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S 2767 99th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural credit Agricultural price supports Agriculture and Rural Affairs Aliens Corporations and Stocks Farm corporations Feed grain program Foreign ownership of real property Marketing of farm produce Oilseeds Soybeans Stockholders Wheat

Farm Policy Reform Act of 1986

Introduced: August 15, 1986 See on congress.gov
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Aug 15, 1986
Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.
Aug 15, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Production.
Aug 15, 1986
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Aug 15, 1986
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farm Policy Reform Act of 1986 - Title I: Wheat - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to require marketing loan programs for the 1987 through 1990 wheat crops.

Provides that participating producers shall determine acreage limitations for the 1987 through 1990 wheat crops. Authorizes the Secretary to modify such levels for the 1988 through 1990 crops.

Title II: Feed Grains - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set forth parallel provisions for the 1987 through 1990 feed grain crops.

Title III: Maximum Payment Limitation - Amends the Food Security Act to 1985 to lower to 20 percent the maximum ownership interest in a corporation or limited partnership, or the beneficial interest in a trust or estate, which a person may have in order to be considered a separate person from such entity for agricultural payment limitation purposes.

Prohibits agricultural payments to foreign operators.

Title IV: Soybean and Oilseed Marketing Loans - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to require a marketing loan program for the 1986 through 1990 crops of soybeans and oilseeds.

What's happening now August 15, 1986

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 · Aug 15, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2767: Farm Policy Reform Act of 1986. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2767/
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