AGRICULTURE related term(s) Food

Addresses

World Food, Development, and Peace: Wangari Maathai, S7981 [11JY]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10102, S10140, S10145 [15SE], S10175, S10183, S10200 [19SE], S10212, S10214, S10215, S10216, S10217, S10218, S10220, S10221, S10224, S10225, S10227, S10241, S10242, S10243, S10244, S10245 [20SE], S10264, S10270, S10271, S10272, S10273, S10275, S10276, S10277, S10278, S10280, S10281, S10284, S10286, S10309, S10310, S10311, S10312, S10313, S10314, S10315, S10316, S10317, S10318, S10319 [21SE], H4188, H4189 [7JN], H4223, H4224, H4225, H4227, H4237, H4238, H4243, H4244, H4245, H4247, H4252, H4257, H4263, H4264, H4265, H4266, H4268, H4269, H4270 [8JN]

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (S. 328), S2499 [10MR]

Dept. of the Interior: cooperate with Mexican border States to conduct a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers (S. 214), S9008 [26JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1933 [13AP]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 202), H1919 [13AP]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2744, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S10332 [22SE], H9011 [20OC]

Articles and editorials

CAFTA Still Critical, S7657 [30JN]

CAFTA Worth Our Support, S7657 [30JN]

Deal Milks Taxpayers Dry, S14159 [20DE]

Drug War Fails To Dent U.S. Supply, H5287 [28JN]

Erosion of Estate Tax Is a Session in Politics, H1914 [13AP]

Florida Groves, Cheap Labor Means Machines, S3805 [18AP]

Howrigans—A Dynasty of Dairying, S9152 [27JY]

Milking the Taxpayer, S13462 [13DE]

Open Canada to U.S. Beef Salazar Must Follow Allard's Example With Japan, S1968 [3MR]

Paris Hilton Tax Cut, H1915 [13AP]

Stakes in CAFTA, E1611 [27JY]

Stealth Amnesty, S3805 [18AP]

U.S. Food Safety Under Siege?, E329 [2MR]

Untested Plan, H8943 [19OC]

US Food Safety Under Siege?, E272-E274 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: eradicate poppy plant (see H.R. 1437), H1694 [17MR]

Agricultural Adjustment Act: exempt certain identified varieties of tomatoes from agricultural marketing orders (see S. 531), S2083 [4MR] (see H.R. 1135), H988 [7MR]

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (see S. 643), S2846 [16MR] (see H.R. 1930), H2647 [27AP]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2744), H4185 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2744), consideration (see H. Res. 303), H4185 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2744), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 520), H9361 [27OC]

Animals: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 1779), S10594 [28SE] (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]

———exempt certain animal identification information from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (see H.R. 1256), H1370 [10MR]

———provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (see S. 2002), S12766 [14NO]

———recognize importance of livestock ranching and compensate ranchers when certain Government actions result in losses under a grazing permit or lease issued by a Federal land management agency (see H.R. 411), H234 [26JA]

Biotechnology Industry Organization: tribute (see H. Res. 421), H7613 [29JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize early repayment of obligations within Rogue River Valley Irrigation District or within Medford Irrigation District (see S. 1576), S9467 [29JY] (see S. 1760), S10378 [22SE] (see H.R. 3618), H7612 [29JY] (see H.R. 4195), H9472 [1NO]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes River Conservancy (see S. 166), S436 [25JA]

California League of Food Processors: anniversary (see H. Res. 45), H196 [25JA]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H10501 [16NO]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1691 [17MR]

———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H847 [1MR]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H235 [26JA]

Cheese: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk, milk protein concentrate, or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 827), S3817 [18AP]

China, People's Republic of: adhere to internationally recognized health standards by prohibiting use of antiviral medication to protect livestock (see H. Res. 377), H6381 [22JY]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize (see S. 1566), S9467 [29JY]

Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see S.J. Res. 4), S1345 [14FE] (see H.J. Res. 23), H796 [17FE]

Contracts: provide greater fairness in livestock and poultry contract arbitration process (see S. 2131), S13786 [16DE]

Contreras, Miguel: tribute (see H. Res. 274), H3198 [11MY]

Crop Science Society of America: anniversary (see S. Res. 265), S11130 [5OC] (see H. Res. 552), H10226 [15NO]

Cuba: clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products (see S. 634), S2846 [16MR] (see H.R. 1339), H1621 [16MR]

———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see S. 328), S1198 [9FE] (see H.R. 719), H522 [9FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow quick aid to producers in federally declared disaster areas (see S. 1776), S10513 [27SE] (see H.R. 1118), H983 [3MR]

———augment efforts of State and local governments to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 4049), H8808 [7OC]

———clarify manner in which assistance is made available to producers under the Crop Disaster Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H7558 [28JY]

———designate a disaster liaison to assist State and local employees with responding to a federally declared disaster area (see H.R. 3969), H8732 [6OC]

———enhance national security by providing research, development, demonstration, administrative support, and market mechanisms for deployment and commercialization of biobased energy technologies and products (see S. 1210), S6298 [9JN]

———establish a Livestock Identification Board (see H.R. 3170), H5601 [30JN]

———establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see S. 1357), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 3160), H5600 [30JN]

———establish electronic nationwide livestock identification system, prevent unauthorized release of information collected, and review responses to livestock disease outbreaks (see H.R. 1254), H1370 [10MR]

———establish the National Drought Council (see S. 802), S3653 [14AP] (see H.R. 1386), H1692 [17MR]

———exempt Hawaiian producers relative to the adjusted gross income limitation on participation in conservation programs (see H.R. 3467), H6933 [27JY]

———expand the Agricultural Management Assistance Program to include Hawaii (see H.R. 3536), H7557 [28JY]

———issue regulations to restore integrity to payment limitation requirements for commodity payments and benefits, and to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse related to receipt of commodity payments and benefits (see H.R. 4149), H9275 [26OC]

———Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension (see H.R. 3846, 3847, 3848), H8247 [21SE]

———offer farmers supplemental crop insurance based on area yield and loss plan of insurance (see H.R. 721), H522 [9FE]

———prepare an annual report specifying the number of non-Federal employees of the Farm Service Agency needed to handle the workload generated by programs administered by the Agency (see H.R. 2209), H3112 [10MY]

———prevent a quality grade label issued for beef and lamb from being used for imported beef or lamb (see S. 2018), S12949 [16NO]

———prohibit closure or relocation of certain county Farm Service Agency offices (see S. 1877), S11422 [17OC]

———prohibit closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service Agency office pending completion of the next omnibus agriculture law (see H.R. 3974), H8732 [6OC]

———prohibit establishment of standards to designate minimal-risk regions, including Canada, for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) unless country-of-origin labeling is required (see S. 108), S144 [24JA] (see H.R. 384), H233 [26JA]

———prohibit establishment of standards to designate minimal-risk regions, including Canada, for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) unless export access for cattle and beef products improves (see H.R. 187), H77 [4JA]

———prohibit the use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for pricing milk (see S. 869), S4108 [21AP]

———provide additional authority and funding to provide emergency food relief, in coordination with the Dept. of Homeland Security, to victims of Hurricane Katrina and related conditions (see S. 1643), S9833 [8SE] (see S. 1695), S9985 [13SE]

———provide farm debt and program relief to African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 3998), H8733 [6OC]

———provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 710), H522 [9FE]

———provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 388), H233 [26JA]

———reopen filing of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 4398), H11033 [18NO]

———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see S. 1555), S9466 [29JY] (see H.R. 131), H75 [4JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance within the International Trade Administration (see S. 1308), S7294 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: add certain biosecurity responsibilities (see S. 572), S2383 [9MR]

———regulate ammonium nitrate (see S. 1141), S6021 [26MY]

———regulate production, storage, sale, and distribution of ammonium nitrate and prevent terrorists from acquiring ammonium nitrate to create explosives (see H.R. 3197), H5602 [30JN]

Dept. of Labor: require employers of temporary H-2A workers to pay such workers at least the greater of the Federal or State minimum wage rate (see H.R. 4028), H8807 [7OC]

Dept. of the Interior: 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 (see S. 670), S2995 [17MR]

———convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (see S. 1498), S8949 [26JY]

———cooperate with Mexican border States to conduct a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers (see S. 214), S647 [31JA] (see H.R. 469), H284 [1FE]

———revise certain repayment contracts with the Bostwick, Kansas Bostwick, Frenchman-Cambridge, and Webster Irrigation Districts (see S. 1962), S12401 [4NO] (see H.R. 4000), H8733 [6OC]

Disasters: respond to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters that adversely affect food assistance, agricultural producers, and households (see H.R. 3809), H8088 [15SE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (see S. 1307), S7294 [23JN] (see H.R. 3045), H5100 [23JN]

———implementation (H.R. 3045), consideration (see H. Res. 386), H6649 [26JY]

———protect the U.S. sugar market only to the extent that such protections do not undermine market access for other agricultural products (see S. Res. 169), S6405 [13JN]

———withdrawal (see H.R. 3480), H6933 [27JY]

Ecology and environment: promote use of anaerobic digesters by agricultural producers and rural small businesses to produce renewable energy and improve environmental quality (see H.R. 140), H76 [4JA]

———provide incentives to landowners to protect and improve streams and riparian habitat (see S. 218), S647 [31JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see S. 420), S1622 [17FE] (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE] (see H.R. 183), H77 [4JA]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (see H. Res. 202), H1893 [12AP]

European Union: suspend unilateral altering of certain wood product importation standards and call for an International Plant Protection Convention assessment of the justification for such alterations (see H. Con. Res. 310), H11035 [18NO]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend and improve national dairy market loss payments (see S. 273), S978 [3FE]

———extend appropriations and spending programs and provide an additional extension if implementing legislation is not submitted for World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see H.R. 4332), H10226 [15NO]

———extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see S. 307), S1049 [7FE] (see H.R. 859), H718 [16FE] (see H.R. 1260), H1370 [10MR]

FarmHouse Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 207), H1895 [12AP]

Federal aid programs: ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (see S. 2120), S13786 [16DE] (see H.R. 4015), H8807 [7OC]

———increase specialty crops competitiveness funding, route value-added agricultural product market development grants through the States, and expand adjusted gross revenue insurance program (see S. 1556), S9466 [29JY] (see H.R. 3562), H7558 [28JY]

———provide a supplemental payment to assist agricultural producers in mitigating increasing input costs, including energy and fertilizer costs (see S. 2085), S13501 [13DE]

———provide assistance to agricultural producers whose operations were severely damaged by hurricanes (see S. 2009), S12839 [15NO] (see H.R. 4330), H10226 [15NO]

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see S. 1692), S9984 [13SE] (see H.R. 3754), H7860 [13SE]

———provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of drought, Hurricane Katrina, and other natural disasters (see S. 1636), S9833 [8SE] (see S. 1804), S10796 [30SE] (see H.R. 3702), H7813 [8SE]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: implement pesticide-related obligations of the U.S. under certain international conventions or protocols (see S. 2042), S13161 [17NO] (see H.R. 3849), H8247 [21SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that the application of certain pesticides does not require a permit (see S. 1269), S6825 [20JN]

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 207), H78 [4JA]

———require foods containing certain ingredients derived from meat, poultry, or other animal products to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of such ingredients (see H.R. 3571), H7559 [28JY]

Food industry: strengthen restrictions on importation from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) minimal-risk regions of meat, meat byproducts, and meat food products from bovines (see S. 294), S979 [3FE]

Food Security Act: restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits (see S. 385), S1413 [15FE] (see H.R. 1590), H1968 [13AP]

Foreign aid: encouraging accelerated removal of agricultural subsidies of industrialized countries to alleviate poverty and promote growth, health, and stability in the economies of African countries (see H. Res. 461), H8387 [27SE]

Foreign trade: require country-of-origin labeling for macadamia nuts (see H.R. 3535), H7557 [28JY]

———require country-of-origin labeling of all forms of ginseng (see S. 854), S4021 [20AP] (see H.R. 1740), H2394 [20AP]

Hawaii: recognize threat posed by non-native plants, animals, and plant and animal diseases to ecosystem and expand Federal efforts to prevent introduction of non-native species (see H.R. 3468), H6933 [27JY]

Hazardous substances: prohibit importation, manufacture, distribution, receipt, or storage of ammonium nitrate without a license or permit (see H.R. 1389), H1692 [17MR]

———prohibit manufacture, processing, possession, or distribution of sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080), collect and destroy remaining stocks, and compensate persons who turn any in for destruction (see H.R. 4567), H12047 [16DE]

Horticulture: permit planting of chicory on base acres (see S. 194), S574 [26JA]

Hurricanes: provide assistance to nursery crop and tropical fruit producers whose agricultural operations were severely damaged by Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, or Rita (see H.R. 4031), H8807 [7OC]

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. 359), S1260 [10FE] (see H.R. 884), H791 [17FE]

———provide for employment of foreign agricultural workers (see S. 2087), S13501 [13DE]

———simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers and increase access to such workers (see H.R. 3857), H8340 [22SE]

Irrigation: reduce subsidies (see S. 1118), S5921 [25MY]

Labeling: change date of implementation of country of origin labeling (see S. 1331), S7614 [29JN]

———establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling for certain agricultural commodities (see S. 1300), S7294 [23JN]

———establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see S. 1333), S7614 [29JN] (see H.R. 2068), H2975 [4MY]

———implement a mandatory program for country of origin labeling for certain agricultural commodities (see H.R. 4365), H10908 [17NO]

———restore the original deadline for mandatory country of origin labeling (see S. 2038), S13160 [17NO]

Land use: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands where conflicts with other multiple uses render livestock grazing impractical (see H.R. 3166), H5601 [30JN]

———enhance ability to produce fruits and vegetables on covered commodity base acres (see S. 1038), S5219 [16MY]

Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: extend termination date for mandatory price reporting (see S. 1613), S9645 [6SE]

———reauthorize, and amend swine reporting provisions (see H.R. 3408), H6380 [22JY]

Louisiana: authorize farmers to operate certain commercial motor vehicles within the State without a commercial drivers license for a certain period (see H.R. 4444), H11109 [6DE]

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: provide exemption for workers who work year-round (see H.R. 4502), H11503 [13DE]

———provide for mandatory mediation (see H.R. 4503), H11503 [13DE]

———provide for recovery of attorneys fees and a statute of limitations (see H.R. 4504), H11503 [13DE]

Milk: allow modified bloc voting by dairy marketing cooperatives in the scheduled referendum on Federal milk marketing order reform (see S. 838), S3897 [19AP]

Montana Future Farmers of America: anniversary (see S. Res. 89), S2995 [17MR] (see H. Res. 157), H1509 [15MR]

National Pear Month: designate (see S. Res. 215), S9158 [27JY]

Native Americans: provide compensation to members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for damage resulting from the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project (see S. 1535), S9284 [28JY] (see H.R. 3558), H7558 [28JY]

———treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under a program providing agricultural loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations (see S. 1480), S8948 [26JY]

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. 767), S3481 [12AP] (see H.R. 1563), H1894 [12AP]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 818), S3735 [15AP]

———prohibit use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts (see S. 960), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 4257), H10038 [8NO]

Pesticides: making supplemental appropriations to ensure inclusion in State source water assessment programs (see H.R. 1679), H2148 [19AP]

———permit distribution and sale of certain pesticides that are registered in both the U.S. and another country (see S. 1579), S9467 [29JY]

Phoenix, AZ: convey Western Cotton Research Laboratory to the nonprofit organizations that originally provided the real property for the laboratory (see H.R. 400), H234 [26JA]

Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program: extend water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division in Nebraska (see S. 891), S4151 [22AP] (see H.R. 1197), H1263 [9MR]

Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 114), H719 [16FE]

Power resources: establish a program to develop and demonstrate cost-effective operation of a fleet of renewable hydrogen-from-ethanol passenger vehicles (see S. 373), S1344 [14FE]

———increase production and use of biofuels and diversify biofuel feedstock as key elements to achieving energy independence for the U.S. (see S. 1609), S9468 [29JY]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of ethanol and diesel fuel contain a certain percentage of biodiesel (see H.R. 1398), H1692 [17MR]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend authority for drought assistance (see S. 648), S2994 [17MR] (see H.R. 2925), H4560 [15JN]

Rural areas: provide producers on a farm with greater flexibility in selecting the crops to be planted on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 2045), H2879 [3MY]

———reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see S. 675), S2995 [17MR]

Salton Sea: anniversary of creation (see H. Res. 244), H2648 [27AP]

SBA: clarify authority to make economic injury disaster loans in response to disasters caused by drought (see H.R. 1394), H1692 [17MR]

———clarify authority to provide emergency assistance to non-farm related small business concerns that have suffered substantial economic harm from drought (see S. 1463), S8664 [21JY]

Sewage disposal: require information on the contents of sludge to be provided to purchasers of the sludge and the public (see H.R. 4130), H9102 [25OC]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see S. 269), S886 [2FE]

South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.: anniversary (see H. Res. 300), H4142 [26MY]

SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see S. 1865), S11313 [7OC] (see H.R. 20), H72 [4JA]

States: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see S. 548), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 1351), H1621 [16MR]

Tariff: imidacloprid pesticides (see H.R. 2396), H3434 [17MY]

———impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 1417), S8419 [18JY] (see H.R. 521), H348 [2FE]

Tariff Act: amend relative to marking of imported live bovine animals (see H.R. 1802), H2471 [21AP]

Taxation: allow a temporary credit to offset the high fuel costs of small businesses, farmers, and fishermen (see H.R. 3944), H8642 [29SE]

———clarify the excise tax exemptions for aerial applicators of fertilizers or other substances (see S. 688), S3147 [4AP] (see H.R. 1387), H1692 [17MR]

———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. 3523), H7557 [28JY]

———exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 3079), H5252 [27JN]

———exclude from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of farmland development rights (see H.R. 658), H411 [8FE]

———exclude from gross income interest received on loans secured by agricultural real property (see S. 238), S738 [1FE] (see H.R. 399), H234 [26JA]

———exclude from gross income the first $5,000 of each transitional payment under the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act (see H.R. 1825), H2548 [26AP]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 775), H583 [10FE]

———expand and modernize agricultural bond programs to assist young farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 651), H411 [8FE]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1255), H1370 [10MR] (see H.R. 2498), H3694 [19MY]

———extend the excise and income tax credits for the production of biodiesel (see S. 1076), S5531 [19MY]

———make permanent the rate reductions for individual income taxes and capital gains and dividend taxes, and the repeal of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 7), S142 [24JA]

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see S. 928), S4398 [27AP] (see H.R. 1624), H1969 [13AP]

———provide a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and improve the small ethanol producer credit (see S. 610), S2517 [11MR] (see H.R. 36), H72 [4JA]

———provide a special depreciation allowance for property acquired during a certain period (see S. 1632), S9833 [8SE]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H2737 [28AP]

———provide credit for farmers' investments in value-added agriculture (see H.R. 142), H76 [4JA]

———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see S. 2052), S13360 [18NO] (see H.R. 713), H522 [9FE]

———provide for tax-exempt qualified small issue bonds to finance agricultural processing property (see H.R. 3874), H8341 [22SE]

———provide special rules for the exchange or installment sale of certain agricultural property (see H.R. 4221), H9640 [3NO]

———reduce rates on distilled spirits (see H.R. 1791), H2471 [21AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]

———repeal estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 988), S4869 [10MY]

———temporarily waive the restriction on highway use in applying the tax exemption for diesel fuel used on a farm for farming purposes (see H.R. 4001), H8733 [6OC]

———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see S. 1864), S11313 [7OC] (see H.R. 4236), H9695 [4NO]

———update optional methods for computing self-employment net earnings (see S. 896), S4184 [25AP]

Terrorism: criminalize acts of agroterrorism and enhance agricultural biosecurity through increased prevention, detection, response, and recovery planning (see S. 1532), S9284 [28JY]

———improve Federal response to agroterrorism and agricultural diseases (see S. 573), S2383 [9MR]

———reduce risk to food supply from intentional contamination (see S. 1534), S9284 [28JY]

Texas: condition receipt of direct or counter-cyclical payments to rice producers that agree to retain rice cropland in production for the next crop year (see H.R. 3660), H7672 [6SE]

Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory Site, Poplarville, MS: designate (see H.R. 231), H78 [4JA]

Trails: designate the Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail historic cattle-drive trails for study and for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 2964), H4721 [17JN]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 572), H351 [2FE]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 1752), S10378 [22SE]

———reauthorize and facilitate official inspection at export port locations of grain required or authorized to be inspected (see S. 1582), S9467 [29JY] (see H.R. 3421), H6431 [25JY]

Vermont: recognize Vermont Dairy Festival in honor of Harold J. Howrigan for service to his community and the Vermont dairy industry (see S. Res. 118), S4109 [21AP]

Wyoming: extend contract for Glendo Unit of Missouri River Basin Project (see S. 592), S2482 [10MR] (see H.R. 4080), H8985 [19OC]

Cloture motions

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S9558 [29JY]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 2744), H9204-H9240 [26OC]

Essays

Perfect Pizza Begins on Hoosier Farms: Brittany Lechner, S2515 [11MR]

———Thomas (Trey) Dunn, III, S2514 [11MR]

Factsheets

Adjust Status of Certain Foreign Agricultural Workers, Reform H-2A Worker Program, and Provide a Stable and Legal Agricultural Workforce, S3807 [18AP]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) Impact on Enforcement and Implementation of Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: Office of U.S. Trade Representative, H6922 [27JY]

Letters

Adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, and provide a stable and legal agricultural workforce: Clayton Yeutter, S3809 [18AP]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S3809 [18AP]

———John Young, New England Apple Council, Inc., S3809 [18AP]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, S3785 [18AP]

Conversion of sugar into ethanol: Charles F. Connor, Dept. of Agriculture, S7715 [30JN]

———Senator Bill Nelson, S7716 [30JN]

Corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards: several agricultural organizations, S7255 [23JN]

Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act: several agricultural organizations, H1935 [13AP]

Dept. of Agriculture Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension: Michelle Plasari, RetireSafe (organization) and Jim Martin, 60 Plus Association, S13461 [13DE]

———Senators Specter, Dayton, Kohl and Leahy, S85 [20JA]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): E.R. Goodkind and Bruce M. Ramer, American Jewish Committee, H6914 [27JY]

———Jimmy Carter, S7709 [30JN], H6914, H6922 [27JY]

———Joel S. Kaplan and Daniel S. Mariaschin, B'nai B'rith, H6914 [27JY]

———Larry B. Wooten, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, S7707 [30JN]

———Rob Portman, U.S. Trade Representative, S7695, S7733 [30JN]

———several Central American legislators, H6411 [25JY]

———several former Secs. of Agriculture, S7649 [30JN]

———several textile and apparel business organizations, S7706 [30JN]

Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) impact on sugar program: Kevin Price, American Crystal Sugar Co., S7751 [30JN]

———Mike Johanns, Sec. of Agriculture, S7701 [30JN]

Emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene: Joseph P. Castillo, Albuquerque, NM, Hispano Chamber of Commerce, S10012 [14SE]

———Kevin Holsapple, Los Alamos, NM, Chamber of Commerce, S10012 [14SE]

Emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant price increases in heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene: several Senators, S7607 [29JN]

Fair Contracts for Growers Act: Chris Peterson, Iowa Farmers Union, S13795 [16DE]

———George Naylor, National Family Farm Coalition, S13796 [16DE]

———Keith Mudd, Organization for Competitive Markets, S13795 [16DE]

———Martha L. Noble, Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, S13795 [16DE]

———Steven D. Etka, Campaign for Contract Agriculture Reform, S13796 [16DE]

———Traci Bruckner, Center for Rural Affairs, S13795 [16DE]

Implement pesticide-related obligations of the U.S. under certain international conventions or protocols: Michael O. Leavitt, EPA, S13170 [17NO]

———Senator Harkin, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S13170 [17NO]

———T.J. Halstead, Congressional Research Service, S13171 [17NO]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, S13170 [17NO]

McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding: Mike Johanns, Sec. of Agriculture, H4203 [8JN]

———several Representatives, H4203 [8JN]

National Security and Bioenergy Investment Act: Brent Erickson, Biotechnology Industry Organization, S6311 [9JN]

———David Morris, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, S6312 [9JN]

———Howard A. Learner, Environmental Law & Policy Center, S6312 [9JN]

———Karen Wayland, Natural Resources Defense Council, S6312 [9JN]

———Leon Corzine, National Corn Growers Association, Neal Bredehoeft, American Soybean Association, and Bob Dinneen, Renewable Fuels Association, S6311 [9JN]

———Reid Detchon, Energy Future Coalition, S6311 [9JN]

———Tim Pawlenty and Kathleen Sebelius, Governor's Ethanol Coalition, S6311 [9JN]

National security enhancement through various means allowing for the deployment and commercialization of biobased energy technologies and products: Brent Erickson, Biotechnology Industry Organization, S6808 [20JN]

———David J. Frederickson, National Farmers Union, S6808 [20JN]

———David Morris, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, S6808 [20JN]

———Howard A. Learner, Environmental Law & Policy Center, S6808 [20JN]

———Karen Wayland, Natural Resources Defense Council, S6807 [20JN]

———Reid Detchon, Energy Future Coalition, S6808 [20JN]

———Tim Pawlenty and Kathleen Sebelius, Governors' Ethanol Coalition, S6807 [20JN]

———several agricultural producer associations, S6807 [20JN]

Permit National Dairy Promotion and Research Board diversion of funds for activities that improve public health and the environment: Idaho congressional delegation, S10265 [21SE]

Renewable fuels reserve: David J. Frederickson, National Farmers Union, H2371 [20AP]

Reopening of Canadian border relative to Dept. of Agriculture ruling on risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease): several Senators, S1967 [3MR]

Repayment of government farm subsidies by Thomas C. Dorr relative to efforts to circumvent payment limitations: Ann M. Veneman, Dept. of Agriculture, S8597 [21JY]

———Charles W. Larson, Sr., and Judith A. Whetstine, Dept. of Justice, S8594 [21JY]

———Senator Dayton, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S8594 [21JY]

———Senator Harkin, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S8595, S8596, S8597 [21JY]

Repayment of government farm subsidies relative to efforts to circumvent payment limitations and diversity remarks apology: Thomas C. Dorr, S8601 [21JY]

Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act: several Senators, S902 [2FE]

Streamline H-2A worker program and create blue card program for temporary agricultural guest workers: Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S3769 [18AP]

Sugar price supports, H4253 [8JN]

Texas proposal to privatize the Food Stamp Program eligibility determination process: several Texas congressional delegation members, H8943 [19OC]

U.S. Grain Standards Act reauthorization: Mike Johanns, Sec. of Agriculture, S10583 [28SE], H8417 [28SE]

Lists

Central American groups opposing the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), H6898 [27JY]

Cosponsors of S. 269, Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act, S903 [2FE]

Cosponsors of Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act (2001), S7607 [29JN]

Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winners, S2515 [11MR]

Religious organizations opposing the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), H6923 [27JY]

Motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H8940 [19OC]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (S. 1307), S7597 [29JN]

Papers

U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement Is a Win-Win: Republican Policy Committee, S7723-S7727 [30JN]

Press releases

Dept. of Agriculture Proposed Rule To Allow Importation of Beef From Japan: Jim McAdams, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, S10211 [20SE]

———Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America (organization), S10210 [20SE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) Impact on Sugar Program: American Sugar Alliance, S7751 [30JN]

———Minnesota Sugar Industry, S7751 [30JN]

Proclamations

Tribute to Don Melhorn: Representative Ney, E1886 [19SE]

Tribute to Southeastern FFA Forestry Class: Representative Ney, E1945 [26SE]

Questions and answers

Adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, and provide a stable and legal agricultural workforce, S3808 [18AP]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: eradicate poppy plant, H4406 [14JN]

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (S. 643), H4361, H4362 [13JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: across-the-board funding reduction, H4264, H4265 [8JN]

———funding, H12275 [18DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4208-H4273 [8JN], H4301 [9JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2744), amendment process, H4251 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2744), conference report, H9381-H9394 [28OC], E2366 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2744), consideration (H. Res. 303), H4201-H4208 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2744), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 520), H9367-H9373 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2744), motion to instruct conferees, H8940-H8946 [19OC]

———prohibit promulgation of regulations without consideration of their effect on the competitiveness of U.S. businesses, H4268 [8JN]

Alma Creamery, Inc.: tribute to revitalization, E1760 [6SE]

Bosworth, Dale: North American Pollinator Protection Campaign NAPPC Pollinator Advocate Award recipient, E2405 [18NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, H508 [9FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize early repayment of obligations within Rogue River Valley Irrigation District or within Medford Irrigation District (H.R. 4195), H11044 [6DE]

California League of Food Processors: anniversary, E125 [1FE]

California Strawberry Commission: tribute to California Strawberry Scholarship Program, E1170 [8JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (H.J. Res. 12), E98 [26JA]

Chemicals: eliminate use of methyl bromide for fumigation purposes, E1357 [27JN]

Children and youth: use of child labor in harvesting of cocoa beans, E1443 [1JY]

China, Republic of: Agricultural Trade Goodwill Mission visit to Capitol Hill, E1792 [8SE]

Conrad, Vernon: Greater Fresno, CA, Area Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E2400 [18NO]

Contreras, Miguel: tribute (H. Res. 274), H3116 [11MY], E947 [11MY], E954 [12MY], E985 [16MY]

Cooke County, TX: tribute to 4-H Dairy Judging Team, E2011 [6OC]

Cuba: clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products, E1413 [30JN]

———clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products (H.R. 1339), H1946 [13AP], H2726 [28AP], H4192 [8JN]

———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products, H10229 [16NO]

———regulations relative to shipment of agricultural commodities or products from the U.S., E33 [6JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service invasive species eradication funding, H4225, H4226 [8JN]

———Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service noxious weed control and eradication funding, H4237 [8JN]

———Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service plum pox disease eradication funding, H4227 [8JN]

———Environmental Quality Incentives Program funding, H4237 [8JN]

———establish an electronic nationwide livestock identification system, H4258, H4259 [8JN]

———establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (H.R. 3160), E1427 [1JY]

———establish the National Drought Council (H.R. 1386), E482 [17MR]

———exempt Hawaiian producers relative to the adjusted gross income limitation on participation in conservation programs (H.R. 3467), E1641 [27JY]

———expand the Agricultural Management Assistance Program to include Hawaii (H.R. 3536), E1695 [29JY]

———Market Access Program funding, H4257, H4258 [8JN]

———McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, H4203 [8JN], H9368 [28OC]

———Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension, H8395 [28SE]

———National Animal Disease Laboratory funding, H9392 [28OC]

———organic food standards, H9392, H9393 [28OC]

———Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program funding, H4224 [8JN]

———prevent the use of private contractors on certain elements of the Food Stamp Program unless authorized by Congress, H8940-H8946 [19OC]

———prohibit closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service Agency office pending completion of the next omnibus agriculture law, H8940-H8946 [19OC]

———prohibit establishment of standards to designate minimal-risk regions, including Canada, for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) unless country-of-origin labeling is required (H.R. 384), E98 [26JA]

———provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (H.R. 388), H1680 [17MR], H7843 [13SE]

———reduce interest rate on loans to processors of sugar beets and sugarcane, H4252-H4257 [8JN]

———require testing for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) at the request of any livestock producer or processor, H4270 [8JN]

———use of rice in ethanol production, H4405 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: conduct study on use of biodiesel and ethanol fuels, H4005 [25MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish renewable fuels reserve, H2370, H2371 [20AP]

———increase number of State or local governments participating in alternative fuel vehicles pilot program, H2402, H2403 [21AP]

———integrated bioenergy research and development programs funding, H2406, H2407 [21AP]

———Sugar Cane Ethanol Pilot Program funding, H2368-H2370 [20AP]

Dept. of State: Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding for Colombia, H5307-H5317 [28JN]

———Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding for Peru, H5291, H5292 [28JN]

———shift Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding from fumigation to alternative farming development programs in Colombia, H5287 [28JN], H5979 [19JY], H6167 [20JY]

Dept. of the Interior: revise certain repayment contracts with the Bostwick, Kansas Bostwick, Frenchman-Cambridge, and Webster Irrigation Districts (H.R. 4000), H12278 [18DE]

Domestic policy: Federal farm policies, H813 [1MR]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): impact on enforcement and implementation of Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, H6922 [27JY]

———impact on sugar program, H6910, H6912, H6922, H6923 [27JY]

———implementation (H.R. 3045), H5615, H5619-H5625 [11JY], H5639, H5710, H5712, H5713 [12JY], H5806 [14JY], H5918, H5934, H5936, H5937, H5938 [18JY], H6075, H6076, H6077, H6079 [19JY], H6112, H6113, H6114, H6173, H6174, H6175, H6181, H6183-H6190 [20JY], H6207, H6310, H6311 [21JY], H6371, H6373-H6376 [22JY], H6384, H6385, H6386, H6410, H6413, H6417-H6427 [25JY], H6433, H6436, H6437, H6438, H6439, H6440, H6550, H6552, H6553, H6554, H6556 [26JY], H6654, H6655, H6656, H6657, H6664, H6665, H6884-H6928 [27JY], H6940 [28JY], E1657, E1659, E1660, E1662, E1665, E1668, E1672, E1674, E1680, E1681, E1689, E1700, E1734, E1737, E1740 [29JY]

———implementation (H.R. 3045), consideration (H. Res. 386), H6869-H6878 [27JY]

———ratification, H4784, H4786, H4787, H4789 [20JN], H4806, H4863, H4867 [21JN], H4970-H4977 [22JN], H5222 [27JN], H5256, H5260 [28JN], H5471, H5472 [29JN], E1353 [24JN]

Drought: disaster assistance to Kansas, H1426 [15MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent, H2589 [27AP]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1857, H1869 [12AP], H1900, H1901, H1902, H1921-H1943, H1946, H1960 [13AP], H1971, H1972, H1980, H2073 [14AP], E661, E662 [15AP], E699, E702 [19AP], E711 [21AP]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 202), H1910-H1919 [13AP]

Farm Labor Organizing Committee: tribute, E494 [17MR]

FarmHouse Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (H. Res. 207), H4808-H4810 [21JN]

First Responder Grants Board: add Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator to board, H3228, H3229 [12MY]

Foreign aid: encouraging accelerated removal of agricultural subsidies of industrialized countries to alleviate poverty and promote growth, health, and stability in the economies of African countries (H. Res. 461), E1962 [27SE]

Foreign trade: economic impact of Federal regulations on U.S. rice industry, H2724-H2727 [28AP], E841 [3MY]

———require country-of-origin labeling for macadamia nuts (H.R. 3535), E1696 [29JY]

GIC Group: tribute, E272 [17FE]

Gomes, George J.: California Farm Bureau Federation Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E1657 [29JY]

Grower-Shipper Association of Central California: anniversary, E1285 [20JN]

Hawaii: recognize threat posed by non-native plants, animals, and plant and animal diseases to ecosystem and expand Federal efforts to prevent introduction of non-native species (H.R. 3468), E1643 [27JY]

Head Start Program: migrant and seasonal Head Start programs funding, H8270 [22SE]

Henry, Mike and Denise: Alabama Farmers Federation Outstanding Young Farm Family for Alabama award recipient, E2581 [17DE]

Hurricanes: impact of Hurricane Rita on Texas rice farmers, H8855 [18OC]

Illinois: agricultural research laboratories funding, H4207 [8JN]

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, H11993, H11994 [16DE]

———simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers and increase access to such workers (H.R. 3857), E1928 [22SE]

Insects: emerald ash borer eradication funding, H4244 [8JN]

Johnson, Richard: Madera, CA, Chamber of Commerce Senior Farmer of the Year award recipient, E1482 [13JY]

Kee, Ed: University of Delaware Ratledge Family Award recipient, E2345 [15NO]

Knight, Bruce: North American Pollinator Protection Campaign NAPPC Pollinator Advocate Award recipient, E2405 [18NO]

Krystynak, Ron: North American Pollinator Protection Campaign NAPPC Pollinator Advocate Award recipient, E2405 [18NO]

Labeling: change date of implementation of country of origin labeling, H9393 [28OC]

———establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat, H4205 [8JN]

———establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (H.R. 2068), H4301 [9JN]

———repeal delay in implementation of country of origin labeling requirements for meat and meat products, H4238-H4242 [8JN]

Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: reauthorize, and amend swine reporting provisions (H.R. 3408), H7875-H7877 [14SE]

Louisiana: address certain agricultural issues, H1946 [13AP]

Mann, W.C. (Jiggs): Cowboy Roundup, USA (organization) Rancher of the Year award recipient, E1272 [17JN]

Motor vehicles: amend exemption for maximum driving and on duty time for drivers transporting agricultural commodities, H1187, H1188 [9MR]

———amend exemption for maximum driving and on duty time for drivers transporting agricultural commodities or farm supplies at planting or harvest time, H1187 [9MR]

———exempt Nebraska from truck length freeze relative to custom harvesters, H1191, H1192 [9MR], E404 [10MR]

Mount, Gary: American/Western Fruit Grower (publication) Apple Grower of the Year award recipient, E1888 [19SE]

NAFTA: implementation, H2789 [3MY], H3335 [17MY]

Napa Valley Grapegrowers (organization): anniversary, E595 [8AP]

National Academy of Sciences: feasibility study on use of mustard seed as feedstock for biodiesel, H2415 [21AP]

National Rice Month: observance, H7925 [14SE]

National security: protect food supply, E329 [2MR]

Native Americans: provide compensation to members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for damage resulting from the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project (H.R. 3558), H9018 [20OC], E1685 [29JY]

Natural gas: impact of rising costs on the agricultural economy, H4257 [8JN]

Nelson, Jimmy W., and family: Santa Rosa County, FL, Outstanding Farm Family award recipient, E1564, E1573 [21JY]

Nevada: tribute to Ranch and Farm Award recipients, E1639 [27JY]

New York, NY: anniversary of New York Wine Experience, E2209 [28OC]

North Carolina: tribute to wine industry, H1858 [12AP]

Organic Trade Association: anniversary, E257 [16FE]

Petroleum: conduct an inquiry into the retail price of ethanol, H8128 [20SE]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices and overall energy costs on farmers, ranchers, and rural communities, H9246 [26OC]

Phoenix, AZ: convey Western Cotton Research Laboratory to the nonprofit organizations that originally provided the real property for the laboratory, H4237 [8JN]

Power resources: increase the production and use of ethanol, H2190 [20AP], H5616 [11JY], H6372 [22JY], H9932 [7NO]

Price support programs: sugar, H4207, H4252-H4257 [8JN]

Regusci, Angelo C.: Napa County Farm Bureau Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E1468 [12JY]

Sanford, Wallace, III (Monk): Virginia Farmer of the Year award recipient, E1701 [29JY]

Science: anniversary of agricultural improvements through biotechnology, E1934 [22SE]

Social Security: apply savings from the enactment of certain estate tax legislation to trust fund restoration, H1918 [13AP]

South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.: anniversary (H. Res. 300), H8879-H8881 [18OC], E2098 [17OC]

States: provide that every State receive an equal allocation of cotton, tobacco, and rice funding, H4271 [8JN]

Statesville, NC: Site Selection (publication) Top Micropolitan of the Year honoree, H3064 [10MY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (H.R. 3079), E1363 [27JN]

Texas: anniversary of the Y.O. Ranch, E2525 [14DE]

———condition receipt of direct or counter-cyclical payments to rice producers that agree to retain rice cropland in production for the next crop year (H.R. 3660), E1758 [6SE]

Torres, Emma: Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ohtli Award recipient, E1021 [19MY]

Treaties and agreements: impact of trade agreements on the agricultural industry, H8376 [27SE], H8959 [19OC], H9448 [1NO]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: reauthorize (S. 1752), H8416-H8418 [28SE]

Uh, Don Pedro Cahun: North American Pollinator Protection Campaign NAPPC Pollinator Advocate Award recipient, E2405 [18NO]

Vermont: tribute to Northeast Organic Farming Association, E7 [4JA]

Vukelich, Carol: University of Delaware Ratledge Family Award recipient, E2356 [15NO]

Wayne County, NY: anniversary of Wayne County Fair, E1591 [25JY]

Winters, CA: tribute to Winters High School Future Farmers of America (organization) livestock judging team, E300 [18FE]

Woodstock, IL: anniversary of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, E276 [18FE]

World Food Prize Day: observance, E2124 [19OC]

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural Adjustment Act: exempt certain identified varieties of tomatoes from agricultural marketing orders (S. 531), S2084 [4MR]

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (S. 643), S4138 [21AP]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), S10080-S10103 [15SE], S10173-S10176 [19SE], S10210-S10227 [20SE], S10264, S10275-S10288 [21SE], S10327-S10332 [22SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2744), conference report, S12219-S12228 [2NO], S12287-S12291 [3NO], S12399 [4NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2744), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S12145 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2744), unanimous-consent agreement, S10223 [20SE]

———redirect certain funds for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10272 [21SE]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, S10278, S10279 [21SE]

———require appropriations conference report inclusion of limitations, directives and earmarks, S10280 [21SE]

Alexander, ND: anniversary, S10291 [21SE]

Animals: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock, S10221 [20SE]

———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (S. 1779), S10596 [28SE]

———provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (S. 2002), S12767 [14NO]

Budget: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) mandatory spending program guidelines, S2837, S2838 [16MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize early repayment of obligations within Rogue River Valley Irrigation District or within Medford Irrigation District (H.R. 4195), S13937 [16DE]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes River Conservancy (S. 166), S494 [25JA], S13060 [16NO]

Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative: tribute, S7290 [23JN]

Cheese: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk, milk protein concentrate, or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (S. 827), S3822 [18AP]

China, Republic of: tribute to Taiwan-U.S. Agricultural Agreement, S10033 [14SE]

Colorado State University: allow lease of land from the Agricultural Research Service, S10214 [20SE]

Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (S.J. Res. 4), S1349 [14FE], S1591 [17FE], S1927 [2MR], S1961-S1979 [3MR]

Contracts: provide greater fairness in livestock and poultry contract arbitration process (S. 2131), S13794 [16DE]

Cuba: clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products, S3987, S3988 [20AP]

———clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products (S. 634), S2848 [16MR]

———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products, S3186-S3189 [5AP]

———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (S. 328), S1194 [9FE]

———restrict issuance of general licenses for travel in conneciton with authorized sales activities, S3987, S3995 [20AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service bark beetle eradication funding, S10328 [22SE]

———Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service emerald ash borer eradication funding, S10329 [22SE]

———change in Federal regulations relaxing prohibition of beef imports from Canada due to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), S26 [4JA], S1591 [17FE]

———citrus canker eradication funding, S10287 [21SE]

———Conservation Security Program funding, S12287 [3NO]

———enhance national security by providing research, development, demonstration, administrative support, and market mechanisms for deployment and commercialization of biobased energy technologies and products (S. 1210), S6305 [9JN]

———establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (S. 1357), S7851 [30JN]

———establish the National Drought Council (S. 802), S3675, S3679 [14AP]

———Farmers Market Promotion Program funding, S10328 [22SE]

———food assistance programs funding, S10328 [22SE]

———funding, S1070 [8FE], S1153 [9FE]

———implement the U.S. Animal Identification Plan, S10226 [20SE]

———Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension, S85 [20JA], S10227 [20SE], S12336 [3NO], S13461 [13DE], S14156 [20DE], S14207, S14284 [21DE]

———modify conditions under which the FCIC may offer crop insurance to single producers, S10225 [20SE]

———prevent the use of private contractors on certain elements of the Food Stamp Program unless authorized by Congress, S10284 [21SE]

———prohibit establishment of standards to designate minimal-risk regions, including Canada, for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) unless country-of-origin labeling is required (S. 108), S278 [24JA]

———prohibit funding for the closure or relocation of a county or local Farm Service Agency office prior to determining cost effectiveness of such actions, S10224 [20SE]

———prohibit the use of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funds to demolish or dismantle the Hawaii Fruit Fly Production Facility, S10216 [20SE]

———prohibit the use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for pricing milk (S. 869), S4113 [21AP]

———prohibit the use of funds for developing a final rule regarding the importation of beef from Japan, S10210-S10214 [20SE]

———provide additional authority and funding to provide emergency food relief, in coordination with the Dept. of Homeland Security, to victims of Hurricane Katrina and related conditions (S. 1643), S9773, S9847 [8SE]

———require coordination with the Dept. of Energy to produce a comprehensive report on the impact of high gasoline prices on farmers, ranchers, and rural communities, S10328 [22SE]

———Rural Housing Service rental assistance programs funding, S10278, S10279 [21SE]

———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (S. 1555), S9472 [29JY]

———specialty crops funding, S10287 [21SE]

———transfer of legume pathologist position, S10287 [21SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance within the International Trade Administration (S. 1308), S7316 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: add certain biosecurity responsibilities (S. 572), S2387 [9MR]

———regulate ammonium nitrate (S. 1141), S6032-S6034 [26MY]

Dept. of the Interior: 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 (S. 670), S3055 [17MR]

———convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (S. 1498), S8960 [26JY]

———cooperate with Mexican border States to conduct a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers (S. 214), S659 [31JA], S9024 [26JY]

Disasters: change effective date for counties in States declared agriculture disasters to use the acreage for harvesting or grazing, S10277, S10278 [21SE]

Domestic policy: Federal farm policies, S1153 [9FE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), S9110 [27JY], S9244, S9253-S9255 [28JY]

———implementation (S. 1307), S7598-S7604 [29JN]-S7695, S7697-S7739, S7750-S7766 [30JN], S7904 [1JY], S8414 [18JY]

———implementation (S. 1307), unanimous-consent request, S7597 [29JN], S7739 [30JN]

Dorr, Thomas C.: repayment of government farm subsidies relative to efforts to circumvent payment limitations, S8592-S8602 [21JY]

Ecology and environment: provide incentives to landowners to protect and improve streams and riparian habitat (S. 218), S670 [31JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent, S7055 [22JN]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), S3770 [18AP], S3957 [19AP], S4038 [20AP]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), motion to proceed, S9558 [29JY]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (S. 420), S1633 [17FE]

Farm Aid, Inc.: tribute to Farm Aid Concert, S10716 [29SE]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend and improve national dairy market loss payments (S. 273), S980, S981 [3FE], S1502 [16FE]

———extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (S. 307), S1058 [7FE]

Farmers: farm program payment limitation changes, S12175-S12185 [2NO], S12306, S12307 [3NO]

Federal aid programs: ensure legislation allowing cuts in agriculture programs receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order, S2903-S2907, S2926 [17MR]

———ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (S. 2120), S13701 [16DE]

———increase specialty crops competitiveness funding, route value-added agricultural product market development grants through the States, and expand adjusted gross revenue insurance program (S. 1556), S9474 [29JY]

———provide assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of Hurricane Katrina, S13984 [19DE]

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses, S12043 [28OC]

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (S. 1692), star print, S10391 [22SE]

———provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of drought, Hurricane Katrina, and other natural disasters, S10276, S10277 [21SE]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: implement pesticide-related obligations of the U.S. under certain international conventions or protocols (S. 2042), S13168-S13170 [17NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that the application of certain pesticides does not require a permit (S. 1269), S6831 [20JN]

Food Security Act: restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits (S. 385), S1425 [15FE]

Foreign policy: importance of agricultural negotiations in World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round, S13336 [18NO]

Foreign trade: require country-of-origin labeling of all forms of ginseng (S. 854), S4026 [20AP]

Hawaii: Molokai Island agricultural development funding, S10286 [21SE]

Hazardous substances: exclude agricultural operations from Superfund litigation, S12349 [3NO]

Horticulture: permit planting of chicory on base acres (S. 194), S604 [26JA]

Hunger: encourage expanded efforts to alleviate hunger in developing countries, S10273 [21SE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for crop relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10278 [21SE]

———impact of Hurricane Katrina on the agricultural exporting industry due to port and export infrastructure damage, S10349-S10351 [22SE]

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, S3540, S3603 [13AP], S3723-S3728, S3765, S3766 [15AP], S3767-S3770, S3776-S3786, S3788-S3793, S3800-S3810 [18AP], S3866-S3879 [19AP]

———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. 359), S1288 [10FE], S1710 [18FE]

———provide for employment of foreign agricultural workers (S. 2087), S13504 [13DE]

———streamline H-2A worker program and create blue card program for temporary agricultural guest workers, S3767-S3770 [18AP], S3866-S3879 [19AP]

Indiana: tribute to Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winners, S2514 [11MR]

Irrigation: reduce subsidies (S. 1118), S5927 [25MY]

Japan: prevent importation of Japanese beef into the U.S. until Japan allows the importation of U.S. beef, S10212, S10213 [20SE]

Labeling: change date of implementation of country of origin labeling, S12043-S12045 [28OC]

———change date of implementation of country of origin labeling (S. 1331), S7619 [29JN]

———delay in implementation of country of origin labeling requirements for meat and meat products, S12221-S12228 [2NO], S12287-S12289 [3NO]

———establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (S. 1333), S7632 [29JN]

———repeal delay in implementation of country of origin labeling requirements for meat and meat products, S10269, S10271 [21SE]

Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: extend termination date for mandatory price reporting (S. 1613), S9648 [6SE], S9995 [13SE], S10794 [30SE]

———reauthorize, and amend swine reporting provisions (H.R. 3408), S10794 [30SE]

Milk: allow modified bloc voting by dairy marketing cooperatives in the scheduled referendum on Federal milk marketing order reform (S. 838), S3899 [19AP]

Montana Future Farmers of America: anniversary (S. Res. 89), S3087, S3088 [17MR]

National Dairy Promotion and Research Board: permit diversion of funds for activities that improve public health and the environment, S10264-S10266 [21SE]

Native Americans: treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under a program providing agricultural loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations (S. 1480), S9053, S9055 [26JY]

NSF: establish a Division of Food and Agricultural Science and authorize funding for the support of fundamental agricultural research of the highest quality (S. 767), S3489 [12AP]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts (S. 960), S4572 [28AP]

Pesticides: permit distribution and sale of certain pesticides that are registered in both the U.S. and another country (S. 1579), S9497, S9498 [29JY]

Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program: extend water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division in Nebraska (S. 891), S13061 [16NO]

Power resources: ensure that ethanol is treated like all other motor vehicle fuels and that taxpayers and local governments do not have to pay for environmental damage caused by ethanol, S6460-S6463 [14JN]

———establish a program to develop and demonstrate cost-effective operation of a fleet of renewable hydrogen-from-ethanol passenger vehicles (S. 373), S1348 [14FE], S6806 [20JN]

———increase the production and use of ethanol, S10694-S10696 [29SE]

———prevent imposition of ethanol taxes and usage mandates, S6463-S6465 [14JN], S6601, S6602 [15JN]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of ethanol, S6878-S6880 [21JN], S9267 [28JY]

Price support programs, S1153 [9FE]

Puerto Rico: eligibility of certain municipalities for loans and grants programs in the Rural Development mission area, S10175 [19SE]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend authority for drought assistance (S. 648), S13934 [16DE]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (S. 675), S3056 [17MR]

SBA: clarify authority to provide emergency assistance to non-farm related small business concerns that have suffered substantial economic harm from drought, S12942 [16NO]

———clarify authority to provide emergency assistance to non-farm related small business concerns that have suffered substantial economic harm from drought (S. 1463), S8682 [21JY]

Senate: legislative priorities, S376 [25JA]

Sinton, Steve: American Farmland Trust (organization) Steward of the Land Award recipient, S5435 [18MY]

Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene, S7606-S7608 [29JN], S10011 [14SE]

———provide emergency relief to small businesses and farms affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (S. 269), S902 [2FE], S973 [3FE]

States: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (S. 548), S5296 [17MY]

Taxation: allow refundable tax credit for certain energy costs of farmers and ranchers, S13133 [17NO]

———extend the excise and income tax credits for the production of biodiesel (S. 1076), S5533 [19MY]

———make permanent the rate reductions for individual income taxes and capital gains and dividend taxes, and the repeal of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (S. 7), S109 [24JA]

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (S. 928), S4423 [27AP]

———provide a credit for the purchase of diesel advanced lean-burn vehicles meeting certain requirements, S7269, S7270 [23JN]

———provide a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and improve the small ethanol producer credit (S. 610), S2523 [11MR]

———update optional methods for computing self-employment net earnings (S. 896), S4189 [25AP]

Terrorism: criminalize acts of agroterrorism and enhance agricultural biosecurity through increased prevention, detection, response, and recovery planning (S. 1532), S9296 [28JY]

———improve Federal response to agroterrorism and agricultural diseases, S9433 [29JY]

———improve Federal response to agroterrorism and agricultural diseases (S. 573), S2387 [9MR]

Turner County, SD: anniversary of Turner County Fair, S8823 [25JY]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: reauthorize and facilitate official inspection at export port locations of grain required or authorized to be inspected (S. 1582), S9505 [29JY]

———reauthorize (S. 1752), S10392 [22SE], S10583 [28SE]

Vermont: recognize Vermont Dairy Festival in honor of Harold J. Howrigan for service to his community and the Vermont dairy industry (S. Res. 118), S4431, S4432 [27AP]

Weather: beginning of spring, S2968 [17MR]

Wyoming: extend contract for Glendo Unit of Missouri River Basin Project (S. 592), S13061 [16NO]

Reports

Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry—The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply: Depts. of Agriculture and Energy, S6637 [15JN]

HHSC Awards Call Center Contract: Center on Public Policy Priorities, H8944 [19OC]

NAFTA at Ten—Journey to Mexico: Congressional Delegation (108th Congress), H2790 [3MY]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2744) (H. Rept. 109-255), H9275 [26OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2744) (H. Rept. 109-102), H4185 [7JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2744) (S. Rept. 109-92), S7428 [27JN]

Bureau of Reclamation Deschutes River Conservancy Participation Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 166) (S. Rept. 109-164), S12005 [27OC]

Commodity Exchange Act Reauthorization: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1566) (S. Rept. 109-119), S9466 [29JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2744, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 520) (H. Rept. 109-257), H9361 [27OC]

Consideration of H.R. 8, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 202) (H. Rept. 109-35), H1893 [12AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2744, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 109-105), H4185 [7JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3045, Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 386) (H. Rept. 109-186), H6649 [26JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1307) (S. Rept. 109-128), S9599 [1SE]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3045) (H. Rept. 109-182), H6431 [25JY]

Homeland Security Food and Agriculture Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 572), S10513 [27SE]

———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 572) (S. Rept. 109-209), S13659 [15DE]

Missouri River Basin Project for Glendo Unit Contract Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 592) (S. Rept. 109-166), S12005 [27OC]

Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division in Nebraska Water Service Contract Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 891) (S. Rept. 109-169), S12006 [27OC]

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act Drought Assistance Authority Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 648) (S. Rept. 109-190), S13450 [12DE]

Southern Oregon Bureau of Reclamation Repayment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1760) (S. Rept. 109-197), S13450 [12DE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4195) (H. Rept. 109-323), H11108 [6DE]

U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 214) (S. Rept. 109-17), S2147 [7MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4233, H4237, H4244, H4264, H4267, H4270, H4271 [8JN]

Statements

Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act: Senator Craig, S1710 [18FE]

Disapproval of Rule Submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture Relating to Risk Zones for Introduction of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease): Executive Office of the President, S1979 [3MR]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): Harley Shaiken, E1378 [28JN]

Rethinking Plan Colombia, H5314 [28JN]

Summaries

Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act (S. 359), S1711 [18FE]

Hurricane Katrina Food Assistance Relief Act (S. 1643), S9773 [8SE]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4209-H4217 [8JN]

———conference report, H9382-H9389 [28OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2744, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S10175 [19SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 202, consideration of H.R. 8, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act, H1910 [13AP]

H. Res. 207, FarmHouse Fraternity, Inc. anniversary, H4808 [21JN]

H. Res. 300, South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co., anniversary, H8879 [18OC]

H. Res. 303, consideration of H.R. 2744, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H4201 [8JN]

H. Res. 386, consideration of H.R. 3045, Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, H6870 [27JY]

H. Res. 520, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2744, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies appropriations, H9367 [28OC]

H.R. 8, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act, H1921 [13AP]

H.R. 2744, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S10080-S10100 [15SE], S10441-S10453 [26SE]

H.R. 3045, Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, H6884-H6894 [27JY]

H.R. 3408, Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act swine reporting provisions reauthorization and amendments, H7875 [14SE]

H.R. 4000, Dept. of the Interior revision of repayment contracts with the Bostwick, Kansas Bostwick, Frenchman-Cambridge, and Webster Irrigation Districts, H12278 [18DE]

H.R. 4195, Southern Oregon Bureau of Reclamation Repayment Act, H11044 [6DE]

S. 166, Bureau of Reclamation participation in the Deschutes River Conservancy reauthorization, S13060 [16NO]

S. 214, U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act, S659 [31JA], S9024, S9025 [26JY]

S. 218, provide incentives to landowners to protect and improve streams and riparian habitat, S671 [31JA]

S. 269, Small Business and Farm Energy Emergency Relief Act, S903 [2FE]

S. 273, national dairy market loss payments extension and improvement, S981 [3FE]

S. 373, Renewable Hydrogen Passenger Vehicle Act, S1348 [14FE]

S. 385, Rural America Preservation Act, S1426 [15FE]

S. 572, Homeland Security Food and Agriculture Act, S2388 [9MR]

S. 573, Agricultural Security Assistance Act, S2389-S2391 [9MR]

S. 592, Glendo Unit of Missouri River Basin Project Contract Extension Act, S13061 [16NO]

S. 610, provide a small agri-biodiesel producer tax credit and improve the small ethanol producer tax credit, S2523 [11MR]

S. 643, Agricultural Credit Act State mediation programs reauthorization, S4138 [21AP], H4361 [13JN]

S. 648, Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act drought assistance authority extension, S13934 [16DE]

S. 767, National Food and Agricultural Science Act, S3490 [12AP]

S. 802, National Drought Preparedness Act, S3675-S3679 [14AP]

S. 827, Quality Cheese Act, S3822 [18AP]

S. 838, Democracy for Dairy Producers Act, S3900 [19AP]

S. 854, Ginseng Harvest Labeling Act, S4027 [20AP]

S. 869, Federal Milk Marketing Reform Act, S4114 [21AP]

S. 891, extend water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program in Nebraska, S13061 [16NO]

S. 896, Farmer Tax Fairness Act, S4190 [25AP]

S. 928, Estate Tax Repeal Acceleration (ExTRA) for Family-Owned Businesses and Farms Act, S4423-S4425 [27AP]

S. 1141, Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act, S6032 [26MY]

S. 1210, National Security and Bioenergy Investment Act, S6306-S6311 [9JN]

S. 1307, Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, S7755-S7765 [30JN]

S. 1308, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Reorganization Act, S7316 [23JN]

S. 1463, Small Business Drought Relief Act, S8682 [21JY]

S. 1480, treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under a program providing agricultural loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations, S9053 [26JY]

S. 1555, Dept. of Agriculture Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform, S9473 [29JY]

S. 1556, Specialty Crop and Value-Added Agriculture Promotion Act, S9474 [29JY]

S. 1613, Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act termination date for mandatory price reporting extension, S9995 [13SE]

S. 1643, Hurricane Katrina Food Assistance Relief Act, S9847 [8SE]

S. 1752, U.S. Grain Standards Act reauthorization, S10392 [22SE], H8416 [28SE]

S. 1779, Downed Animal Protection Act, S10597 [28SE]

S. 2002, BSE and Other Prion Disease Prevention and Public Health Protection Act, S12768-S12770 [14NO]

S. 2009, Agriculture Hurricane Recovery Act, S12844-S12847 [15NO]

S. 2120, Milk Regulatory Equity Act, S13702 [16DE]

S. 2131, Fair Contracts for Growers Act, S13797 [16DE]

S. Res. 89, Montana Future Farmers of America anniversary, S3070, S3088 [17MR]

S. Res. 118, recognize Vermont Dairy Festival in honor of Harold J. Howrigan for service to his community and the Vermont dairy industry, S4135 [21AP], S4432 [27AP]

S. Res. 169, protect the U.S. sugar market only to the extent that such protections do not undermine market access for other agricultural products under the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), S6419 [13JN]

S. Res. 215, National Pear Month, S9187 [27JY]

S. Res. 265, Crop Science Society of America anniversary, S11142 [5OC]

S.J. Res. 4, congressional disapproval of rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), S1979 [3MR]

Transcripts

Audio Tape of Conversation Between Thomas C. Dorr and Paul Dorr Relative to Efforts To Circumvent Payment Limitations on Government Farm Subsidies: Iowa Farm Service Agency, S8595 [21JY]

Tributes

Contreras, Miguel, S4864, S4865 [10MY]