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HR 4615 105th Congress House

Farm Income Security Act of 1998

Official title: To amend the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide for the retroactive lifting of the caps on loan rates for marketing assistance loans for the 1998 crop.

Introduced: September 23, 1998 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural creditAgricultural subsidiesCottonEconomics and Public Finance
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Feed grainsFinance and Financial SectorGovernment lendingMarketing of farm produceOilseedsRiceWheat
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) 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.
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 23, 1998
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 Latest action September 23, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farm Income Security Act of 1998 - Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to provide for: (1) a retroactive lifting of 1998 marketing assistance loan rate caps; and (2) a discretionary increased loan rate for the 1998 rice crop.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4615: Farm Income Security Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4615/
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"H.R. 4615: Farm Income Security Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4615/.
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H.R. 4615, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4615/.
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