Agricultural Act of 1949

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Agricultural Act of 1949

Long title	An Act to stabilize prices of agricultural commodities.
Enacted by	the 81st United States Congress
Effective	October 31, 1949
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 81–439
Statutes at Large	63 Stat. 1051
Codification
Titles amended	7 U.S.C.: Agriculture
U.S.C. sections amended	Chapter 35a § 1431
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 5345 Passed the House on July 21, 1949 (384-25) Reported by the joint conference committee on October 19, 1949; agreed to by the Senate on October 19, 1949 (46-7) and by the House on October 19, 1949 (passed) Signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on October 31, 1949

The Agricultural Act of 1949 (Pub. L. 81–439) is a United States federal law (7 U.S.C. 1431) that is known as the "permanent legislation" of U.S. agricultural policy and is, in its amended form, still in effect. The Act was enacted on October 31, 1949. The purpose of the act is "To provide assistance to the States in the establishment, maintenance, operation, and expansion of school-lunch programs, and for other purposes."^[1]