Skip to main content
HR 2010 104th Congress House

Farm Freedom Act of 1995

Official title: To reduce target prices for wheat, feed, grains, rice, and cotton, to provide for the determination of deficiency payments and marketing loans of these crops, … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To reduce target prices for wheat, feed, grains, rice, and cotton, to provide for the determination of deficiency payments and marketing loans of these crops, to abandon the use of acreage reduction programs regarding these crops, to prohibit the provision of deficiency payments for acreage diverted from these crops, to impose income limitations on participation in programs regarding these crops, and to limit Commodity Credit Corporation outlays on behalf of these crops.

Introduced: July 11, 1995 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Acreage allotmentsAgricultural creditAgricultural economicsAgricultural insurance
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Agricultural price supportsAgriculture in foreign tradeBarleyCommerceCongressCongressional reporting requirementsCornCottonEconomics and Public FinanceEmbargoFarm incomeFarm production quotasFeed grain programFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International Finance
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities.
Jul 11, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 11, 1995
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action July 14, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farm Freedom Act of 1995 - Extends and reduces target prices for wheat, feed grains (corn, oats, grain sorghums, barley), rice, and cotton. Eliminates deficiency payments and marketing loans for such crops beginning with crop year 2001.

Eliminates acreage reduction programs and 0-85 and 50-85 programs beginning with crop year 1999.

Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to: (1) impose specified income limitations on price support program participation; and (2) reduce producer deficiency and acreage diversion payments.

Sets forth Commodity Credit Corporation deficiency payment budgetary limitations.

Expresses the sense of the Congress against the use of U.S. agricultural commodities in trade embargoes, except for cases of state-supported terrorism.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to report on the feasibility of agricultural producer private revenue insurance.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Jul 11, 1995
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 11, 1995
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2010: Farm Freedom Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2010/
MLA
"H.R. 2010: Farm Freedom Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2010/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2010, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2010/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 2010: Farm Freedom Act of 1995](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2010/)
Report a problem