3.0.0 2086 2023-01-11T13:39:24Z 2023-01-11T13:39:24Z Senate S 2017-11-07 115 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-11-07T19:36:20Z Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 115 4265 HR 2017-11-07 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2017-11-07 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2017-11-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2017-11-07 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2017-11-07 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2017-11-07 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2017-11-07 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-11-07 True C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2017-11-07 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-11-07 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2017-11-07 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2017-11-07 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2017-11-07 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2017-11-07 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-11-07 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2017-11-07 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2017-11-07 True P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2017-11-07 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2017-11-07 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-11-07 True J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2017-11-07 True F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2018-02-08 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2018-06-25 False Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Agricultural trade Alternative and renewable resources Food industry and services Motor fuels Tariffs Agriculture and Food 00 2017-11-07 Introduced in Senate 2018-06-22T11:57:53Z Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017

This bill amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 and other agricultural laws to modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) sugar program.

The bill modifies the sugar program to:

  • reduce the rates for price support loans to processors of domestically grown sugarcane and sugar beets;
  • require USDA to recover the net cost of the program from domestic sugar processors;
  • extend through 2019 and then terminate the Feedstock Flexibility Program under which USDA purchases surplus sugar from domestic processors for resale to ethanol producers;
  • extend through 2020 and then repeal the flexible marketing allotments which limit the amount of sugar that domestic processing companies may sell for domestic human use;
  • require USDA to administer the program to provide adequate supplies of sugar at reasonable prices;
  • require USDA to adjust sugar tariff-rate quota imports to achieve specified ratios of sugar stocks to total sugar use; and
  • allow the transfer of quotas between countries.
]]> Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 Display Title Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to extend and modernize the sugar program, to extend and subsequently repeal the feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers, to extend and subsequently replace flexible marketing allotments for sugar, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2086is/xml/BILLS-115s2086is.xml 2017-11-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.