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A bill to amend section 201 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, to extend until September 30, 1981, the requirement that the price of milk be supported at not less than 80 percent of the parity price therefor.

Public Law 96-127 · H.R. 4167 · 96th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Nov 28, 1979 · Agriculture and Food

Sponsor: Rep. Alvin Baldus (D-WI-3)

Cosponsors (11): Rep. Jim Jeffords, Rep. Dave Obey,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 310 yea, 64 nay310–64
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.

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Summary

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

(Measure passed House, roll call #640 (310-64))

Amends the Agriculture Act of 1949 to extend from March 31, 1979, through September 30, 1981, the price support of milk at not less than 80 percent parity.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 96th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 313 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

313 yea64 nay56 present or did not vote

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Economic left–right

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Democrats who voted yea(203)

Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-21
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
Rep. Richard BollingD-MO-5
Rep. Robert EckhardtD-TX-8
Rep. Paul SimonD-IL-24
Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. Charles DiggsD-MI-13
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Bennett StewartD-IL-1
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-30
Rep. Richard NolanD-MN-6
Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-24
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
Rep. John FaryD-IL-5
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Morgan MurphyD-IL-2
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2
Rep. Robert GiaimoD-CT-3
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-8
Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
Rep. James BlanchardD-MI-18
Rep. Alvin BaldusD-WI-3
Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-1
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
Rep. Edward StackD-FL-12
Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
Rep. Ozzie MyersD-PA-1
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4
Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-27
Rep. Raymond LedererD-PA-3
Rep. Peter PeyserD-NY-23
Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Geraldine FerraroD-NY-9
Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
Rep. William RatchfordD-CT-5
Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-4
Rep. Thomas SteedD-OK-4
Rep. Christopher DoddD-CT-2
Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-36
Rep. Kenneth HollandD-SC-5
Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Donald BaileyD-PA-21
Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
Rep. William CotterD-CT-1
Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-39
Rep. Leo ZeferettiD-NY-15
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Raymond KogovsekD-CO-3
Rep. Mendel DavisD-SC-1
Rep. Charles WilsonD-CA-31
Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
Rep. John CavanaughD-NE-2
Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
Rep. Adam BenjaminD-IN-1
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. John SlackD-WV-3
Rep. Donald AlbostaD-MI-10
Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
Rep. James LloydD-CA-35
Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5
Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
Rep. Allen ErtelD-PA-17
Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-7
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
Rep. James MattoxD-TX-5
Rep. Tom DaschleD-SD-1
Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
Rep. Vonno GudgerD-NC-11
Rep. James WeaverD-OR-4
Rep. Koln McKayD-UT-1
Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
Rep. Floyd FithianD-IN-2
Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-11
Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-2
Rep. Jerome AmbroD-NY-3
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-9
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Joseph WyattD-TX-14
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
Rep. Andy IrelandD-FL-8
Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Anthony LeachD-LA-4
Rep. Kent HanceD-TX-19
Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
Rep. Eugene AtkinsonD-PA-25
Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
Rep. Marvin MathisD-GA-2
Rep. James SantiniD-NV
Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
Rep. Richard ShelbyD-AL-7
Rep. David EvansD-IN-6
Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. Phil GrammD-TX-6
Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
Rep. Richard IchordD-MO-8
Rep. David SatterfieldD-VA-3
Rep. Robert StumpD-AZ-3

Republicans who voted yea(110)

Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
Rep. Pete McCloskeyR-CA-12
Rep. Marc MarksR-PA-24
Rep. Charles DoughertyR-PA-4
Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
Rep. Lyle WilliamsR-OH-19
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
Rep. William WamplerR-VA-9
Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-2
Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Thomas EvansR-DE
Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
Rep. Mark AndrewsR-ND
Rep. David EmeryR-ME-1
Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
Rep. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
Rep. William HarshaR-OH-6
Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
Rep. David MarriottR-UT-2
Rep. Robin BeardR-TN-6
Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
Rep. Arlen ErdahlR-MN-1
Rep. Paul TribleR-VA-1
Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-41
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. James ClevelandR-NH-2
Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. James AbdnorR-SD-2
Rep. Carroll CampbellR-SC-4
Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
Rep. Huey DeckardR-IN-8
Rep. Tennyson GuyerR-OH-4
Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. James CourterR-NJ-13
Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
Rep. Edwin BethuneR-AR-2
Rep. Ronald MarleneeR-MT-2
Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-37
Rep. Jon HinsonR-MS-4
Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-43
Rep. Chuck GrassleyR-IA-3
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5
Rep. Thomas HagedornR-MN-2
Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Gary LeeR-NY-33
Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-27
Rep. Skip BafalisR-FL-10
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. Wayne GrishamR-CA-33
Rep. Barry GoldwaterR-CA-20
Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-18
Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
Rep. Thomas LoefflerR-TX-21
Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-29
Rep. Dan QuayleR-IN-4
Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
Rep. Kenneth KramerR-CO-5
Rep. Eldon RuddR-AZ-4
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. Norman ShumwayR-CA-14
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. James JeffriesR-KS-2
Rep. Robert BaumanR-MD-1
Rep. William DannemeyerR-CA-39

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 570 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

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

Agriculture Committee · House · referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.

Nov 28, 1979Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-127.
Nov 16, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
Nov 15, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, in lieu of S. 6.
Nov 8, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed House, roll call #640 (310-64).House roll call 640
FloorFloor · Motion to recommit to the Committee on Agriculture with instructions rejected in House, division vote 53-202.
Jun 15, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
May 22, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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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.

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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.