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H.R.2521 - South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (Introduced 05/18/2017)
Committees: House - Agriculture | Senate - Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 115-352
Latest Action: Senate - 11/01/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.  (All Actions)
Roll Call Votes: There has been 1 roll call vote

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This bill has the status Passed House

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  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. To President
  5. Became Law

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Summary: H.R.2521 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text)

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Passed House without amendment (10/31/2017)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to add South Carolina to the Virginia/Carolina peanut producing region for the purpose of appointing members of the Peanut Standards Board.

(Under current law, the region includes Virginia and North Carolina. The board advises the Department of Agriculture regarding the establishment of quality and handling standards for domestically produced and imported peanuts.)