United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2045 (109th)
Farming Flexibility Act of 2005
Introduced
3 May 2005
Last action
24 May 2005 · Committee
Status
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Sponsors
Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1], Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18], Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12], Rep. Schwarz, John J.H. "Joe" [R-MI-7], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Chocola, Chris [R-IN-2], Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6], Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6], Rep. Sodrel, Michael E. [R-IN-9], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Farming Flexibility Act of 2005 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, with respect to direct and counter-cyclical payments, to: (1) permit a producer to reduce a covered commodity base acreage by electing to plant such acres with fruits or vegetables for processing; (2) require such election to be made annually; and (3) provide that if a farm's base acreage is recalculated, such fruit or vegetable production shall be considered the same as the planning, prevented planting, or production of the covered commodity.
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Timeline
3 May 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
3 May 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 May 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 May 2005
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 May 2005 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schwarz, John J.H. "Joe" [R-MI-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chocola, Chris [R-IN-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sodrel, Michael E. [R-IN-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Farming Flexibility Act of 2005
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/2045
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/2045
- us · 109-hr-2045 · source updated 6 December 2025