S 281
113th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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