Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE COCONUT FARMERS AND INDUSTRY TRUST FUND AND PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION
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Date filed
November 8, 2016
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04286 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE COCONUT FARMERS AND INDUSTRY TRUST FUND AND PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION | |
| SHORT TITLE : Coconut Farmers And Industry Development Act | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to address the decades-long struggle of coconut farmers by enacting a genuine law on the use of the coconut levy funds, thus providing a mechanism to protect the rights, welfare and interest of the small and marginalized coconut farmers and farm workers. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GARIN, SHARON S. | |
| DATE FILED : 2016-11-08 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Batocabe (022 2017-09-11) | 2. Co (022 2017-09-11) |
| 3. Nieto (023 2017-09-12) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Scheduled for meeting/hearing on 2017-05-23 | |
| 2. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2017-05-23 | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05745 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD ON 2016-11-09 |
Abstract
Seeks to address the decades-long struggle of coconut farmers by enacting a genuine law on the use of the coconut levy funds, thus providing a mechanism to protect the rights, welfare and interest of the small and marginalized coconut farmers and farm workers
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