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S 273 109th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural subsidies Commerce Dairy industry Government Operations and Politics Milk

A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend and improve national dairy market loss payments.

Introduced: February 3, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Feb 3, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S981)
Feb 3, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S980-981)
Feb 3, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 with respect to national dairy market loss payments to: (1) extend, by two years, program sign-up and contract periods; and (2) double single dairy operation payment quantities.

What's happening now February 3, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S981)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 3, 2005
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 3, 2005
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 3, 2005
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 3, 2005
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 3, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 273: A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend and improve national dairy market loss payments.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-273/
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"S. 273: A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend and improve national dairy market loss payments.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-273/.
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