A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept and administer on behalf of the United States gifts or devises of real and personal property for the benefit of the Department of Agriculture or any of its programs.
Public Law 95-442 · S. 2951 · 95th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Oct 10, 1978 · Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Sen. Herman Talmadge (D-GA)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to accept and administer on behalf of the United States gifts or devises of any real and personal property for the benefit of the Department of Agriculture or any of its programs.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Oct 10, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-442.
- Sep 29, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Sep 28, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Sep 27, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Sep 26, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- Sep 7, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- May 31, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- May 26, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- May 15, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Apr 19, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.