WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Livestock

P.L. 111-88, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $2559.32

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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H.R. 2914, To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to terminate marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for mohair producers

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2914 would amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to terminate marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for mohair producers....

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S. 1086, The Livestock Marketing Fairness Act

Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1086 would amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to prohibit the use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts....

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S. 1062, The Beef Checkoff Modernization Act of 2009

Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1062 would amend the Beef Research and Information Act to allow the promotion of beef that is born and raised exclusively in the United States and to establish new referendum requirements....

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H.R. 1955, The Agriculture Education Freedom Act

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1955 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of animals which are raised and sold as part of an educational program....

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H.R. 1660, The Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act of 2008

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1660 would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a special rule for the period of admission of H-2A nonimmigrants employed as dairy workers and sheepherders....

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H.R. 1549, The Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1549 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases....

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S. 619, The Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 619 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and animal diseases....

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S. 594, The Agriculture Smart Trade Act

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 594 would require a report on invasive agricultural pests and diseases and sanitary and phytosanitary barriers to trade before initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement....

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H.R. 1426, To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of that Act for certain emissions from agricultural production

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1426 would amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of that Act for certain emissions from agricultural production....

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H.R. 1438, To prohibit any Federal agency or official, in carrying out any Act or program to reduce the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change, from imposing a fee or tax on gaseous emissions emitted directly by livestock

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1438 would prohibit any Federal agency or official, in carrying out any Act or program to reduce the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change, from imposing a fee or tax on gaseous emissions emitted directly by livestock....

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S. 527, A bill to amend the Clean Air act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of that Act for certain emissions from agricultural production

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST

S. 527 would amend the Clean Air act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of that Act for certain emissions from agricultural production....

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S. 510, The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST

S. 510 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply....

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H.R. 1226, The Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act of 2009

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1226 would prohibit the importation of ruminants and swine, and fresh and frozen meat and products of ruminants and swine, from Argentina until the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to Congress that every region of Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination....

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S. 460, A bill to amend the Agriculture Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

S. 460 would amend the Agriculture Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers....

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S. 22, The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $57.84

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

S. 22 would designate certain land components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and it would authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture....

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S. 337, The Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act of 2009

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

S. 337 would prohibit the importation of ruminants and swine, and fresh and frozen meat and products of ruminants and swine, from Argentina until the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to Congress that every region of Argentina is free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination....

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H.R. 192, The Central Idaho National Forest and Public Land Management Act

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 192 would authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to promote economic development and recreational activities in the area, it would add certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to the National Wilderness Preservation System, and it would provide special management requirements for certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in c...

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H.R. 185, The Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 185 would amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the egg, meat, and poultry inspection laws to ensure that consumers receive notification regarding food products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on land on which sewage sludge was applied....

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P.L. 111-11, The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 146 would amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812....

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S. 3689, The Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $773.16

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 2875, The Gray Wolf Livestock Loss Mitigation Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.04

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2875 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide grants to designated States and tribes to carry out programs to reduce the risk of livestock loss due to predation by gray wolves and other predator species or to compensate landowners for livestock loss due to predation....

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H.R. 6793, To provide for grants to assist municipalities to facilitate the ability of local farmers to grow food crops and certain livestock to be sold locally, grants to enable local nongovernmental farming associations to support the formation of community-supported agricultural projects, and grants to provide start-up funds to farmers who must diversify their operations in order to participate in the projects, and for other purposes

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6793 would provide for grants to assist municipalities to facilitate the ability of local farmers to grow food crops and certain livestock to be sold locally, grants to enable local nongovernmental farming associations to support the formation of community-supported agricultural projects, and grants to provide start-up funds to farmers who must diversify their operations in order to participate in the projects....

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H.R. 6759, The Renew Through Green Jobs Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6759 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the renewable electricity production credit and to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at institutions of higher education, in the fields of renewable energy and efficiency, green technology, and sustainable environmental practices....

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P.L. 110-316, The Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.79

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6432 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the animal drug user fee program....

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