HR 2487
112th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
REAPS Act of 2011
Introduced: July 11, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Committees of jurisdiction
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