Chairman's mark

Sliding across the inbox at 9:52 pm, Chairman Collin Peterson of the House Agriculture Committee made good on his promise to release the chairman's mark of the 2007 farm bill on Friday. Here is the release from the House Agriculture Committee. This document will take a while to evaluate, particularly the question of how the promised $685 million for f/v priorities is counted. Developing...



IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, July 6, 2007



*Publication Notice*

Chairman's Markup Documents for the 2007 Farm Bill



The Chairman's Markup documents for the 2007 Farm Bill were released today. They are available online at:http://agriculture.house.gov/inside/2007FarmBill.html.The documents have been prepared in anticipation of the business meeting that will be held by the House Agriculture Committee starting on July 17 to consider the 2007 Farm Bill. These documents are intended for use as base text for the markup process and are subject to change prior to the relevant meeting.