A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend the date for submitting the report required by the National Commission on Dairy Policy.
Public Law 100-28 · H.R. 1123 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Apr 24, 1987 · Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Steven Gunderson (R-WI-3)
Cosponsors (13): Rep. Charlie Stenholm, Rep. Jim Jeffords,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend from March 31, 1987, to March 31, 1988, the deadline for the National Commission on Dairy Policy report on milk price supports.
Authorizes the Commission to lease office space in the District of Columbia and to contract for necessary services and supplies.
Exempts from the ineligibility (for agricultural price supports and other related benefits) provisions of the highly erodible land conservation program, persons who grew alfalfa during the 1981 through 1985 crop years in a rotation practice approved by the Secretary of Agriculture, and who have: (1) submitted an approved soil conservation plan with the Secretary and the local committees; and (2) will comply with such plan by no later than June 1, 1988.
Permits acceptance as a conservation plan, with regard to the exemption from loss of agricultural benefits due to crop production on highly erodible land, a Soil Conservation Service-approved certificate of the conservation measures a producer has taken.
States that the Secretary of Agriculture, the Soil Conservation Service, and the local soil conservation districts shall minimize the documentation required to obtain such an exemption.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Apr 24, 1987Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-28.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Apr 15, 1987PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Apr 9, 1987Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 7, 1987FloorFloor · Passed Senate in lieu of S. 410 with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Mar 3, 1987FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Feb 27, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- Feb 25, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Feb 20, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Feb 18, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.