Shorttitle: | National Wool Act of 1954 |
Longtitle: | An Act to provide for greater stability in agriculture; to augment the marketing and disposal of agricultural products; and for other purposes. |
Nickname: | Agricultural Act of 1954 |
Enacted By: | 83rd |
Effective Date: | August 28, 1954 |
Public Law Url: | http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-68/pdf/STATUTE-68-Pg897.pdf |
Cite Public Law: | 83-690 |
Cite Statutes At Large: | aka 68 Stat. 910 |
Title Amended: | 7 U.S.C.: Agriculture |
Sections Created: | § 1781 et seq. |
Introducedin: | House |
Passedbody1: | House |
Passeddate1: | July 2, 1954 |
Passedvote1: | 228-170 |
Conferencedate: | August 17, 1954 |
Passedbody3: | Senate |
Passeddate3: | August 17, 1954 |
Passedvote3: | 44-28 |
Passedbody4: | House |
Passeddate4: | August 17, 1954 |
Passedvote4: | agreed/passed |
Signedpresident: | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Signeddate: | August 28, 1954 |
The National Wool Act of 1954 (Title VII of Agricultural Act of 1954 (P.L. 83-690)) provided for a new and permanent price support program for wool and mohair to encourage increased domestic production through incentive payments.[1]
Wool and mohair commodity programs were in effect through marketing year 1995, at which time it was terminated under the explicit mandate of P.L. 103–130, Sec. 1.