A bill to amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide for the advance payment, in full, of the fiscal year 1999 payments otherwise required under production flexibility contracts.
Emergency Farm Financial Relief Act - Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide that FY 1999 production flexibility contract payments shall be paid at such time or times as the owner or producer so requests.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Senate Committee on Agriculture discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9413-9416)
Senate Committee on Agriculture discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9413-9416)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Smith (OR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6925-6930)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 105-228.
Became Public Law No: 105-228.
Enacted as Public Law 105-228
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