Agricultural Efficiency and Equity Act of 1985

Summary

Agricultural Efficiency and Equity Act of 1985 - Title I: Acreage Base and Program Yield System - States that the purpose of this Act is to prescribe an efficient and predictable system for establishing farm and crop acreage bases and program yields. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for the establishment and maintenance through the county committees of farm acreage and crop acreage bases for each program crop based on the preceding five crop years. Permits producer crop acreage base adjustments. Permits the Secretary to suspend acreage limitations when market factors or emergencies demand. Requires program participation in order to receive price support assistance. Directs the Secretary to provide through the county committees for a farm program yield for each crop based on the preceding five years. Sets forth related county committee recordkeeping responsibilities. Title II: Price Support Levels for Program Crops and Reconciliation with Permanent Law - Applies the provisions of this Act to wheat, feed grains, cotton, and rice. Makes conforming amendments to specified agricultural Acts. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide: (1) that price supports for peanuts for which marketing quotas have been disapproved shall be 50 percent of parity; and (2) no supports for tobacco for which marketing quotas have been disapproved.

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Timeline

1. 2 April 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 April 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 April 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 April 1985

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

   Source: Committee

5. 24 April 1985

   Committee

   Committee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 13 September 1985

   Committee

   See H.R.2100.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 April 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Whitley, Charles O., Sr. [D-NC-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Boulter, Beau [R-TX-13] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hopkins, Larry J. [R-KY-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stallings, Richard H. [D-ID-2] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsag00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Food Security Act of 1985