H.R. 2521South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017

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Sponsor: Joe Wilson [R-SC-02]
Cosponsors: 6 · 5 Republicans · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Committees: Agriculture Committee, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Latest action: Nov 1, 2017 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

IntroducedMay 18, 2017
Passed the HouseOct 31, 2017
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to add South Carolina to the Virginia/Carolina peanut producing region for the purpose of appointing members of the Peanut Standards Board.

(Under current law, the region includes Virginia and North Carolina. The board advises the Department of Agriculture regarding the establishment of quality and handling standards for domestically produced and imported peanuts.)

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2521 as passed House without amendment on Oct 31, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 591

House Oct 31, 2017

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017

Passed · Two-thirds required

394 Yea 1 Nay 37 not voting

Crossed both parties 1 of 395 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Democrat.

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How the chamber split

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All members432 members

Democratic194 members

Republican238 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors6 · 5 Republicans · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 2521 and vote against it. 5 signed when it was filed.

RTom Rice [R-SC-07]Original

RJeff Duncan [R-SC-03]Original

DJames E. Clyburn [D-SC-06]Original2026 profile

RTrey Gowdy [R-SC-04]Original

RMark Sanford [R-SC-01]Original

RRalph Norman [R-SC-05]Joined Sep 26, 2017

Who lobbied on H.R. 25213 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 2521 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Education8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2018Filing

SOUTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU FEDERATIONIts PAC: South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation PAC

Agriculture3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2017Filing

AT&T SERVICES, INC (FORMERLY SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)filed by LAW OFFICES OF BERNARD WUNDER (FKA WUNDER & LILLEY)

Telecommunications1 filing · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2017Filing

12 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.