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HR 1299 106th Congress House

Restore Agriculture Productivity Act of 1999

Official title: To provide a safety net for farmers through reform of the marketing loan program under the Agricultural Market Transition Act, expansion of land enrollment opp… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide a safety net for farmers through reform of the marketing loan program under the Agricultural Market Transition Act, expansion of land enrollment opportunities under the conservation reserve program, and maintaining opportunities for foreign trade in United States agricultural commodities.

Introduced: May 10, 1999 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservationAgricultural creditAgricultural price supportsAgricultural subsidies
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 13, 1999
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Apr 13, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation and Credit.
Mar 25, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 25, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 13, 1999

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restore Agriculture Productivity Act of 1999 - Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to remove 1999-2002 marketing loan rate caps. Applies such provision retroactively to the 1999 commodity crops.

(Sec. 3) Authorizes up to six-month marketing loan extensions.

(Sec. 4) Amends the Food Security Act of 1985, with respect to the conservation reserve program, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) consider for enrollment purposes crops typically grown on eligible land that will reduce excess productivity and improve crop prices; (2) increase enrolled acreage; and (3) provide for early acreage release in certain cases of foreign displacement of U.S. commodities.

(Sec. 7) Expresses the sense of Congress that Federal restrictions on foreign sales of U.S. commodities should be maintained only if essential to national security. Directs the President to conduct an annual review of such restrictions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· May 24, 1999
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· May 14, 1999
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 10, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1299: Restore Agriculture Productivity Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1299/
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