A bill to amend the tobacco marketing quota provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938.
Public Law 93-411 · H.R. 6485 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Sep 3, 1974 · Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. John Breckinridge (D-KY-6)
Cosponsors (4): Rep. Tim Carter, Rep. Frank Stubblefield,
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Provides, under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, that, beginning with the 1975 crop, any kind of tobacco for which marketing quotas are not in effect shall be subject to the quota for the kind of tobacco usually produced in those areas. Amends 7 U.S.C. 1314.
Provides that this Act shall not apply in any case in which the Secretary of Agriculture or his designee finds any such nonquota tobacco is readily and distinguishably different from any kind of tobacco produced under quota, because of seed variety, cultural practices, method of curing and other factors affecting its physical characteristics, as determined through the application of the Federal Standards of Inspection and Identification of quota types and the tobacco does not possess any of the distinguishable characteristics of a quota type.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Sep 3, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-411.
- Aug 22, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Aug 21, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Aug 19, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Jul 23, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Jul 22, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- Jun 20, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- Apr 3, 1973CommitteeCommittee · 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.