House Ag Committee Approves Farm Bill With Significant Savings & Reforms

House Agriculture Committee approved H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, by a large, bipartisan vote of 36-10.
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Lucas & Peterson Release House Farm Bill That Saves Nearly $40 Billion

Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma and Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota released a discussion draft of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013.
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In Case You Missed It.... Congress Should Pass a Cost-Saving Farm Bill

In The Hill, Chairman Frank Lucas penned an op-ed highlighting the efforts of the House Agriculture Committee in passing a reform-minded, fiscally responsible farm bill last summer.
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Ag Committee Approves Bipartisan Legislation to Tweak Dodd-Frank Act

The House Agriculture Committee approved seven legislative proposals amending Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
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House Lawmakers Push to End Extra Permit Requirement for Ag Producers

A group of bipartisan lawmakers introduced H.R. 935, The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013
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Ag Committee Begins Hearing Process in Advance of CFTC Reauthorization

May 21, 2013 Press Release

The House Agriculture Committee began a series of hearings in advance of writing legislation to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The agency's statutory authorization expires at the end of the fiscal year.

Opening Statement of Chairman Frank D. Lucas Committee on Agriculture Public Hearing The Future of the CFTC: Market Perspectives

May 21, 2013 Press Release

House Ag Committee Approves Farm Bill With Significant Savings & Reforms

May 16, 2013 Press Release

Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma and Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota issued the following statements after the House Agriculture Committee approved H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, by a large, bipartisan vote of 36-10.

Opening Statement of Chairman Frank D. Lucas Committee on Agriculture Business Meeting to Consider the 2013 Farm Bill

May 15, 2013 Statements
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The Ag Minute

May 29, 2013

This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. Scott Tipton discusses the efforts of the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives to advance energy independence, create jobs, and provide Americans with lower fuel costs.

May 24, 2013

This week during The Ag Minute, Chairman Frank Lucas discusses H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, which is a bipartisan, cost-saving bill the House Agriculture Committee approved last week.

May 17, 2013

This week during The Ag Minute, guest host Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina discusses the angst and uncertainty farmers, ranchers, and businesses all across the country are enduring because of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) haphazard implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010.