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S 2379 98th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural credit Agriculture and Rural Affairs Disaster relief Disasters and Disaster Relief Droughts Federally-guaranteed loans

Drought Assistance Equity Act

Introduced: March 1, 1984 See on congress.gov
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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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 19, 1984
Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.
Mar 19, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Credit.
Mar 1, 1984
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 1, 1984
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drought Assistance Equity Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to: (1) provide for an eight-month disaster loan application period; (2) revise farmland collateral appraisal provisions (higher of the farm value as of one day or of one year before a disaster declaration); and (3) revise production loss determination provisions (higher of previous year's average monthly price or average monthly price for first three months after a disaster declaration).

What's happening now March 19, 1984

Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 1, 1984
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2379: Drought Assistance Equity Act. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-2379/
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"S. 2379: Drought Assistance Equity Act." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-2379/.
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S. 2379, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-2379/.
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