Farm Bill Conference Committee
Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees held their first public meeting to consider the 2013 farm bill.
4,605 viewsMembers of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees held their first public meeting to consider the 2013 farm bill.
4,605 viewsThe Senate and House Agriculture Committees met in conference to resolve differences in two versions of the Agriculture Bill.
132 viewsThe Senate and House Agriculture Committees met in conference to resolve differences in two versions of the Agriculture Bill.
204 viewsMembers of the House Agriculture Committee briefed reporters on the Agriculture Regulatory Relief and Trade Act of 1996, or the Farm Bill. The legislation proposed phasing out subsidies over…
151 viewsHouse Agriculture Committee members heard testimony from Department of Agriculture officials concerning administration guidelines for the 1995 Farm Bill.
115 viewsCommittee members reviewed a bill making changes in the federal food stamp program in a process called a mark up. As drafted, the bill capped overall federal spending on food stamps, control…
123 viewsThe committee hearing focused on the nation’s school lunch program. Members heard from federal officials, nutrition experts, the FDA, and representatives of food producer associations.
265 viewsThe House Agriculture Committee heard testimony on the economic outlook for the agriculture industry, and how the agricultural policies from the Bush Administration affected rural America. W…
295 viewsThe subcommittee held a hearing to review the EPA’s pesticides regulatory program.
141 viewsThe House Agriculture Subcommittees on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed grains, and Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry held a joint hearing to discern the effects of the 1988 drought on grain supplies, …
117 viewsThe subcommittee heard testimony on ground water quality and agriculture in the United States. Members listened to individuals from various states, with the goal of developing a uniform wate…
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