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A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to strengthen payment limitations for commodity payments and benefits.

Introduced: March 19, 2003 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Mar 19, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4017-4018)
Mar 19, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4017)
Mar 19, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to reduce maximum annual direct and counter-cyclical commodity payments to $20,000 and $30,000, respectively. Revises limitation provisions for marketing loan gains, loan deficiency payments, and commodity certificate transactions, and establishes an annual combined limitation of $87,500 for such payments.

Doubles payment limitations for single farming operations. Limits an individual to a combined annual payment of $275,000.

What's happening now March 19, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4017-4018)

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