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99th Congress · 1985–1987
S. 501
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1985
Agriculture and Food Senate
Latest action: Committee on Agriculture. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1714 ordered to be reported. · September 19, 1985 Understand the measure
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Where it stands
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Out of committee
Committee on Agriculture. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1714 ordered to be reported.
Recorded September 19, 1985, as the clerk wrote it
Sponsor
Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]
Committee
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
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- Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution: how a bill becomes law
- Sponsor, status and actions from the Library of Congress bill record (Congress.gov API), read October 17, 2026 · see sources
Cite this record
- Reference number
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- https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-s501
- Official source
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- Last checked
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Vote Files, "S. 501 (99th Congress): Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1985," last checked Oct. 17, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-s501
APA
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Chicago
Vote Files. "S. 501 (99th Congress): Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1985." Last modified October 17, 2026. Accessed October 19, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-s501.
BibTeX
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author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{S. 501 (99th Congress): Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1985}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-s501}},
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Official analyses
CBO cost estimates and CRS reports on S. 501
Published July 23, 2008Possible Expiration (or Extension) of the 2002 Farm Bill (PDF)
CRS · Reports · RL34154
CRS · Reports · RL34154
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On the record
No recorded vote
No roll call has been taken on this measure, so no member's position on it is on the record. Most measures never get one.