Agricultural Efficiency and Equity Act of 1983

Summary

Agricultural Efficiency and Equity Act of 1983 - Title I: Acreage Base and Program Yield System - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish farm acreage and crop acreage bases for each program crop based on the preceding five crop years. Permits producer crop acreage base adjustment. Requires program participation in order to receive price support assistance. Sets forth exceptions. Requires the Secretary to provide 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 - 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. 18 November 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 November 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 November 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 December 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Cotton, Rice, and Sugar.

   Source: Committee

5. 5 December 1983

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

   Source: Committee

6. 2 May 1984

   Committee

   Committee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 November 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hightower, Jack E. [D-TX-13] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsag00 · Standing

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