A bill to amend the provisions of the Agricultural Act of 1949 relating to certain cross compliance requirements under the extra long staple cotton program.
Public Law 100-331 · H.R. 4556 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jun 14, 1988 · Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Huckaby (D-LA-5)
Cosponsors (9): Rep. Kika de la Garza, Rep. Albert Espy,
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 Agricultural Act of 1949 to: (1) extend the prohibition on an extra long staple cotton cross compliance requirement through the 1990 crop year; and (2) prohibit any increase in a producer's total crop acreage base as a result of such cross compliance exemption.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Cotton, Rice, and Sugar Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Jun 14, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-331.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 7, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- May 25, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 23, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- May 18, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Cotton, Rice, and Sugar Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- May 13, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Cotton, Rice, and Sugar Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- May 10, 1988CommitteeCommittee · 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.