To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
113th Congress (2013–2015)
Failed House on Jun 20, 2013
This bill failed in the House on June 20, 2013.
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1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Brown Named to Key Panel to Negotiate Final Farm Bill”
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Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
on Oct 22, 2013
“Farm Bill Conference Report Includes Language to Allow Legal Study, Pilot Programs of Hemp”
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Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR3]
on Jan 28, 2014
“Congresswoman McCollum Rejects GOP Effort to Strip Away Nutrition Programs in a New Farm Bill”
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Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN4]
on Jul 9, 2013
History
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Jul 11, 2012
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
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May 13, 2013
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Introduced
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May 15, 2013
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 5, 2013
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Considered by House Committee on the Judiciary
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jun 18, 2013
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 266 (113th). |
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Jun 19, 2013
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 271 (113th). |
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Jun 20, 2013
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Failed House
A vote on the bill failed in the House. The bill is now dead. |
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Jul 11, 2013
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Related Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2642 (113th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1947 (113th). |
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Jul 18, 2013
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Related Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Jan 29, 2014
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Related Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
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Feb 4, 2014
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Related Bill —
Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
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Feb 7, 2014
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Related Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2642 (113th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1947 (113th). |
H.R. 1947 (113th) 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. 1947. This is the one from the 113th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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