The Cotton Research and Promotion Act (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 89–502, 80 Stat. 279, enacted July 13, 1966) is an act passed by the United States Congress in 1966 in response to the declining market of cotton,[1] in order to build consumer demand and "sell the story of American upland cotton". Cotton's share of the total retail and home furnishings market was 66 percent in the 1960s, but by 1975, that number had fallen to a record low of 34 percent.
Cotton Research and Promotion Act
Long title
An Act to enable cotton growers to establish, finance and carry out a coordinated program of research and promotion to improve the competitive position of, and, to expand markets for cotton.
Reported by the joint conference committee on June 16, 1966; agreed to by the Senate on June 28, 1966 (Agreed) and by the House on June 30, 1966 (Agreed)
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