About the bill
The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, also known as the 2002 Farm Bill, includes ten titles, addressing a great variety of issues related to agriculture, ecology, energy, trade, and nutrition.
The act directs approximately 16.5 billion dollars of funding toward agricultural subsidies each year. These subsidies have a dramatic effect on the production of grains, oilseeds, and upland cotton. The specialized nature of the farm bill, as well as the size and timing of the bill, made its passage highly contentious.
Debated in the U.S. House of Representatives during the immediate aftermath of the September 11th attacks in 2001, the bill drew criticism from the White House and was nearly amended. The amendment, which failed by a close margin, was proposed by Rep. Ron Kind …
Sponsor and status
107th Congress (2001–2002)
Enacted — Signed by the President on May 13, 2002
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on May 13, 2002.
1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Cantwell: Washington State Wins Big with Senate Farm Bill”
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Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
on Feb 13, 2002
“Cantwell Amendment Injects Independence into Investigations of Firefighter Fatalities”
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Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
on Feb 13, 2002
History
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Jul 26, 2001
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Jul 27, 2001
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Oct 3, 2001
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 248 (107th). |
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Oct 5, 2001
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Feb 13, 2002
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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. |
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Feb 14, 2002
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Public Print. |
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Feb 20, 2002
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate with an Amendment. |
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May 2, 2002
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 403 (107th). |
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May 2, 2002
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Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate 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 House approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The Senate must also approve the conference report. |
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May 8, 2002
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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May 13, 2002
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 2646 (107th) 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. 2646. This is the one from the 107th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2001 to Nov 22, 2002. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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