AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION ACT
Bills and resolutions
Agriculture: continue eligibility of producers for loan deficiency payments when the producers produce a contract commodity (see H.R. 2089), H2956 [6JN]
———encourage producers to rest and rehabilitate croplands while enhancing soil and water conservation and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 33), H25 [3JA]
———establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (see S. 130), S101 [22JA] (see H.R. 32), H25 [3JA]
———increase loan rates for marketing assistance loans for certain crops and make nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments available to producers of certain crops (see S. 165), S527 [24JA] (see S. 977), S5695 [25MY]
———payment of special loan deficiency payments to eligible producers who have suffered yield losses due to damaging weather or disasters (see H.R. 34), H25 [3JA]
———provide compensation for loss markets to farm owners and producers who have entered into production flexibility contracts (see H.R. 1339), H1407 [3AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see S. 1652), S11549 [7NO] (see H.R. 2081), H2955 [6JN]
Federal aid programs: extend the expansion of producers eligible for loan deficiency payments (see S. 923), S5269 [21MY] (see H.R. 2027), H2847 [25MY]
Histories
Sugar Price Support Program, H2952 [6JN]
Remarks in House
Agriculture: continue eligibility of producers for loan deficiency payments when the producers produce a contract commodity, H3907, H3908 [11JY]
———establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production, H6277, H6278 [4OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (H.R. 2081), H2949 [6JN], E1034 [6JN]
Remarks in Senate
Agriculture: establish a flexible fallow program under which farmers can devote a portion of acreage to conservation use and receive a higher loan rate on their remaining crop production (S. 130), S2575 [20MR]
———increase loan rates for marketing assistance loans for certain crops and make nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments available to producers of certain crops (S. 165), S532-S534 [24JA]
———increase loan rates for marketing assistance loans for certain crops and make nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments available to producers of certain crops (S. 977), S5711 [25MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (S. 1652), S11561 [7NO]
Federal aid programs: extend the expansion of producers eligible for loan deficiency payments (S. 923), S5278 [21MY]
Summaries
Family Agriculture Recovery and Market (FARM) Equity Act (S. 165), S534 [24JA]
Tables
Agriculture marketing assistance loan rates, S534 [24JA]
Texts of
S. 165, Family Agriculture Recovery and Market (FARM) Equity Act, S534 [24JA]
S. 923, amend to extend the expansion of producers eligible for loan deficiency payments, S5278 [21MY]