House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to convert the price support program for sugarcane and sugar beets into a system of solely recourse loans and to provide for the gradual elimination of the program.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 17, 1997
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Latest action: Apr 28, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops.
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
74 cosponsors — 44 Republicans, 30 Democrats
29 of 74 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.
Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Charles Bass (R-NH), Howard Berman (D-CA), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Michael Castle (R-DE), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Christopher Cox (R-CA), William Coyne (D-PA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Phil English (R-PA), John Ensign (R-NV), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Barney Frank (D-MA), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), George Gekas (R-PA), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Porter Goss (R-FL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Steve Horn (R-CA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), John Kasich (R-OH), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Scott Klug (R-WI) and 44 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.