S. 2016 (96th): A bill to adjust target prices for the 1979 and 1980 crops of wheat and feed grains.

Introduced:
Nov 16, 1979 (96th Congress, 1979–1980)
Sponsor:
Sen. Milton Young [R-ND]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on November 16, 1979, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Nov 16, 1979
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors (1R, 1D) (show)
Committees

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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11/16/1979--Introduced.
Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set the established price for wheat at $3.63 per bushel for the 1979 crop and at $3.88 per bushel for the 1980 crop. Sets the established price for corn at $2.35 per bushel for the 1979 crop and at $2.51 per bushel for the 1980 crop. Declares that the payment rate for grain sorghums and barley shall be such rate as the Secretary of Agriculture determines fair and reasonable in relation to the payment rate for corn.

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