HR 1385 112th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Agricultural trade Tariffs

Free Market Sugar Act

Introduced: April 6, 2011 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

May 11, 2011

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

Apr 6, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Apr 6, 2011

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Free Market Sugar Act - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to repeal the sugar loan program.

Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to repeal the feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers.

Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to repeal sugar marketing allotment provisions.

Replaces sugar quota import shortfall provisions with a provision requiring the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugars for a quota year at the level necessary to ensure: (1) a competitive U.S. sugar processing industry, and (2) an adequate and reasonably-priced sugar supply in the United States. Exempts specialty sugar from such provision.

Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to repeal the sugar price support program.

What's happening now May 11, 2011

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

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