Business Meetings
Business Meeting to Consider H.R. 6849
Friday, September 19, 2008 | 12:00 |
In response to the US Department of Agriculture's plan to deny farm program benefits to hundreds of thousands of producers, the Agriculture Committee today approved a bill to suspend for the 2008 and 2009 crop years a Farm Bill provision that required producers to have a minimum of 10-base acres to receive program benefits. Sponsors H.R.6849 - Rep. Bob Etheridge, D-N.C. (introduced 09/09/2008) Bill Text Approved Amendments (All by voice vote) Manager's Amendment (Chairman Peterson) Related Content Press Release: Agriculture Committee Suspends Base Acre Minimum after USDA Misinterprets Farm Bill Provision Publication: Report accompanying H.R. 6849, including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office Publication: Section by Section Analysis of H.R. 6849 |