US Congress Senate Bill 1161 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 9 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-06-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3687-3688)
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Rural America Preservation Act of 2011 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to cap maximum annual direct and counter-cyclical payments to an individual (for covered commodities and peanuts) at $20,000 and $30,000, respectively. Revises limitation provisions for marketing loan gains, loan deficiency payments, and commodity certificate transactions, and establishes an annual combined limitation of $75,000 for such payments. Doubles payment limitations for single farming operations. Limits an individual or a legal entity to a combined annual payment of $250,000. Revises provisions respecting limitation of benefits to active farmers. Makes foreign individuals and foreign entities ineligible for agricultural program benefits.

Rural America Preservation Act of 2011

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-09	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3687-3688)
2011-06-09	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3686)

SB2217 (Related) 2012-03-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1936-1938)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1161/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1161/BILLS-112s1161is.pdf