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HR 1371 110th Congress House Agriculture and Food Acreage allotments Agricultural subsidies Fruit Vegetables

Farming Flexibility Act of 2007

Introduced: March 7, 2007 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Mar 20, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture.
Mar 7, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 7, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farming Flexibility Act of 2007 - 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 March 20, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

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