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S 2217 112th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Corporate finance and management Department of Agriculture U.S. and foreign investments

Rural America Preservation Act of 2012

Introduced: March 21, 2012 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Mar 21, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1936-1938)
Mar 21, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1935-1936)
Mar 21, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural America Preservation Act of 2012 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to cap maximum annual crop year direct and indirect payments to an individual or a legal entity for: (1) covered commodities, at $125,000 (maximum of $75,000 in marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments and $50,000 for other payments); and (2) peanuts, at $125,000 (maximum of $75,000 in marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments and $50,000 for other payments).

Provides that an eligible person and spouse in a single farming operation may jointly receive up to twice such amount.

Revises provisions respecting limitation of benefits to active farmers.

Makes foreign individuals and foreign entities ineligible for agricultural program benefits.

What's happening now March 21, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1936-1938)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1161 Related bill Rural America Preservation Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 21, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2217: Rural America Preservation Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2217/
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"S. 2217: Rural America Preservation Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2217/.
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S. 2217, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2217/.
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