Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 1991

Summary

Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 1991 - Title I: Disaster Assistance - Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide disaster assistance coverage for valencia oranges damaged in 1990, nursery grown crops, and rehabilitation of damaged orchards (increases orchard assistance limits). Title II: Crop Insurance - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to provide agricultural crop insurance coverage in certain cases of irrigation failure. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to waive the emergency loan crop insurance requirement in cases of damage to an otherwise eligible 1991 crop. Extends the crop insurance deadline for certain citrus producers. Title III: Emergency Loans - Amends the Disaster Assistance Act of 1989 to extend rural enterprise disaster assistance to damages occurring through 1991. Establishes in the Treasury the Drought Relief Fund to assist agricultural producers in drought stricken areas improve water availability and use. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act with regard to emergency loans to: (1) revise the meaning of family farm; and (2) limit the Secretary of Agriculture's authority to require loan recipients to sell nonessential assets. Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act with regard to the emergency grants for migrant workers program to increase annual limits and expand coverage to include packing house workers.

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Timeline

1. 21 March 1991

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 March 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 March 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 March 1991

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

   Source: Committee

5. 26 March 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural Development.

   Source: Committee

6. 23 July 1991

   Committee

   For Further Action See H.R.2893.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Dooley, Calvin M. [D-CA-20] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-19] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsag00 · Standing

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