HR 2045
109th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Acreage allotments
Agricultural subsidies
Fruit
Vegetables
Farming Flexibility Act of 2005
Introduced: May 3, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2005
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
May 3, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 3, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Farming Flexibility Act of 2005 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, with respect to direct and counter-cyclical payments, to: (1) permit a producer to reduce a covered commodity base acreage by electing to plant such acres with fruits or vegetables for processing; (2) require such election to be made annually; and (3) provide that if a farm's base acreage is recalculated, such fruit or vegetable production shall be considered the same as the planning, prevented planting, or production of the covered commodity.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Committees of jurisdiction
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