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Senate bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to improve the farmland protection program.

S. 333Introduced Feb 3, 1999Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Sen. Patrick Leahy D-VT
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 3, 1999 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

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

24 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 17 Democrats, 2 independents

6 of 24 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

A. Allard (R-CO), Max Baucus (D-MT), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Chafee (R-RI), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), James Jeffords (I-VT), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), John Reed (D-RI), Charles Robb (D-VA), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ).

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.