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H.R. 1157 (100th): Farm Disaster Assistance Act of 1987


A bill to provide for an acreage diversion pilot program applicable to the wheat program for the 1987 and 1988 crops.

Sponsor and status

Introduced
Feb 19, 1987
100th Congress (1987–1988)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on May 27, 1987

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on May 27, 1987.

Law
Pub.L. 100-45
Sponsor

Glenn English

Representative for Oklahoma's 6th congressional district

Democrat

Text

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Last Updated: May 27, 1987

Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)

Source

History

Feb 19, 1987
 
Introduced

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Mar 10, 1987
 
Ordered Reported

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Mar 17, 1987
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

Apr 23, 1987
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

May 12, 1987
 
Conference Report Agreed to by Senate (House next)

A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The Senate approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The House must also approve the conference report. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made.

May 27, 1987
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

May 27, 1987
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress.

H.R. 1157 (100th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1157. This is the one from the 100th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 100th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 1987 to Oct 22, 1988. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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