To amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to gradually reduce the loan rate for peanuts, to repeal peanut quotas for the 2004 and subsequent crops, and to require the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase peanuts and peanut products for nutrition programs only at the world market price, and for other purposes.

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

49 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 19 Democrats

19 of 49 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.

Thomas Allen (D-ME), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Charles Bass (R-NH), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Robert Borski (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Michael Castle (R-DE), William Coyne (D-PA), Philip Crane (R-IL), Phil English (R-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), George Gekas (R-PA), Porter Goss (R-FL), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Ric Keller (R-FL), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), William Lipinski (D-IL), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Nita Lowey (D-NY), William Luther (D-MN), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Dan Miller (R-FL) and 19 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Shays.

• H.R. 2356 (107th) Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
• H.R. 2692 (107th) Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2001
• H.R. 380 (107th) Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2001
• H.R. 488 (107th) Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act of 2001
• H.Con.Res. 37 (107th) Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to promoting coverage of individuals under long-term care insurance.
• H.R. 2965 (107th) Criminal Alien Visa Denial Act of 2001

Sponsor’s state and district

Connecticut in Congress · CT-4 district