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S 281 113th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013

Introduced: February 12, 2013 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Feb 12, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Feb 12, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S658-659)
Feb 12, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a per farm cap of $50,000 on commodity program benefits and $75,000 on marketing loan program benefits ($125,000 total). Increases such limit to $250,000 for married couples.

Limits benefits eligibility to active producers.

Establishes criteria for determining whether a person acting as a farm manager is actively engaged in farming for such purposes. (Permits only one such eligibility per farm operation.)

What's happening now February 12, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3813 Related bill Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act
  • HR 1932 Identical bill Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 281: Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-281/
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