Emergency Food and Agriculture Act

Summary

Emergency Food and Agriculture Act - Title I: Payment Limitation for Wheat, Feed Grains, and Upland Cotton - Increases the total amount of payments a person shall be entitled to receive under specified annual programs of the Agricultural Act of 1970 from $20,000 to $30,000. Title II: Dairy - Sets the price support of milk, under the Agricultural Act of 1949, at no less than 100 percent of parity as of the effective date of this title, adjusted quarterly, and ending March 31, 1978. Title III: Wool Program - Sets the price support for 1977 wool and mohair, under the National Wool Act of 1954, at not less than 90 percent of parity. Title IV: Wheat Program - Sets the loan level for the 1977 crop of wheat, under the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, at not less than 90 percent of parity. Title V: Feed Grain Program - Sets the loan level for the 1977 crop of corn at not less than 90 percent of parity. Title VI: Upland Cotton Program - Sets the nonrecourse loan level for the 1977 crop of upland cotton, under the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, at not less than 85 percent of the cost of production, adjustable to not less than 90 percent of the estimated world price. Determines the cost of production per pound of the 1977 crop of cotton to be 57.95 cents per pound.

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Timeline

1. 8 March 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 March 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 March 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 March 1977

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• RICHARD NOLAN · D · Sponsor
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