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HR 2045 109th Congress House

Farming Flexibility Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to provide producers on a farm with greater flexibility in selecting the crops to be planted on the base acres of the farm.

Introduced: July 18, 2005 See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Acreage allotmentsAgricultural subsidiesFruitVegetables
This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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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
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 Latest action May 24, 2005

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2045: Farming Flexibility Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2045/
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"H.R. 2045: Farming Flexibility Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2045/.
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H.R. 2045, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2045/.
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