An Act to provide for emergency allotment lease and transfer of tobacco allotments or quotas for 1976 in certain disaster areas in South Carolina and Georgia.
Public Law 94-445 · H.R. 15068 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Oct 1, 1976 · Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Marvin Mathis (D-GA-2)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit the lease and transfer of tobacco acreage allotments across county lines in 1976 in South Carolina and Georgia, if it is determined that as a result of a natural disaster one of the counties has suffered a loss of ten percent or more in the number of acres planted or expected production.
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. 14 actions.
- Oct 1, 1976Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-445.
- Sep 28, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Sep 27, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Sep 23, 1976Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendment.
- Sep 22, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Sep 10, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Aug 25, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Aug 24, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- Aug 23, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- Aug 5, 1976CommitteeCommittee · 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.