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HR 2487 112th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

REAPS Act of 2011

Introduced: July 11, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Jul 11, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 11, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reducing the Deficit through Eliminating Agriculture Direct Payment Subsidies Act of 2011 or REAPS Act of 2011 - Amends the the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to terminate direct payments for covered commodities and peanuts.

Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to limit to $65,000 per crop year: (1) average crop revenue election (ACRE) and counter-cyclical payments for one or more covered commodities, and (2) ACRE payments for peanuts.

Applies such provisions to the 2012 crop year.

What's happening now July 22, 2011

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 2
Polis, Jared
· Feb 7, 2012
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Feb 2, 2012
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 31, 2012
OLVER, JOHN
· Jan 31, 2012
JACKSON, JESSE
· Jan 23, 2012
Murphy, Tim
· Jan 23, 2012
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 2, 2011
BURTON, DAN
· Sep 23, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· Sep 23, 2011
Graves, Tom
· Sep 23, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2487: REAPS Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2487/
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"H.R. 2487: REAPS Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2487/.
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H.R. 2487, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2487/.
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