Senate joint resolution · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-140
A joint resolution recognizing the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture for 50 years of outstanding service to the Nation through agricultural research.
Became law on Dec 1, 2003.
Sponsor: Sen. Thad Cochran R-MSWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 3, 2003
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed SenateNov 3, 2003 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2003 · 332–0
- To the PresidentNov 19, 2003
- Became lawDec 1, 2003
Latest action: Dec 1, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-140.
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
10 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 10 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Max Baucus (D-MT), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Pat Roberts (R-KS).
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Thad Cochran.
- S. 2507 (108th) Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004
- S. 2856 (108th) A bill to limit the transfer of certain Commodity Credit Coporation funds between conservation programs for technical assistance for the…
- S.J.Res. 38 (108th) A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Eli Broad as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
- S. 2241 (108th) A bill to reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition programs through June 30, 2004.
- S. 2965 (108th) A bill to amend the Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 1999 to modify the termination date for mandatory price reporting.
- S.Res. 106 (108th) A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the 50th anniversary of the Foreign Agricultural Service of the Department…
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.