House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-127

Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

H.R. 2854Introduced Jan 5, 1996Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Became law on Apr 4, 1996.

Sponsor: Rep. Pat Roberts R-KS

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 5, 1996
Committee actionJan 30, 1996
Passed HouseFeb 29, 1996 · 270–155
Passed SenateMar 12, 1996 · by voice vote
Resolving differencesMar 20, 1996
To the PresidentApr 3, 1996
Became lawApr 4, 1996

Latest action: Apr 4, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-127.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2854.

Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 104-462 ↗; H. Rept. 104-494 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Agriculture Committee on February 9, 1996.
Source: Congress.gov, reported February 9, 1996 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/494
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2854, 104th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2854
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

15 cosponsors — 15 Republicans

0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

A. Allard (R-CO), Bill Barrett (R-NE), John Boehner (R-OH), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Dick Chrysler (R-MI), Larry Combest (R-TX), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Bill Emerson (R-MO), Terry Everett (R-AL), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), Ron Lewis (R-KY), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Nick Smith (R-MI), Todd Tiahrt (R-KS).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pat Roberts.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kansas in Congress · KS-1 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.