United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1988
Public Law 100-518 · H.R. 4345 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 24, 1988 · Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Edward Madigan (R-IL-15)
Cosponsors (5): Rep. Kika de la Garza, Rep. George Brown,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
(House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment under suspension of rules)
United States Grain Standards Act Amendments of 1988 - Amends the United States Grain Standards Act to extend through FY 1993: (1) the Federal Grain Inspection Service's authority to charge and collect grain weighing and inspection fees; and (2) the authorization of appropriations for such purposes.
Limits annual inspection and weighing administrative and supervisory costs during such period to not more than 40 percent of total administrative and supervisory costs incurred annually by the Service.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a 15-member grain advisory committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act. Continues the current advisory committee's existence until all the members of the new advisory committee are appointed.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study of the schedule of premiums and discounts applied to loans under the Agricultural Act of 1949 in order to determine how premiums and discounts can be used to encourage the production, marketing, and export of high quality grain; and (2) report to the appropriate congressional committees by May 1, 1989.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a pilot project for the 1989 wheat, soybean, and feed grain crops to test the recommendations contained in such study; and (2) review such project and report to the appropriate congressional committees within 180 days after the end of the 1989 feed grain marketing year.
Amends the United States Cotton Standards Act to permit the investment of proceeds from cotton classing fees, penalties, and sample sales.
Directs the Secretary, through the Service, to conduct a study of the effects of including dockage with foreign material as a grading factor for wheat and report to the appropriate congressional committees by June 1, 1989.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee; Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 21 actions.
- Oct 24, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-518.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 14, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 7, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment to Senate amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 4, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 28, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2337 with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- May 24, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- May 23, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- May 18, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Agriculture Committee
- May 5, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Apr 28, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Apr 7, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Mar 31, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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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.