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Timeline: 2007 Farm Bill

 
 House Schedule Senate Schedule

 

May

Agriculture Subcommittee mark-ups begin

Read AFT's press release about the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research mark-up

 No action

 

 

June

Agriculture Subcommittee mark-ups finish

Read AFT's press release about the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management mark-up which included commodity subsidies and direct payments

No action

 

 

 

July

July 6th - Chairman's Mark released

July 12th - House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee scheduled to mark up the FY 2008 Agriculture Appropriations bill

July 17th - 19th - Full House Agriculture Committee mark-up

July 26th - 27th - Full House floor vote. H.R. 2419 passes 231-191.

No action
August
Recess
 Recess
September  

no action

October

Senate Finance Committee mark-ups Oct. 5th

Oct 24th - 25th - Senate Agriculture Committee mark-up. Read AFT's press release about the outcome.

November   Nov 5th - Senate floor vote scheduled; no action due to impasse over amendments.
December   Dec 11th - 13th - Senate floor vote. Passes 79-14.
January Conference Committee between House and Senate
February    
March    
April    
May Anticipated final vote and authorization Anticipated final vote and authorization

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