HR 2181
108th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Acreage allotments
Agricultural subsidies
Fruit
Oilseeds
Vegetables
Farming Flexibility Act of 2003
Introduced: May 21, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Jun 3, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
May 21, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 21, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Farming Flexibility Act of 2003 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 with respect to oilseed base acres to: (1) deem the planting, prevented planting, or production of fruits or vegetables to be the same as the planting, prevented planting, or production of oilseeds for purposes of oilseed base acre calculations; and (2) permit fruit or vegetable production on oilseed base acres, except that direct payments and counter-cyclical payments for oilseeds shall be reduced by an acre for each acre planted to a fruit or vegetable.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Committees of jurisdiction
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