H.R. 249 — A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require a producer referendum as a condition of designation of certain contract markets.

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Amends the Commodity Exchange Act, beginning with contracts expiring during or after September 1988, to require that contract market designations for cattle or beef products be approved or favored by producer referendums.

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1987-01-06
Introduced in House
1987-01-06
Introduced in House
1987-01-06
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
1987-01-30
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
1987-02-05
Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.

A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require a producer referendum as a condition of designation of certain contract markets.

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