A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide that a producer's crop of oats on a farm may exceed the permitted acreage base and the producer may be eligible to participate in the annual farm program for corn and grain sorghums for such crop year.

Summary

Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to permit a producer of corn and oats, beginning in 1987, to plant more oat acreage than his or her permitted farm acreage base for oats and barley without losing eligibility for feed grain agricultural program benefits. Stipulates that excess oat and barley planting will result in benefits loss for oats and barley. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a uniform date for producers in a county to certify their corn and oats acreage.

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Timeline

1. 5 February 1987

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 February 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 February 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 11 February 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains.

   Source: Committee

5. 11 February 1987

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 February 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Grandy, Fred [R-IA-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Neal Edward [D-IA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Nagle, Dave R, [D-IA-3] · D · Sponsor
• · hsag00 · Standing

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