106), H7328 [21SE]

———implement the U.S. Animal Identification Plan (see S. 2070), S1285 [12FE] (see H.R. 3961), H1071 [11MR]

———make the dairy forward pricing program permanent (see S. 2565), S7311 [23JN]

———modify and improve funding structure of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (see H.R. 4189), H2265 [21AP]

———offer farmers supplemental crop insurance based on area yield and loss plan of insurance (see H.R. 4702), H4927 (see H.R. 4702), H5071 [24JN]

———provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 4858), H5983 [19JY]

———provide for a greater number of members on certain combined Farm Service Agency county committees (see H.R. 4163), H2153 [2AP]

———registration and payment of fees by persons who retain seeds harvested from the planting of patented seeds (see H.R. 4693), H4926 (see H.R. 4693), H5070 [24JN]

———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 4446), H3438 (see H.R. 4446), H3538 [20MY]

———sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see S. 2575), S7434 [24JN] (see H.R. 4569), H4170 [15JN]

———use the Agricultural Research Service to conduct research on the risks of the transfer of prions that cause transmissable spongiform encephalopathies between animal species (see H.R. 4001), H1322 [18MR]

Depts. of Agriculture, Education, HHS, and Transportation: making appropriations (see H.R. 4422), H3437 (see H.R. 4422), H3537 [20MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4422), consideration (see H. Res. 787), H7442 [22SE]

Disasters: base counter-cyclical payment rate for 2003 crop year for farming operations located in certain declared disaster areas on rate for partial payments in that year (see H.R. 4583), H4171 [15JN]

———provide funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts in certain other agricultural legislation (see S. Res. 454), S10986 [9OC]

Ecology and environment: promote use of anaerobic digesters by agricultural producers and rural small businesses to produce renewable energy and improve environmental quality (see S. 2583), S7434 [24JN] (see H.R. 4696), H4927 (see H.R. 4696), H5070 [24JN]

Extension Living Well Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 105), S5078 [10MY]

Families and domestic relations: importance of revitalizing family farming (see H. Con. Res. 510), H8408 [6OC]

Farm Credit Act: establish certain conditions under which a Farm Credit System institution can terminate its status as a System institution (see S. 2851), S9812 [28SE]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: enhance ability to produce fruits and vegetables on soybean base acres (see S. 2141), S1683 [26FE]

———extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see S. 2609), S7580 [6JY] (see H.R. 3990), H1229 [17MR]

———increase loan rate for safflower (see S. 2251), S3294 [29MR]

Federal aid programs: establish regional dairy marketing areas to stabilize the price of milk and support the income of dairy producers (see S. 2525), S6881 [16JN] (see H.R. 4597), H4286 [16JN]

———provide crop and livestock disaster assistance to agricultural producers (see S. 2592), S7435 [24JN] (see H.R. 4705), H4927 (see H.R. 4705), H5071 [24JN]

———provide emergency agriculture assistance (see S. 2456), S5949 [20MY] (see H.R. 4874), H6127 [20JY] (see H.R. 5203), H8038 [4OC] (see H.R. 5226), H8407 [6OC]

———support specialty crop producers and production and improve the program of value-added agricultural product market development grants by routing the grant funds through State departments of agriculture (see H.R. 4800), H5470 [9JY]

Food: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see S. 2902), S10568 [6OC]

Food industry: require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (see S. 2546), S6997 [17JN]

Foreign trade: impose a ban on the importation of soybeans and soybean meal that are products of Argentina or Brazil (see H.R. 3775), H392 [4FE]

———require country-of-origin labeling of all forms of ginseng (see S. 2452), S5949 [20MY] (see H.R. 4456), H3439 (see H.R. 4456), H3539 [20MY]

Horticulture: permit planting of chicory on base acres (see S. 2182), S2440 [9MR]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see S. 2823), S9441 [21SE]

———simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers and increase access to such workers (see S. 2185), S2440 [9MR]

Iraq: bid process for agricultural food tenders (see H. Con. Res. 387), H1229 [17MR]

Irrigation: clarify the acreage for which the North Loup division is authorized to provide irrigation water under the Missouri River Basin project (see S. 2304), S4024 [8AP]

Labeling: establish a voluntary program for the provision of country of origin labeling information on certain agricultural commodities (see H.R. 4576), H4170 [15JN]

———expedite implementation of country of origin labeling requirements for certain agricultural commodities (see H.R. 3993), H1321 [18MR]

———repeal delay in implementation of country of origin labeling requirements for certain agricultural commodities (see H.R. 3732), H127 [27JA]

———restore the application date for country of origin labeling (see S. 2451), S5949 [20MY]

Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: extend (see H.R. 5180), H7863 [29SE]

———modify termination date for mandatory price reporting (see S. 2965), S10846 [8OC]

National Day of the Horse: establish (see S. Res. 452), S10703 [7OC] (see H. Con. Res. 507), H7944 [30SE]

National Farm Safety and Health Week: support goals and purposes (see H. Con. Res. 494), H7329 [21SE]

NSF: establish a Division of Food and Agricultural Science and authorize funding for the support of fundamental agricultural research of the highest quality (see S. 3009), S11639 [19NO]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts (see H.R. 4006), H1322 [18MR]

Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program: enhance and provide certain benefits to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project (see H.R. 5139), H7574 [23SE]

———extend water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division in Nebraska (see S. 2509), S6628 [8JN] (see H.R. 5016), H6755 [7SE]

Science: establish an interagency task force on biotechnology, improve nutrition, and increase crop productivity and agricultural sustainability while ensuring food and environmental safety (see H.R. 4651), H4892 [23JN]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of electricity, heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see H.R. 5408), H10078 [19NO]

States: authorize Dept. of Agriculture and CCC to enter into memorandums of understanding with States regarding the collection of approved State commodity assessments from proceeds of marketing assistance loans (see S. 2866), S9936 [29SE] (see H.R. 4620), H4579 [18JN]

Taxation: allow certain agricultural employers a credit against income tax for a portion of wages paid to nonimmigrant H-2A workers (see H.R. 4821), H5653 [13JY]

———exclude farmland still in use from the estate tax and repeal dollar limitation on estate tax exclusion for land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 4721), H5149 [25JN]

———exclude from gross income interest received on loans secured by agricultural real property (see H.R. 4295), H2657 [5MY]

———exempt containers used primarily in potato farming from the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers (see S. 2807), S9287 [15SE]

———make improvements to assist young farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 5114), H7329 [21SE]

———provide credit for farmers' investments in value-added agriculture (see S. 2584), S7435 [24JN]

———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see S. 2872), S10061 [30SE] (see H.R. 4718), H5149 [25JN]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4165), H2153 [2AP]

———provide tax relief for farmers, ranchers, and fishermen (see S. 2761), S8688 [22JY]

———provide tax relief for farmers and fishermen (see H.R. 5169), H7863 [29SE]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see H.R. 4073), H1739 [30MR]

Tobacco products: prohibit the anticipated extreme reduction in the national marketing quotas for flue-cured and burley tobacco (see H.R. 4960), H6703 [22JY]

———terminate Federal tobacco quota and price support programs and compensate tobacco quota holders and active tobacco producers adversely affected by termination of such programs (see H.R. 4033), H1592 [25MR]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: ensure protection of the dairy industry in negotiations (see S. Res. 293), S321 [28JA]

———implementation (see S. 2610), S7580 [6JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (see S. 2677), S8229 [15JY]

Cloture motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, S20 [20JA], S156 [22JA]

Factsheets

Background on Ethiopia, H5884 [15JY]

Letters

Agricultural credits or credit guarantees for sale of U.S. agricultural commodities to Iraq: Representatives Kaptur and Waxman, H5597 [13JY]

Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act: several organizations, S1273-S1275 [12FE]

American Jobs Creation Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), H4434 [17JN]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4435 [17JN]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4434, H4435 [17JN]

Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act: Represenative Boehner, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H4931 [24JN]

———Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), H4931 [24JN]

Dept. of Agriculture Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension: several State Governors, S11762 [20NO]

Dept. of Agriculture purchase of rice for Iraq from foreign countries: Senator Boxer, S2094 [3MR]

Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act: several agricultural organizations, S10611 [6OC]

Farm program payment limitation changes: Dee Vaughan, National Corn Growers Association, S2655 [11MR]

———several agricultural organizations, S2654 [11MR]

Limit transfer of certain CCC funds between conservation programs for technical assistance for the programs: several agricultural organizations, H10906, H10907 [6DE]

———several conservation and sportsmen's organizations, H10908 [6DE]

———several organizations, H10906, H10908 [6DE]

McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding: several Representatives, H102 [27JA], H5486 [12JY]

National Dairy Equity Act: Dale Cole, Maine Dairy Industry Association, S7052 [18JN]

Provide funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending: several agricultural organizations, S10905 [9OC]

———several conservation and sportsmen's organizations, S10905 [9OC]

———several organizations, S10905 [9OC]

Reenactment period extension for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers: David J. Frederickson, National Farmers Union, H147, H150 [28JA]

———George Naylor, National Family Farm Coalition, H147 [28JA]

———Mark Smith, Farm Aid (organization), H146 [28JA]

Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on Agriculture (House), H8379 [6OC]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8379 [6OC]

Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act: Craig J. Regelbrugge, American Nursery & Landscape Association, S7442 [24JN]

———Mark R. Stanley, California Oak Mortality Task Force, S7443 [24JN]

———Robert H. Falconer, California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers, S7443 [24JN]

———Steve Kinsey, Marin County, CA, Board of Supervisors, S7443 [24JN]

Lists

Educational honors and Future Farmers of America titles won by Julian Smith, E1880 [11OC]

Supporters of S. 2507, Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act, H4933 [24JN]

Messages

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: President Bush, S7576 [6JY], H5166 [6JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: President Bush, S8226 [15JY], H5896 [15JY]

Motions

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), H216, H219 [28JA]

Papers

Grossly Distorted Global Cattle and Beef Markets—Harming U.S. Cattle and Beef Producers and Rural America—Immediate Steps Needed To Level the Playing Field: Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund (organization), S8203 [15JY]

Prayers

``Prayer for the Farm Worker's Struggle,'' Cesar E. Chavez, S3449 [31MR]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: eradicate poppy cultivation and prevent illicit drug trafficking, H729 [2MR]

Africa: allocate certain agricultural development funds for small-scale irrigation, crop and livestock diversification, and rural infrastructure, H5883-H5886 [15JY]

African Americans: Reclaiming Ownership of Southern Assets Program funding, H5610 [13JY]

Agricultural Adjustment Act: remove requirement that processors be members of an agency administering a marketing order applicable to pears (H.R. 2984), H8131-H8133 [5OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H256 [3FE], E65 [28JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5501-H5515 [12JY], H5552-H5615 [13JY], E1380, E1388 [15JY], E1393, E1398, E1405 [16JY], E1411, E1414 [19JY], E1426 [20JY], E1505 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4766), consideration (H. Res. 710), H5485-H5488 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4766), request Senate to return bill to the House of Representatives (H. Res. 719), H5895 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4766), unanimous-consent request, H5546 [13JY]

Animal Welfare Act: enforcement of animal fighting provisions funding, H5611 [13JY]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), H148-H218 [28JA], E84 [30JA], E95 [3FE]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), consideration (H. Res. 503), H143-H148 [28JA]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), motion to instruct conferees, H219-H222 [28JA]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), motion to recommit, H217, H218 [28JA]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 2864), H9011 [8OC]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H212-H216 [28JA]

———protect financially distressed military families and veterans from the means test, H217 [28JA]

Bloomsburg, PA: anniversary of Bloomsburg Fair, E1719 [28SE]

Borek, Teena M.: Florida Farm Bureau Woman of the Year in Agriculture award recipient, E2154 [6DE]

Broughton, Harold: Western Colorado Horticultural Society Lifetime Membership Award recipient, E217 [25FE]

California: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers who sustained losses in wildfires, E65 [28JA]

———tribute to Central Valley Common Threads award recipients, E465 [29MR]

California Future Farmers of America: construction of new headquarters near Galt, CA, E764 [5MY]

CCC: limit transfer of certain funds between conservation programs for technical assistance for the programs (S. 2856), H10906-H10909 [6DE]

Children and youth: improve certain nutritional programs (H.R. 2626), H4935 [24JN], E471 [29MR]

Courts: require proper labeling of genetically altered food to qualify for immunity from frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products, H959-H961 [10MR]

Cuba: prohibit funding to implement U.S. sanctions on private sales of agriculture commodities, medicine, or medical supplies, H7336, H7337, H7340 [22SE]

Cypress Bay Plantation: South Carolina Environmental Awareness Award recipient, H4896 [24JN]

Deere & Co.: tribute, E107 [4FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Asian longhorned beetle eradication funding, H5564-H5567 [13JY]

———Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Low Path Avian Influenza Program funding, E1398 [16JY]

———Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sudden oak death research funding, H5562-H5564 [13JY]

———Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Farmland Protection Program, Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program, and Grassland Reserves Program funding, H5582, H5583 [13JY]

———establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (H.R. 2203), H939 [10MR]

———exemption for organic products from promotion assessments, H5588, H5589 [13JY]

———Farm Service Agency, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and rural development funding through reductions in Common Computing Environment funding, H5554-H5558 [13JY]

———Farmers Market Promotion Program funding, H5600, H5601 [13JY]

———implement the U.S. Animal Identification Plan, E397 [17MR]

———Livestock Compensation Program funding, H5607 [13JY]

———Market Access Program funding, H5587-H5588 [13JY]

———McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, H101 [27JA], H254 [3FE], H400 [10FE], H843 [4MR], H1040 [11MR], H1279 [18MR], H5485 [12JY], H5918 [19JY]

———Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension, H9172, H9173 [9OC]

———minimize contamination of non-genetically engineered seeds, protect organic farm production, and prevent contamination of food supply by pharmaceutical and industrial crops, H5565, H5566 [13JY]

———Office of Civil Rights funding, H5559, H5560, H5584, H5612 [13JY]

———Office of the Inspector General funding, H5567-H5569 [13JY]

———prohibit Federal funding for buyout of tobacco producers or quota holders, H5589-H5595 [13JY], E1388 [15JY], E1393 [16JY], E1426 [20JY]

———prohibit funding for credits or credit guarantees for sale of U.S. agricultural commodities to Iraq, H5596-H5598 [13JY]

———prohibit the purchase of chickens treated with fluoroquinolone for school nutrition programs, H5582, H5583 [13JY]

———renewable energy programs funding, H5513 [12JY], H5560-H5562 [13JY]

———restrict travel funding for headquarters employees relative to implementation of a bovine spongiform encephalopathy beef testing program, H5602 [13JY]

———Rural Community Advancement Program funding, H5589 [13JY]

———sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (H.R. 4569), H8111-H8113 [5OC]

———value-added agricultural product market development grant program funding, H5598 [13JY], E1380 [15JY]

Dept. of HHS: senior citizen meal programs funding, H6833 [8SE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow purchase of ethanol and biodiesel fuels relative to Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H4252 [16JN]

———authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, H5406, H5407, H5425-H5439 [9JY], E1354 [12JY]

———conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (H.R. 1034), E495 [31MR]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 144), H7971, H7972 [4OC]

Disasters: impact of tropical storms and hurricanes on Florida, H7039, H7047-H7052 [13SE], E1609 [13SE]

Drought: disaster assistance to Colorado, H7868 [30SE]

———impact on Kansas, H7404 [22SE]

———include in definition of disaster, H2778 [11MY]

Ecology and environment: importance of pollinator species, H5200 [7JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent, H3877 [14JN]

European Union: eliminate agricultural export subsidies, H833 [4MR]

Farm Labor Organizing Committee: labor agreement on wages for migrant workers in the U.S., H8002 [4OC]

Farmers: status of farm programs relative to World Trade Organization committee ruling, H2485 [29AP]

Farmworker Housing Developement Corp.: tribute, E1811 [6OC]

Federal aid programs: provide crop and livestock disaster assistance to agricultural producers, H7186 [14SE], H7404 [22SE], H8304-H8307 [6OC], E1561 [8SE]

———unlimited price supports for farmers using commodity certificates, H5611 [13JY]

Food: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (H.R. 3242), H8377-H8382 [6OC], E1957 [11OC]

———reassessment of labeling laws, E1926 [11OC]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (H.R. 3684), E1496, E1507 [22JY]

Food stamps: ensure that sponsors of certain legal immigrants are held responsible for food stamp program costs incurred by such immigrants, H5585 [13JY]

Foreign trade: increase agricultural exports, H6625 [22JY]

Green Valleys Association: anniversary, E1810 [6OC]

Grundy County, IL: anniversary of agricultural district fair, E1367 [14JY]

Health: promote improved nutrition for needy Americans by incorporating more fruits, vegetables, and juice products into Federal nutrition programs (H.R. 2592), H1411 [24MR]

Hindmarsh, Russell: Colorado Cattleman of the Year honoree, E481 [30MR]

History: tribute to Braceros foreign guest laborers who worked in the U.S. from 1942-1964, E1778 [1OC]

House of Representatives: establishment of Sugar Reform Caucus, H8644 [7OC]

Idaho: anniversary of Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District, E327 [9MR]

Jefferies, Barbara: Durango, CO, Chamber of Commerce Agriculturist of the Year award recipient, E343 [11MR]

Jones, Paul T., II: Middle Park Land Trust Land Steward of the Year Award recipient, E1693 [24SE]

Kunde Estate Winery & Vineyards (business): anniversary, E1738 [29SE]

Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: modify termination date for mandatory price reporting (S. 2965), H9869, H9870 [17NO]

Madera County, CA: anniversary of Daulton Ranch, E1423 [20JY]

Monterey County, CA: tribute to Ocean Mist Farms, E1587 [10SE]

National Agriculture Week: observance, H1120 [17MR]

National Environmental Policy Act: review of expiring Federal-lands grazing permits, H10205 [20NO]

National Farm Safety and Health Week: support goals and purposes (H. Con. Res. 494), H7390, H7391 [22SE]

National Peanut Month: observance, E307 [4MR]

Ohio State University: agricultural research program funding, H5582 [13JY]

Oregon: Dept. of Agriculture proposed emergency order on sudden oak death disease, H3824 [9JN]

Palisade, CO: anniversary of Child and Migrant Services (organization), E1424 [20JY]

Paramount, CA: designation of Paramount Hay Tree as California historical landmark, E339 [11MR]

Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program: enhance and provide certain benefits to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project (H.R. 5139), E1701 [24SE]

———extend water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division in Nebraska (H.R. 5016), H7681, H7682 [28SE]

Power resources: increase the production and use of ethanol, H4176 [16JN]

Premium Standard Farms, Inc.: anniversary of Milan, MO, processing facility, E1694 [24SE]

Price support programs, H3366 [19MY]

———sugar, E190 [24FE]

———tobacco, H4299, H4302, H4397-H4399, H4403, H4404, H4407, H4432 [17JN]

Sacramento, CA: tribute to Sacramento Valley Common Threads Award recipients, E326 [9MR]

Schnoor, Jack W.: Madera County, CA, Chamber of Commerce Senior Farmer of the Year award recipient, E1425 [20JY]

Science: benefits of biotechnology, E1022 [3JN]

Thomas, Wendell and family: Florida Outstanding Farm Family award recipients, E1440 [21JY]

Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price supports, provide transition assistance for producers, protect markets, quality, and availability, and establish a trust fund to finance such actions (H.R. 3160), H495 [11FE], H2922 [13MY]

———prohibit funding to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, H4299, H4302, H4397-H4399, H4403, H4404, H4407, H4432 [17JN]

Transportation: exempt farm supply and agricultural commodity truck drivers from new hours of service regulations, H2030, H2031 [1AP]

Tri-States Initiative: funding, H5515 [12JY]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (H.R. 871), H8131 [5OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: study the water needs of the Klamath River Basin relative to how much, and when, water is needed, H4242 [16JN], H4456, H4457 [17JN]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: effect on U.S. beef and wheat markets, H5718 [14JY]

Ventura, CA: contract agreement between Pictsweet Mushroom Farms and United Farm Workers of America, E360 [11MR]

Waterport, NY: anniversary of Orchard Dale Fruit Farms and Brown's Berry Patch, E990 [2JN]

WIC: improve pricing and sales in WIC-only stores, H4932 [24JN]

Williams, Brad and Amy: John Deere Co., and Jaycees (organization) National Outstanding Young Farmer Award recipients, E493 [31MR]

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural Adjustment Act: remove requirement that processors be members of an agency administering a marketing order applicable to pears (H.R. 2984), S11332 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, S1 [20JA], S66-S104 [21JA], S128-S157 [22JA], S209, S216, S217 [23JA], S280 [27JA], S363 [2FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S104 [21JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S155 [22JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4766), unanimous-consent agreement, S8492 [20JY]

Animals: investigation into discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) in the U.S., S776 [10FE]

———provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (S. 2007), S54 [20JA]

Appropriations: reduce for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S84-S92 [21JA]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 2864), S10611 [6OC]

Benham, Chad: Future Farmers of America (organization) Agricultural Mechanics Energy Systems-Entrepreneurship/Placement Proficiency Award recipient, S3918 [7AP]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S8141-S8145 [15JY], S9996 [30SE]

CCC: limit transfer of certain funds between conservation programs for technical assistance for the programs (S. 2856), S9816 [28SE], S11331 [11OC]

China, People's Republic of: provide greater access for U.S. wheat producers to markets, S8144 [15JY]

Cuba: interpretation of payment methods relative to exemption of agricultural products from U.S. economic sanctions, S11869 [7DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Conservation Security Program funding, S11050, S11052 [10OC]

———district court decision on prohibition of beef imports from Canada due to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), S4446 [28AP]

———establish an electronic nationwide livestock identification system (S. 2008), S55 [20JA]

———implement the U.S. Animal Identification Plan (S. 2070), S1289 [12FE]

———improve Fruit and Vegetable Program, S7245 [23JN]

———make the dairy forward pricing program permanent (S. 2565), S7321 [23JN]

———McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, S10820 [8OC]

———Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension, S11289 [11OC], S11760, S11762 [20NO]

———National Organic Program funding, S146 [22JA]

———prohibition on private testing of cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), S4445 [28AP]

———Rural Economic Development Grant and Loan Program funds allocation, S147 [22JA]

———specialty crops funding, S7247 [23JN]

———sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (S. 2575), S7442 [24JN], S12026 [8DE]

———use of current technology in developing animal identification methods, S106 [21JA]

Dept. of the Interior: cooperate with Mexican border States to conduct a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers (S. 1957), S9340 [15SE]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 144), House amendment, S11185, S11186 [10OC]

Disasters: develop a plan to address weather-related natural disasters that impact farmers, ranchers, and rural communities, S4446 [28AP]

———impact of tropical storms and hurricanes on Florida, S9245 [15SE], S9419 [21SE], S9546 [23SE], S9695 [27SE], S9788 [28SE], S10291 [4OC]

———impact of tropical storms and hurricanes on Gulf Coast States, S9257-S9260 [15SE], S9368-S9370 [20SE]

———impact of tropical storms and hurricanes on North Carolina, S9476 [22SE]

———impact of tropical storms and hurricanes on Ohio, S10050 [30SE]

———provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance to Florida relative to the impact of tropical storms and hurricanes, S9202-S9204 [14SE]

EPA: clarify exemption of certain small engines from California air emission regulations and develop a national emissions standard, S146 [22JA]

Farm Credit Act: establish certain conditions under which a Farm Credit System institution can terminate its status as a System institution (S. 2851), S9762, S9814 [28SE]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (S. 2609), S7582 [6JY]

Farmers: equalize payments to farmers who grow corn and participate in the ethanol program, S2653 [11MR]

———farm program payment limitation changes, S2654 [11MR]

Federal aid programs: establish regional dairy marketing areas to stabilize the price of milk and support the income of dairy producers (S. 2525), S6888 [16JN], S7052 [18JN]

———provide crop and livestock disaster assistance to agricultural producers, S8839, S8840, S8846 [7SE], S9185-S9193, S9200 [14SE], S9657, S9668 [24SE], S9807 [28SE], S9909 [29SE], S10620 [7OC], S10780 [8OC], S11233 [11OC]

———provide crop and livestock disaster assistance to agricultural producers (S. 2592), S7421, S7453 [24JN]

FEMA: funding, S10954 [9OC]

Food: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (H.R. 3242), S11879 [7DE]

———ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (S. 2902), S10575 [6OC]

Food industry: require FDA premarket review and oversight of all genetically engineered foods (S. 2546), S7019 [17JN]

Foreign aid: disaster assistance to Grenada, Jamaica, Bahamas, and Haiti for tropical storm and hurricane relief, S9607 [23SE]

Foreign trade: require country-of-origin labeling of all forms of ginseng (S. 2452), S5952 [20MY]

Forest Service: Forest Land Enhancement Program funding, S8649 [22JY]

Free Trade Area of the Americas: impact on Florida citrus industry, S6439 [3JN]

Hatch, NM: tribute to Chile Festival, S8676 [22JY]

Health: attempt to link farm subsidies and obesity, S6340 [2JN]

———adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (S. 2823), S9429 [21SE], S9538 [22SE], S10788-S10790 [8OC]

———simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers and increase access to such workers (S. 2185), S2446 [9MR]

Irrigation: clarify the acreage for which the North Loup division is authorized to provide irrigation water under the Missouri River Basin project (H.R. 3209), S9332 [15SE]

Labeling: country of origin labeling requirements implementation funding, S18, S19 [20JA], S66-S69, S75 [21JA], S128, S129, S134, S138, S140, S155, S174 [22JA], S633, S634 [5FE]

———repeal country of origin labeling requirements, S11454 [18NO], S11550 [19NO]

———restore the application date for country of origin labeling (S. 2451), S5951 [20MY], S6251 [21MY], S11418 [17NO]

Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: modify termination date for mandatory price reporting (S. 2965), S10879 [8OC]

NAFTA: treatment of Canadian softwood lumber imports, S5206 [11MY]

National Agriculture Week: observance, S2856 [22MR]

National Dairy Month: observance, S7425 [24JN]

National Day of the Horse: establish (S. Res. 452), S10747 [7OC], S11510 [18NO]

North Dakota Stockmen's Association: anniversary, S9380 [20SE]

NSF: establish a Division of Food and Agricultural Science and authorize funding for the support of fundamental agricultural research of the highest quality (S. 3009), S11641 [19NO]

Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program: enhance and provide certain benefits to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project (S. 1996), S11579 [19NO]

Power resources: establish Federal renewable fuels standards, repeal oxygenate requirements, and eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, S4406-S4416, S4421 [27AP], S4630, S4635-S4638, S4642 [29AP], S4853 [5MY], S4991 [6MY], S5943 [20MY]

Railroads: enhance competition, S1996 [2MR]

South Dakota Farmers Union: resolution of tribute to Senator Daschle, S11484 [18NO]

———authorize Dept. of Agriculture and CCC to enter into memorandums of understanding with States regarding the collection of approved State commodity assessments from proceeds of marketing assistance loans (S. 2866), S9909, S9955, S9986 [29SE], S10185 [30SE], S11839 [20NO]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (S. 560), S7426 [24JN]

Taxation: provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (S. 2872), S10069 [30SE]

Terrorism: assist States and communities in preparing for and responding to threats to agriculture (S. 427), S1675 [26FE], S9027 [9SE], S12044 [8DE]

———enhance agricultural biosecurity through increased prevention, preparation, and response planning (S. 430), S1675 [26FE], S9027 [9SE], S12044 [8DE]

Tobacco products: eliminate price supports and compensate quota holders, tobacco producers, and tobacco-dependent communities, S8151-S8178, S8217, S8219 [15JY]

Transportation: exempt certain agricultural producers from certain hazardous materials requirements, S571, S572 [4FE], S1996 [2MR]

U.N. Convention To Combat Desertification: anniversary, S6878 [16JN]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: effect on U.S. beef and wheat markets, S8192, S8202, S8204, S8207-S8209, S8214 [15JY]

———ensure protection of the dairy industry in negotiations (S. Res. 293), S325 [28JA]

———implementation, S6795-S6797 [15JN], S7426 [24JN]

———implementation (S. 2610), S8093-S8095 [14JY], S8402 [16JY], S8846 [7SE]

———tribute, S5603 [18MY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (S. 2677), S8460-S8463, S8465, S8467 [20JY], S8506-S8516, S8532 [21JY]

Weather: beginning of spring, S3082 [24MR]

Western Africa: provide assistance to combat desert locusts, S9592 [23SE]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4766) (H. Rept. 108-584), H5330 [7JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2803) (S. Rept. 108-340), S9220 [14SE]

Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1097) (S. Rept. 108-268), S5948 [20MY]

Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2507) (S. Rept. 108-279), S6499 [7JN]

Clarify the Acreage for Which the North Loup Division Is Authorized To Provide Irrigation Water Under the Missouri River Basin Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3209) (S. Rept. 108-289), S7518 [25JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4766, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 710) (H. Rept. 108-591), H5401 [8JY]

Consideration of S. 1920, Reenactment Period Extension for Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code Relative to Family Farmers: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 503) (H. Rept. 108-407), H127 [27JA]

Noxious Weed Control Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 144) (H. Rept. 108-517), H3604 [1JN]

Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Rehabilitation and Development Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1996) (S. Rept. 108-311), S8473 [20JY]

Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3242) (H. Rept. 108-750), H8407 [6OC]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2610), S8118 [14JY]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2610) (S. Rept. 108-316), S8860 [7SE]

U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1957) (S. Rept. 108-297), S7749 [7JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2677), S8473 [20JY]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2677) (S. Rept. 108-317), S8860 [7SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease): Marathon County, WI, Board of Supervisors, S1677 [26FE]

Tribute to Senator Daschle: South Dakota Farmers Union, S11484 [18NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5560, H5565, H5579, H5582, H5602 [13JY]

Statements

Food Security, Water, and Agricultural Productivity in Africa: Jacques Diouf, Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., H5884 [15JY]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5503-H5511 [12JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 494, support goals and purposes of National Farm Safety and Health Week, H7390 [22SE]

H. Res. 503, consideration of S. 1920, reenactment period extension for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H144 [28JA]

H. Res. 710, consideration of H.R. 4766, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H5485 [12JY]

H. Res. 719, request Senate to return H.R. 4766, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations to the House of Representatives, H5895 [15JY]

H.R. 2984, remove requirement in Agricultural Adjustment Act that processors be members of an agency administering a marketing order applicable to pears, H8132 [5OC]

H.R. 3242, Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act, H8377-H8379 [6OC]

H.R. 4569, sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding, H8111 [5OC]

H.R. 4620, authorize Dept. of Agriculture and CCC to enter into memorandums of understanding with States regarding the collection of approved State commodity assessments from proceeds of marketing assistance loans, H8110 [5OC]

H.R. 5016, extend the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division in Nebraska, H7681 [28SE]

S. 144, Noxious Weed Control Act, S11185 [10OC], H7971 [4OC]

S. 1920, reenactment period extension for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H157-H210 [28JA]

S. 1957, U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act, S9340-S9342 [15SE]

S. 1996, Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act, S11577-S11579 [19NO]

S. 2008, National Farm Animal Identification and Records Act, S55 [20JA]

S. 2070, U.S. Animal Identification Plan Implementation Act, S1289 [12FE]

S. 2451, restore the application date for agricultural country of origin labeling, S5951 [20MY]

S. 2452, Ginseng Harvest Labeling Act, S5952 [20MY]

S. 2507, Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act, S7249-S7265 [23JN], H4936-H4952 [24JN]

S. 2546, Genetically Engineered Foods Act, S7020-S7023 [17JN]

S. 2575, Sudden Oak Death Syndrome Control Act, S12027 [8DE]

S. 2677, U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, S8510-S8516 [21JY]

S. 2851, establish certain conditions under which a Farm Credit System institution can terminate its status as a System institution, S9814 [28SE]

S. 2856, limit transfer of certain CCC funds between conservation programs for technical assistance for the programs, S9816 [28SE], S11331 [11OC], H10906 [6DE]

S. 2864, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act, S9955 [29SE], S10611 [6OC], H9011 [8OC]

S. 2866, Commodity Assessment, Protection, and Reform Act, S9955 [29SE], S11839 [20NO]

S. 2965, modify Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act termination date for mandatory price reporting, H9869 [17NO]

S. 2965, modify termination date for mandatory price reporting under the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act, S10879 [8OC]

S. 3009, National Food and Agricultural Science Act, S11642 [19NO]

S. Con. Res. 105, Extension Living Well Week, S5095 [10MY]

S. Res. 293, ensure protection of the dairy industry in U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement negotiations, S325 [28JA]

S. Res. 452, National Day of the Horse, S10747 [7OC], S11510 [18NO]

S. Res. 454, provide funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts in certain other agricultural legislation, S10927, S10990 [9OC], S11280 [11OC]

S. Res. 465, instruct conferees to agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations legislation relative to the Conservation Security Program and treatment of disaster assistance, S11229, S11280, S11310 [11OC]

Tributes

Chavez, Cesar E., S3448-S3450 [31MR], H1744, H1745, H1746 [31MR], E390 [17MR], E496, E498 [31MR], E513, E514, E533 [2AP], E616 [22AP]