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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 3, 1999
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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).
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.