A bill to amend the Farm Disaster Assistance Act of 1987 to extend the reporting date for the ethanol cost effectiveness study.
Public Law 100-100 · S. 1597 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Aug 18, 1987 · Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Sen. Robert Dole (R-KS)
Cosponsors (4): Sen. John Melcher, Sen. Max Baucus,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Farm Disaster Assistance Act of 1987 to extend the reporting date for the ethanol cost-effectiveness study from 90 days to 180 days after enactment of such Act.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Aug 18, 1987Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-100.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Aug 12, 1987PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Aug 7, 1987FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Agriculture Committee
- Aug 6, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Aug 5, 1987FloorFloor · Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.