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S 333 107th Congress Senate

Rural America Prosperity Act of 2001

Official title: A bill to provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and to improve the competitiveness of American agricultural commodities and products in global markets.

Introduced: February 14, 2001 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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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Feb 14, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1407-1417)
Feb 14, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1406)
Feb 14, 2001
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 Latest action February 14, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1407-1417)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rural America Prosperity Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1)allow self-employed individuals a full deduction for self-employed health insurance costs; (2) exclude from gross income gain from the sale of qualified farmland; (3) provide that income averaging by farmers shall not increase alternative minimum tax liability; (4) establish a Farm and Risk Management Account into which an individual engaged in an eligible farming business may deposit and deduct up to 20 percent of taxable income; (5) provide for a phased-in repeal of estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes.

Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a a study of the costs of regulations on farmers, ranchers, and foresters.

Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act of 2001 - Authorizes the President, upon a determination that import restrictions are unduly burdening U.S. foreign trade, to enter into foreign trade agreements which: (1) open and expand U.S. market access; (2) reduce or eliminate trade barriers for U.S. exports; and (3) free investment fund transfers.

Agricultural Trade Freedom Act - Amends the Agricultural trade Act of 1978 to exempt, with exceptions, agricultural commodities, livestock, and products made available as a result of commercial sales from a unilateral trade sanction imposed by the United States on another country.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 333: Rural America Prosperity Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-333/
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