Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937

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| name = Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937

| fullname = An Act to reenact and amend provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, relating to marketing agreements and orders.

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| enacted by = 75th

| effective date = June 3, 1937

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| title amended = 7 U.S.C.: Agriculture

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| signedpresident = Franklin D. Roosevelt

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|United States v. Wrightwood Dairy Co., {{ussc|315|110|1942}}

|Horne v. Department of Agriculture, {{ussc|576|351|2015}}

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The Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 provides authority for federal marketing orders, and also reaffirmed the marketing agreements provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933.

Under the authority of this permanent law and subsequent amendments, marketing orders have been established for milk as well as numerous fruits, vegetables, and specialty crops.

The Agricultural Marketing Agreement of 1937 created the Raisin Administrative Committee, which was the subject of the 2013 and 2015 Supreme Court case Horne v. Department of Agriculture.

See also

References

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  • {{CRS|article = Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition|url = http://ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/05jun/97-905.pdf|author= Jasper Womach}}

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Category:United States federal agriculture legislation

Category:Agricultural marketing in the United States

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