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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to use section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, to provide compensation to certain poultry producers whose poultry production contracts were terminated or not renewed because of the closure of poultry processing plants and other cost cutting measures undertaken by a poultry processing company in bankruptcy protection.

H.R. 3150Introduced Jul 9, 2009Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Etheridge D-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 22, 2010 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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

7 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 6 Democrats

1 of 7 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Tim Holden (D-PA), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Glenn Nye (D-VA), Mike Ross (D-AR).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bob Etheridge.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-2 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.