H.R.5099: Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2006

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about emergency management
  • Introduced April 5, 2006
  • Latest Major Action May 2, 2006

Bill Cosponsors

62 (40 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 22 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency financial assistance to eligible agricultural producers (other than sugar cane and sugar beet producers) who have incurred qualifying: (1) 2005 crop losses due to weather or related conditions (including crop disease, insects, and delayed harvest); and (2) 2006 crop losses due to flooding in California and Hawaii that occurred...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Armed Services, the Budget, and Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Agriculture
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred to House Armed Services
Referred to House Budget
Referred to House Resources
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
April 5, 2006

Introduced in the House by Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)

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