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Emergency Farmer and Rancher Assistance Act of 2002

Introduced: July 26, 2002 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Jul 31, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jul 31, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Jul 26, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 26, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Emergency Farmer and Rancher Assistance Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide: (1) emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers who have incurred qualifying 2001 or 2002 crop losses due to weather or related conditions; and (2) payments to livestock producers who have incurred 2001 or 2002 losses in an emergency-designated county, with permitted set-asides for the American Indian livestock program.
What's happening now July 31, 2002

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jul 26, 2002
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 26, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5310: Emergency Farmer and Rancher Assistance Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5310/
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"H.R. 5310: Emergency Farmer and Rancher Assistance Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5310/.
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H.R. 5310, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5310/.
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