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S 1974 98th Congress Senate Emergency Management Agricultural credit Agriculture and Rural Affairs Disaster relief Disasters and Disaster Relief Droughts Feed grain program Livestock Livestock industry Poultry industry

Drought Assistance Act of 1983

Introduced: October 19, 1983 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 98th Congress ended
It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 19, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 19, 1983
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drought Assistance Act of 1983 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out an emergency feed program in designated disaster areas to assist family farms in preserving livestock and poultry affected by the 1983 drought. Reallocates specified Commodity Credit Corporation funds for such program.

Establishes graduated interest payments (three percent on first $50,000, five percent on next $50,000, eight percent on amounts above $100,000) for drought-related emergency loans for family farmers otherwise unable to get sufficient credit.

What's happening now October 19, 1983

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 19, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1974: Drought Assistance Act of 1983. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-1974/
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"S. 1974: Drought Assistance Act of 1983." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-1974/.
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