Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO AMEND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7900, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE HIGH-VALUE CROPS DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1995, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
August 27, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02972 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO AMEND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7900, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE HIGH-VALUE CROPS DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1995, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to amend RA 7900 which focused on small landholdings and the corresponding farmworkers to concentrate on high-value crop cultivation. This bill proposes to include LARGE and VARIOUS-SIZED farms as targets for high-value crops cultivation. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LOZADA, JOSE APOLINARIO JR. L. | |
| DATE FILED : 1998-08-27 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| 3. | |
| AUTHORSHIP WITHDRAWALS: | |
| (1999-05-20) | |
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| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00300 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 1999-05-17 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: AGRICULTURE AND FOOD | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval with amendments | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD ON 1998-09-02 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 1999-05-17 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 1999-05-25 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 1999-08-24 | |
| PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 1999-08-24 | |
| PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 1999-08-24 | |
| PERIOD OF INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS : 1999-08-24 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 1999-08-24 | |
| REMARKS : Considered the Explanatory Note as the sponsorship speech of Rep. Lozada on Aug 24, 1999. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 1999-08-26 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :1999-09-06 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:182 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 1999-09-07 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 1999-09-08 |
Abstract
Seeks to amend RA 7900 which focused on small landholdings and the corresponding farmworkers to concentrate on high-value crop cultivation. This bill proposes to include LARGE and VARIOUS-SIZED farms as targets for high-value crops cultivation.
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