To require the Department of Agriculture to establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to enable the public to file all required paperwork electronically with the Department and to have access to public information on farm programs, quarterly trade, economic, and production reports, and other similar information.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
106th Congress (1999–2000)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
51 Cosponsors (32 Republicans, 19 Democrats)
S. 777
(same title)
Enacted — Signed by the President — Jun 20, 2000
History
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Feb 25, 1999
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Introduced
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Nov 4, 1999
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Companion Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
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Mar 29, 2000
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Ordered Reported
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Apr 10, 2000
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Companion Bill —
Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
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Jun 6, 2000
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Companion Bill —
House Agreed to Changes
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Jun 20, 2000
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Companion Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 852 (106th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 852. This is the one from the 106th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 106th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 1999 to Dec 15, 2000. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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