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S 643 105th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Crop insurance Disaster relief Emergency Management Finance and Financial Sector Health Insurance premiums Reinsurance Tobacco

Tobacco Subsidy Reduction Act of 1997

Introduced: April 24, 1997 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Apr 24, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 24, 1997
Introduced in Senate
Apr 24, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3664)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tobacco Subsidy Reduction Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the Commodity Credit Corporation from providing Federal crop insurance or reinsurance for tobacco.

Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from providing noninsured crop disaster assistance for tobacco.

What's happening now April 24, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1438 Identical bill Tobacco Subsidy Reduction Act of 1997
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 3, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 643: Tobacco Subsidy Reduction Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-643/
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