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Latest Action: 10/16/2007 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Bill TextExpressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber. 10/15/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that not later than January 1, 2025, U.S. agricultural, forestry, and working land should provide from renewable resources not less than 25% of total U.S. energy consumption and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.
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Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S706) Bill TextA concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that not later than January 1, 2025, U.S. agricultural, forestry, and working land should provide from renewable resources not less than 25% of total U.S. energy consumption and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber.
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Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2101) Bill TextA bill to establish the Food Safety Administration to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Safe Food Act of 2007 - Establishes the Food Safety Administration to administer and enforce food safety laws. Directs the Administrator of the Food Safety Administration to: (1) promulgate regulations to ensure the security of the food supply from all forms of contamination; (2) implement federal food safety inspection, enforcement, and research efforts to protect the public health; (3) develop consistent and science-based standards for safe food; and (4) prioritize federal food safety efforts and deployment of resources to achieve the greatest possible benefit in reducing food-borne illness. Transfers to the Administration all functions of specified federal [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo establish the Food Safety Administration to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination, and for other purposes. 2/16/2007--Introduced. Safe Food Act of 2007 - Establishes the Food Safety Administration to administer and enforce food safety laws. Directs the Administrator of the Food Safety Administration to: (1) promulgate regulations to ensure the security of the food supply from all forms of contamination; (2) implement federal food safety inspection, enforcement, and research efforts to protect the public health; (3) develop consistent and science-based standards for safe food; and (4) prioritize federal food safety efforts and deployment of resources to achieve the greatest possible benefit in reducing food-borne illness. Transfers to the Administration all functions of specified federal [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5219) Bill TextA bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops. 4/26/2007--Introduced. Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to establish a crop insurance pilot program for experimental biofuel crops (nonpetroleum fuel source or nonpetroleum lubricant use). Amends the Farm Security and Reinvestment Act to: (1) direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and (2) authorize the Secretary to make grants to research facilities and institutions of higher education for studies of such crops as animal feed and research on harvesting and planting techniques for such crops.
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Latest Action: 06/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7645) Bill TextA bill to provide the necessary authority to the Secretary of Commerce for the establishment and implementation of a regulatory system for offshore aquaculture in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone, and for other purposes. 6/13/2007--Introduced. National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish an operating permit process for the development and operation of offshore aquaculture facilities in areas of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Requires the Secretary to prepare an analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to the process for issuing permits. Authorizes the Secretary to issue such permits. Prohibits considering offshore aquaculture "fishing" under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Prohibits permits for facilities within 12 miles of a coastal state if the state opposes the activities. Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the [...] show full description
Latest Action: 08/13/2007 - Signed by President. Bill TextA bill to amend the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, to strike a requirement relating to forage producers. 8/13/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 to eliminate the requirement that forage producers must participate in the insurance pilot program or the noninsured crop disaster assistance program in order to receive crop disaster and livestock assistance.
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Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8620-8621) Bill TextA bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote growth and opportunity for the dairy industry in the United States, and for other purposes. 6/27/2007--Introduced. Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to repeal the dairy price support program. Amends the national dairy market loss payment program to: (1) extend the sign-up and contract duration periods; (2) replace the "Class 1 milk" definition with a "Class III milk" definition; (3) revise the payment formula (which shall include a feed adjustment factor); and (4) establish a maximum annual payment of $50,000 per dairy operation. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish a national dairy options program; and (2) make nonrecourse loans available to commercial processors of cheddar cheese, butter, and nonfat dry milk. Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to direct the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out a milk revenue [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Kohl. With written report No. 110-134. Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 7/24/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2008 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (Department) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) executive operations; (3) National Appeals Division; (4) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (5) Homeland Security Staff; (6) Office of the Chief Information Officer; (7) Office of the Chief Financial Officer; (8) Office [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo provide the necessary authority to the Secretary of Commerce for the establishment and implementation of a regulatory system for offshore aquaculture in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone, and for other purposes. 4/24/2007--Introduced. National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish an operating permit process for the development and operation of offshore aquaculture facilities in areas of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Requires the Secretary to prepare an analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to the process for issuing permits. Authorizes the Secretary to issue such permits. Excludes offshore aquaculture from the definition of "fishing" under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Prohibits permits for facilities within 12 miles of a coastal state if the state opposes the activities. Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo prohibit commercial fishing of Atlantic menhaden for reduction purposes in inland, State, and Federal waters along the Atlantic coast of the United States, and for other purposes. 10/16/2007--Introduced. Atlantic Menhaden Conservation Act - Imposes a fishing moratorium regarding Atlantic menhaden that are reduced to meal and oil for the coastal waters of each coastal state north of South Carolina, including Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and the Potomac River Fisheries Commission. Requires studies and reports. Makes it unlawful to engage, or to attempt to engage, in the commercial harvesting, in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), of Atlantic menhaden that are reduced to meal and oil.
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Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo prohibit the commercial harvesting of Atlantic menhaden for reduction purposes in the coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone. 10/16/2007--Introduced. Makes it unlawful to engage, or to attempt to engage, in commercial harvesting of Atlantic menhaden for reduction purposes in Atlantic coastal waters or in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Requires a related report to Congress from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1719) Bill TextTo amend the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, to strike a requirement relating to forage producers. 7/23/2007--Introduced. Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 to eliminate the requirement that forage producers must participate in the insurance pilot program or the noninsured crop disaster assistance program in order to receive crop disaster and livestock assistance.
Latest Action: 08/13/2007 - Signed by President. Bill TextA bill to amend the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, to strike a requirement relating to forage producers. 8/13/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 to eliminate the requirement that forage producers must participate in the insurance pilot program or the noninsured crop disaster assistance program in order to receive crop disaster and livestock assistance.
Also tagged in: Agricultural cooperatives, Agricultural credit, Agricultural estimating and reporting, Agricultural prices, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Budgets, Business, Crop insurance, Dairy industry, Dairy products, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Food, Foreign trade promotion, Governmental investigations, Marketing orders, Milk, Trade
Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8620-8621) Bill TextA bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote growth and opportunity for the dairy industry in the United States, and for other purposes. 6/27/2007--Introduced. Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to repeal the dairy price support program. Amends the national dairy market loss payment program to: (1) extend the sign-up and contract duration periods; (2) replace the "Class 1 milk" definition with a "Class III milk" definition; (3) revise the payment formula (which shall include a feed adjustment factor); and (4) establish a maximum annual payment of $50,000 per dairy operation. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish a national dairy options program; and (2) make nonrecourse loans available to commercial processors of cheddar cheese, butter, and nonfat dry milk. Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to direct the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out a milk revenue [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Agricultural research, Agriculture, Aquaculture, Business, Coastal zone, Criminal justice, Department of Commerce, Ecosystem management, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Environmental technology, Executive departments, Federal-state relations, Fines (Penalties), Fishery management, Fishes, Forfeiture, Injunctions, Law, Licenses, Marine resources, Public-private partnerships, Research and development, Science policy, State and local government, Technological innovations, Technology, Territorial waters
Latest Action: 06/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7645) Bill TextA bill to provide the necessary authority to the Secretary of Commerce for the establishment and implementation of a regulatory system for offshore aquaculture in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone, and for other purposes. 6/13/2007--Introduced. National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish an operating permit process for the development and operation of offshore aquaculture facilities in areas of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Requires the Secretary to prepare an analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to the process for issuing permits. Authorizes the Secretary to issue such permits. Prohibits considering offshore aquaculture "fishing" under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Prohibits permits for facilities within 12 miles of a coastal state if the state opposes the activities. Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Agricultural cooperatives, Agricultural credit, Agricultural estimating and reporting, Agricultural prices, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Budgets, Business, Crop insurance, Dairy industry, Dairy products, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Food, Foreign trade promotion, Governmental investigations, Marketing orders, Milk, Trade
Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. Bill TextTo amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote growth and opportunity for the dairy industry in the United States, and for other purposes. 5/23/2007--Introduced. Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to repeal the dairy price support program. Amends the national dairy market loss payment program to: (1) extend the sign-up and contract duration periods; (2) replace the "Class 1 milk" definition with a "Class III milk" definition; (3) revise the payment formula (which shall include a feed adjustment factor); and (4) establish a maximum annual payment of $50,000 per dairy operation. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish a national dairy options program; and (2) make nonrecourse loans available to commercial processors of cheddar cheese, butter, and nonfat dry milk. Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to direct the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out a milk revenue insurance [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Agricultural credit, Agricultural research, Agriculture, Biomass energy, Budgets, Crop insurance, Education, Energy, Energy crops, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to research, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Higher education, Research grants, Science policy
Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5219) Bill TextA bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops. 4/26/2007--Introduced. Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to establish a crop insurance pilot program for experimental biofuel crops (nonpetroleum fuel source or nonpetroleum lubricant use). Amends the Farm Security and Reinvestment Act to: (1) direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and (2) authorize the Secretary to make grants to research facilities and institutions of higher education for studies of such crops as animal feed and research on harvesting and planting techniques for such crops.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Agricultural research, Agriculture, Aquaculture, Business, Coastal zone, Criminal justice, Department of Commerce, Ecosystem management, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Environmental technology, Executive departments, Federal-state relations, Fines (Penalties), Fishery management, Fishes, Forfeiture, Injunctions, Law, Licenses, Marine resources, Public-private partnerships, Research and development, Science policy, State and local government, Technological innovations, Technology, Territorial waters
Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo provide the necessary authority to the Secretary of Commerce for the establishment and implementation of a regulatory system for offshore aquaculture in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone, and for other purposes. 4/24/2007--Introduced. National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish an operating permit process for the development and operation of offshore aquaculture facilities in areas of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Requires the Secretary to prepare an analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to the process for issuing permits. Authorizes the Secretary to issue such permits. Excludes offshore aquaculture from the definition of "fishing" under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Prohibits permits for facilities within 12 miles of a coastal state if the state opposes the activities. Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural credit, Agricultural extension work, Agricultural research, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Appropriations, Budgets, Business, Child nutrition, Children, Communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Crop insurance, Cuba, Dams, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of the Treasury, Disaster relief, Economic policy, Electric power distribution, Energy, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Export finance, Farm Credit Administration, Federal aid to transportation, Federal installations, Finance, Floodplains, Food, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Food relief, Food stamps, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Government lending, Grassland ecology, Groundwater, Gulf of Mexico, Habitat conservation, Hawaii, Hurricanes, Illinois, Job creation, Kansas, Labor, Latin America, Law, Livestock, Marketing, Marketing of farm produce, Meat inspection, Medical supplies, Merchant ships, Missouri, Natural foods, Natural resources, Newspapers, North Carolina, Nutrition, Pest control, Plant diseases, Plant protection, Potable water, Poultry, Reforestation, Relocation, Rescission of appropriated funds, Research centers, Restoration ecology, Rhode Island, Right to travel, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Rural housing, Science policy, Sewage disposal, Solid wastes, Telecommunication, Telephone, Trade, Transportation, Trees, Veterinary medicine, Water conservation, Water pollution, Water quality, Water resources, Watersheds, Welfare, West Virginia, Wetlands, WIC program
Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Kohl. With written report No. 110-134. Bill TextAn original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 7/24/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2008 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (Department) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) executive operations; (3) National Appeals Division; (4) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (5) Homeland Security Staff; (6) Office of the Chief Information Officer; (7) Office of the Chief Financial Officer; (8) Office [...] show full description
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