S. 281: Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013

Introduced:
Feb 12, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
Status:
Referred to Committee
See Instead:

H.R. 1932 (same title)
Referred to Committee — May 09, 2013

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This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on February 12, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Feb 12, 2013
Referred to Committee Feb 12, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed Senate ...
Passed House ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

4% chance of getting past committee.
1% chance of being enacted.

Only 12% of Senate bills made it past committee and only 2% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
3 cosponsors (2D, 1R) (show)
Committees

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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Full Title

A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits.

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Last updated Feb 12, 2013.
11 pages

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2/12/2013--Introduced.
Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a per farm cap of $50,000 on commodity program benefits and $75,000 on marketing loan program benefits ($125,000 total). Increases such limit to $250,000 for married couples. Limits benefits eligibility to active producers. Establishes criteria for determining whether a person acting as a farm manager is actively engaged in farming for such purposes. (Permits only one such eligibility per farm operation.)

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