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H.R.5310
Title: To provide emergency livestock assistance and emergency crop loss assistance to agricultural producers.
Sponsor: Rep Thune, John R. [SD] (introduced 7/26/2002)      Cosponsors: 24
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2002 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
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STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
7/26/2002:
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
7/31/2002:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
7/31/2002:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
7/31/2002:
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
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COSPONSORS(24), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Bereuter, Doug - 7/26/2002 [NE-1] Rep Camp, Dave - 9/5/2002 [MI-4]
Rep Cubin, Barbara - 7/26/2002 [WY] Rep Edwards, Chet - 9/19/2002 [TX-11]
Rep English, Phil - 9/26/2002 [PA-21] Rep Gibbons, Jim - 7/26/2002 [NV-2]
Rep Hansen, James V. - 9/11/2002 [UT-1] Rep Hayes, Robin - 9/26/2002 [NC-8]
Rep Johnson, Timothy V. - 9/26/2002 [IL-15] Rep LaHood, Ray - 9/26/2002 [IL-18]
Rep Lucas, Frank D. - 7/26/2002 [OK-6] Rep McInnis, Scott - 7/26/2002 [CO-3]
Rep McIntyre, Mike - 9/19/2002 [NC-7] Rep Moran, Jerry - 7/26/2002 [KS-1]
Rep Osborne, Tom - 7/26/2002 [NE-3] Rep Peterson, Collin C. - 7/26/2002 [MN-7]
Rep Platts, Todd Russell - 10/8/2002 [PA-19] Rep Pomeroy, Earl - 7/26/2002 [ND]
Rep Rehberg, Dennis R. - 7/26/2002 [MT] Rep Schaffer, Bob - 10/8/2002 [CO-4]
Rep Shimkus, John - 9/26/2002 [IL-20] Rep Terry, Lee - 7/26/2002 [NE-2]
Rep Udall, Tom - 7/26/2002 [NM-3] Rep Wu, David - 10/3/2002 [OR-1]

SUMMARY AS OF:
7/26/2002--Introduced.

Emergency Farmer and Rancher Assistance Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide: (1) emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2001 or 2002 crop losses due to weather or related conditions; and (2) payments to livestock producers who have incurred 2001 or 2002 losses in an emergency-designated county, with permitted set-asides for the American Indian livestock program.