Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937

Long title	An Act to reenact and amend provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, relating to marketing agreements and orders.
Enacted by	the 75th United States Congress
Effective	June 3, 1937
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 75–137
Statutes at Large	50 Stat. 246
Codification
Titles amended	7 U.S.C.: Agriculture
Legislative history
Signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 3, 1937
United States Supreme Court cases
United States v. Wrightwood Dairy Co., 315 U.S. 110 (1942) Horne v. Department of Agriculture, 576 U.S. 351 (2015)

The Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 provides authority for federal marketing orders, and also reaffirmed the marketing agreements provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933.

Under the authority of this permanent law and subsequent amendments, marketing orders have been established for milk as well as numerous fruits, vegetables, and specialty crops.

The Agricultural Marketing Agreement of 1937 created the Raisin Administrative Committee, which was the subject of the 2013 and 2015 Supreme Court case Horne v. Department of Agriculture.

See also

• Marketing agreements
• Marketing orders and agreements
• Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938
• Agricultural Marketing Service

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from Jasper Womach. Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition (PDF). Congressional Research Service.