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A bill to provide for more balance in the stocks of dairy products purchased by the Commodity Credit Corporation.

Public Law 101-7 · S. 553 · 101st Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Mar 29, 1989 · Agriculture and Food

Sponsor: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)

Cosponsors (4): Sen. Richard Lugar,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Provides that with regard to specified scheduled milk price support increases and decreases: (1) at least 75 percent of such increases shall be for non-fat dry milk and not more than 25 percent for butter; and (2) at least 75 percent of such decreases shall be for butter and not more than 25 percent for non-fat dry milk.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to allocate such price support rate decreases between non-fat dry milk and butter in any other manner that is least expensive for the Commodity Credit Corporation. Requires the Secretary to notify the appropriate congressional committees of any such determination.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Agriculture Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.

  1. Mar 29, 1989Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-7.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Mar 21, 1989PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Mar 17, 1989Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Mar 15, 1989FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · On passage Passed by voice vote.
  7. FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
  8. FloorFloor · Mr. de la Garza asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
  9. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Agriculture Committee
  10. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
  11. Mar 14, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
  12. Mar 13, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
  13. Mar 9, 1989FloorFloor · Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
  14. 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.