http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_1904.html?rev=13361 <p>S. 1904 would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to ensure that only producers receive commodity program payments.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to permanently reduce base acres for land that: (1) has been developed for commercial or industrial use; (2) has been subdivided and developed into multiple residential units or other nonfarming uses; or (3) is no longer intended for farm use.</p> <p>Includes within a producer agreement for direct or counter-cyclical payments prohibitions against the land: (1) being in residential use (including land subdivided and developed into residential units or other nonfarming uses); or (2) no longer being intended for farm use.</p> <p>Requires: (1) Farm Service Agency certification of an agreement; and (2) annual audits of direct and counter-cyclical payments and base acreage by the Secretary.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 7/31/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 13361@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_1904.html?rev=6457 <p>S. 1904 would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to ensure that only producers receive commodity program payments.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 6457@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_1904.html?rev=6458 <p>S. 1904 would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to ensure that only producers receive commodity program payments.</p> <h2 id="toc8"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc9"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 7/31/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc10"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc11"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 6458@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1904.html 7/31/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 24572@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT