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Rural America Preservation Act

Introduced: February 15, 2005 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1426)
Feb 15, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1425-1426)
Feb 15, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural America Preservation Act - 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 $75,000 for such payments. Doubles payment limitations for single farming operations. Limits an individual to a combined annual payment of $250,000.

Makes a person who commits fraud in connection with a scheme or device to evade certain program limitations (multiple entities, citizenship) ineligible for farm benefits for six years.

What's happening now February 15, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1426)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1590 Identical bill Rural America Preservation Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 385: Rural America Preservation Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-385/
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"S. 385: Rural America Preservation Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-385/.
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S. 385, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-385/.
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