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Summary of 1961 House Agriculture Committee Hearings

Original title: Miscellaneous: hearings before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, Eighty-seventh Congress, first session on watershed projects, February 15 and 16, 1961; report of Cotton council, March 10, 1961; purchases of pork and gravy, March 24, 1961; H.R. 1021, extend definition of peanuts for boiling, May 2, 1961; H.R. 3294 and 3462, S. 650 and 1617, new sponsors under Watershed protection and flood prevention act, June 26, 1961.

July 19, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

These proceedings established federal policy and legislative definitions for agricultural products and flood control projects that impacted farmers and land management agencies throughout 1961.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Farmers and agricultural producers

Legislative changes to product definitions and flood prevention funding directly impact agricultural operations.

Watershed project sponsors

New sponsors were added to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, altering project management eligibility.

What changed

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Summary

This document summarizes a series of hearings and reports conducted by the House Committee on Agriculture during the first session of the 87th Congress in 1961. Topics covered include watershed project management, cotton industry reports, federal food procurement, and amendments to agricultural definitions and flood prevention legislation.

Key Facts

The Committee held hearings on watershed projects on February 15 and 16, 1961.
The Cotton Council submitted a report to the committee on March 10, 1961.
The committee reviewed federal purchases of pork and gravy on March 24, 1961.
H.R. 1021 was reviewed on May 2, 1961, to extend the legal definition of peanuts used for boiling.
On June 26, 1961, the committee reviewed new sponsors for projects under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, specifically regarding bills H.R. 3294, H.R. 3462, S. 650, and S. 1617.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of H.R. 1021?

The bill sought to extend the legal definition of peanuts specifically for the purpose of boiling.

What specific agricultural commodities were discussed in these hearings?

The hearings covered cotton, peanuts, and pork products.

Why It Matters

These proceedings established federal policy and legislative definitions for agricultural products and flood control projects that impacted farmers and land management agencies throughout 1961.

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