A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1969 to provide drought relief to producers of 1988 crops of wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide that wheat, feed grain, upland cotton, and rice producers eligible for deficiency payments shall be eligible for such payments on 92 percent of their 1988 acreage that: (1) was planted; and (2) is included in specified failed acreage reports.

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Timeline

1. 20 June 1988

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 June 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 August 1988

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Production.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 20 June 1988

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssaf00 · Standing

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