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House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law

To appropriate funds for the provision of emergency financial assistance to producers and first handlers of fresh tomatoes for losses incurred as a result of the removal of fresh tomatoes and products containing fresh tomatoes from the market and other actions undertaken in response to a public health advisory regarding tomatoes issued by the Food and Drug Administration in June 2008.

H.R. 6581Introduced Jul 23, 2008Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Mahoney D-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 3, 2008 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic 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

15 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 10 Democrats

5 of 15 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

John Barrow (D-GA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Phil Hare (D-IL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Ron Klein (D-FL), Adam Putnam (R-FL), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Mike Ross (D-AR), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Mahoney.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-16 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.