US Congress Senate Bill 2053 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-11-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the maximum amount of assistance authorized under supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs. This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the payment limitation for certain Department of Agriculture supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs. The bill increases from $125,000 to $250,000 the total amount of disaster assistance payments that may be received under all of the programs by a person or legal entity (excluding a joint venture or general partnership) for any crop year. (Under current law, the payment limitation applies to the Livestock Forage Program; the Livestock Indemnity Program; and the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program.)

A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the maximum amount of assistance authorized under supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs.

Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-11-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

HB4210 (Related) 2017-11-01 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2053/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2053/BILLS-115s2053is.pdf