WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Agricultural subsidies

S. 3689, The Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $773.16

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 3538, A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to suspend a prohibition on payments to certain farms with limited base acres for the 2008 and 2009 crop years, to extend the signup for direct payments and counter-cyclical payments for the 2008 crop year, and for other purposes

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3538 would amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to suspend a prohibition on payments to certain farms with limited base acres for the 2008 and 2009 crop years, and it would extend the signup for direct payments and counter-cyclical payments for the 2008 crop year....

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P.L. 110-398, To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6849 would amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less....

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H.R. 6793, To provide for grants to assist municipalities to facilitate the ability of local farmers to grow food crops and certain livestock to be sold locally, grants to enable local nongovernmental farming associations to support the formation of community-supported agricultural projects, and grants to provide start-up funds to farmers who must diversify their operations in order to participate in the projects, and for other purposes

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6793 would provide for grants to assist municipalities to facilitate the ability of local farmers to grow food crops and certain livestock to be sold locally, grants to enable local nongovernmental farming associations to support the formation of community-supported agricultural projects, and grants to provide start-up funds to farmers who must diversify their operations in order to participate in the projects....

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S. 3289, The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $869.34

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 3251, A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize advance payments under the supplemental revenue assistance program

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3251 would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize advance payments under the supplemental revenue assistance program....

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P.L. 110-246, The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6124 would provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012....

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P.L. 110-231, To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond May 16, 2008

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6051 would amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond May 16, 2008....

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P.L. 110-234, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $6102.04

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2419 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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H.R. 5957, To reduce subsidies for agricultural commodity programs

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5957 would reduce subsidies for agricultural commodity programs....

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P.L. 110-208, A bill to amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond May 2, 2008

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2954 would amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond May 2, 2008....

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P.L. 110-205, A bill to amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond April 25, 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2903 would amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond April 25, 2008....

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P.L. 110-200, To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond April 18, 2008

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5813 would amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond April 18, 2008....

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P.L. 110-196, A bill to extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008, to suspend permanent price support authorities beyond that date, and for other purposes

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2745 would extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008, to suspend permanent price support authorities beyond that date....

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H.R. 5578, To extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008, to suspend permanent price support authorities beyond that date, and for other purposes

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5578 would extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008, and it would suspend permanent price support authorities beyond that date....

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S. Con. Res. 70, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013 - Cost per Average Family: $26383.51

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. Con. Res. 70 would set forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013....

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P.L. 110-140, The CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.79

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 6 would reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy....

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H.R. 5189, To establish the Orange Juice Promotion and Production Improvements Trust Fund

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5189 would establish the Orange Juice Promotion and Production Improvements Trust Fund....

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H.R. 4193, To provide for an automatic one-year extension of the authorizations of appropriations and direct spending programs of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, and for other purposes

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4193 would provide for an automatic one-year extension of the authorizations of appropriations and direct spending programs of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002....

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S. 2302, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $5235.09

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2302 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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S. 2299, The National Aquatic Animal Health Act of 2007

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2299 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an advisory committee to develop recommendations regarding the national aquatic animal health plan developed by the National Aquatic Animal Health Task Force....

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S. 2242, The Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $69.34

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2242 would amend the Trade Act of 1974 to establish supplemental agricultural disaster assistance and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for conservation and alternative energy sources and to provide tax relief for farmers....

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S. 2228, The Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and Health Act of 2007

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2228 would extend and improve agricultural programs....

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S. 2167, The Farm Savings Account Act of 2007

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2167 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize agricultural producers to establish and contribute to tax-exempt farm savings accounts in lieu of obtaining federally subsidized crop insurance or noninsured crop assistance, it would provide for contributions to such accounts by the Secretary of Agriculture, it would specify the situations in which amounts may be paid to producers from such accounts, and it would limit the total amount of such distributions to a producer during ...

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H.R. 3801, The Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3801 would amend the Trade Act of 1974 to address the impact of globalization, it would reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, and it would extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers....

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