REAPS Act of 2011

HB 2487 REAPS Act of 2011

US Congress 112th Congress

REAPS Act of 2011
HB-2487


About HB-2487

Reducing the Deficit through Eliminating Agriculture Direct Payment Subsidies Act of 2011 or REAPS Act of 2011 - Amends the the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to terminate direct payments for covered commodities and peanuts. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to limit to $65,000 per crop year:

  • (1) average crop revenue election (ACRE) and counter-cyclical payments for one or more covered commodities, and
  • (2) ACRE payments for peanuts

Applies such provisions to the 2012 crop year.

  

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Introduced 07/12/2011

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History

Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management.

07/22/2011

Referred To The House Committee On Agriculture.

07/11/2011