[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 706 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 706

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress 
  should enact legislation to provide direct emergency assistance to 
 American farmers who were adversely affected by natural disasters and 
         unforeseen production costs during the 2005 crop year.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2006

  Mr. Berry (for himself, Mr. Ross, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Davis of Alabama, 
Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Bishop of 
   Georgia, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
Edwards, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Melancon, Ms. Herseth, 
  Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Kind, Mr. Graves, Mr. 
   Hinojosa, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
  Evans, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Leach, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Clay) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                             on Agriculture

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress 
  should enact legislation to provide direct emergency assistance to 
 American farmers who were adversely affected by natural disasters and 
         unforeseen production costs during the 2005 crop year.

Whereas the hurricanes and drought of 2005 caused significant and widespread 
        damage to the agricultural economy of the United States;
Whereas American farmers were forced to pay record prices for production inputs, 
        such as fertilizer, natural gas and diesel fuels;
Whereas predetermined market prices prevent American farmers from passing 
        unexpected input costs on to consumers;
Whereas many American farmers are struggling financially and lender concern is 
        escalating;
Whereas protecting domestic agricultural production is a matter of national 
        security; and
Whereas it is vital for American farmers and rural communities to realize that 
        Congress understands their plight and is prepared to provide relief: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) Congress should promptly enact agricultural disaster 
        assistance legislation to assist American farmers who were 
        adversely affected by natural disasters and unforeseen 
        production costs during the 2005 crop year; and
            (2) this legislation should give farmers a choice of a 
        supplemental direct payment under section 1103 of the Farm 
        Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7913) or 
        disaster payments based on yield loss.
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