Combest, Stenholm Urge President's Use of Newest Trade Tool Carousel Retaliation adds teeth to trade agreements Urging the president to build on bi-partisan congressional support for maintaining an aggressive U.S. trade strategy, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest (R-TX) and Ranking Minority Member Charlie Stenholm (D-TX) have formally requested that the president provide a briefin... Read more »
Committee Reviews Legislation to Amend Animal Welfare Act H.R. 1275 would prohibit interstate shipment of gamefowl Today, the House Committee on Agriculture, led by Chairman Larry Combest (R-TX), reviewed legislation (H.R. 1275) which would amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the interstate movement of live birds with the intent of having the birds participate in fighting ventures. "H.R. 1275... Read more »
Committee's "Dogged" Pursuit of New Law: Detector Dog finds home at House Agriculture Committee Some recently-passed legislation found its way home — literally — when a dog selected for inspection of imported agricultural goods arrived on the House Agriculture Committee's doorstep Monday morning. When forging groundbreaking reform legislation on crop insurance this session, House Agriculture Commi... Read more »
Ag Chairman Confirms Financial Commitment to Producers Payments arrive in producers' hands beginning September 1 House Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest (R-TX) confirmed today that financial help approved by Congress is ready to go to producers as scheduled during September. Anticipating producer needs from multiple years of low market values for crops, Congress directed that producers ... Read more »
Ag Subcommittee Reviews Fraud and Bribery at Hunts Point Terminal Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, led by Chairman Richard Pombo (R-CA), held an oversight hearing to review illegal activity occurring at the Hunts Point Terminal Market in New York. "Bribery and fraud in the USDA inspection program represent a dangerous threat to America's system for grading p... Read more »
Comprehensive Farm Policy Review Continues with Producer Groups Today, in its fifteenth hearing reviewing all aspects of federal farm policy, the House Committee on Agriculture, convened by Chairman Larry Combest (R-TX) heard from representatives of producer groups that face many issues distinct to their industries. "Agricultural producers of all types face unique and severe operating risks. Findi... Read more »
Subcommittee Passes Legislation to Reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act (July 25, 2000) Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit led by Chairman Bill Barrett (R-NE) passed, by voice vote, legislation (H.R. 4788) providing for reauthorization of the U.S. Grain Standards Act. "The grain inspection and weighing procedures ar... Read more »
Commodity Organizations Appear Before Committee to Review Federal Farm Policy (July 19, 2000) Today, the House Committee on Agriculture held the fourteenth hearing in a series designed to provide a comprehensive review of federal farm policy. Chairman Larry Combest (R-TX) convened the panel today to hear the views of leaders from national commodity organizations. "We all know there are unique and ... Read more »
House Passes Watershed Rehabilitation Bill (July 18, 2000) Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives, by voice vote, passed legislation (H.R. 728) responding to the maintenance and improvement issues involving a large number of water projects originally authorized by the federal government. More than 10,000 small flood prevention dams, mainly located in Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas, have provided ... Read more »
Subcommittee Reviews Impact of Methyl Bromide Ban Left Without Effective Alternatives, Growers Face Competitive Disadvantage (July 13, 2000) Today, House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture Chairman Richard Pombo (R-CA) convened his panel to exercise its oversight responsibility with regard to the implications to American fruit and vegetable production should methyl bromide be b... Read more »
