Agricultural Issues in the 109th Congress
A number of issues affecting U.S. agriculture are receiving attention during the 109th Congress. The agriculture committees are required by the FY2006 budget resolution to report legislation this year that reduces spending on mandatory food and agriculture support programs by $3 billion over the nex...
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ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metacrs8069 2023-05-15T15:34:21+02:00 Agricultural Issues in the 109th Congress 109th Congress Chite, Ralph M. 2005 2005-10-13 6 pages. Text https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs8069/ English eng Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. crs: RS22013 local-cont-no: RS22013 2005-10-13 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs8069/ ark: ark:/67531/metacrs8069 Public Agriculture Congress Report 2005 ftunivnotexas 2017-02-11T23:06:28Z A number of issues affecting U.S. agriculture are receiving attention during the 109th Congress. The agriculture committees are required by the FY2006 budget resolution to report legislation this year that reduces spending on mandatory food and agriculture support programs by $3 billion over the next five years. Other issues of importance to agriculture during the 109th Congress include the possible reauthorization of an expiring dairy support program; consideration of emergency farm disaster assistance; multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations; concerns about agroterrorism, food safety, and animal and plant diseases (e.g., “mad cow” disease and avian flu); high energy costs; environmental issues; and a number of agricultural marketing matters. This report will be updated if significant developments ensue. Report Avian flu University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library |
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A number of issues affecting U.S. agriculture are receiving attention during the 109th Congress. The agriculture committees are required by the FY2006 budget resolution to report legislation this year that reduces spending on mandatory food and agriculture support programs by $3 billion over the next five years. Other issues of importance to agriculture during the 109th Congress include the possible reauthorization of an expiring dairy support program; consideration of emergency farm disaster assistance; multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations; concerns about agroterrorism, food safety, and animal and plant diseases (e.g., “mad cow” disease and avian flu); high energy costs; environmental issues; and a number of agricultural marketing matters. This report will be updated if significant developments ensue. |
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