S. 1827 · 108th Congress
A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to remove the requirement that processors be members of an agency administering a marketing order applicable to pears.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Gordon Smith
- Introduced
- 2003-11-05
- Latest action
- 2003-11-05 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to eliminate pear marketing order requirements that: (1) processors be members of an agency administering a marketing order; and (2) processor and producer agency representation be equal respecting a marketing order for canned or frozen pears.