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S.3240: Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about agriculture and food
- Introduced May 24, 2012
- Latest Major Action Aug. 28, 2012
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Bill Summary
Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 - Repeals, but continues for crop year 2012: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). Establishes the agriculture risk coverage program through crop year 2017 for covered crops to make payments to producers for each planted crop when actual farm or county-wide crop revenue is below the agriculture risk coverage guarantee (89% of...
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Bill Actions
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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Stabenow. Without written report.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 415.
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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported favorably.
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
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Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
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Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 8. Record Vote Number: 117.
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Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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Measure laid before Senate by motion.
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Motion by Senator Reid to recommit to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2391 made in Senate.
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Considered by Senate.
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Considered by Senate.
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Motion by Senator Reid to recommit to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2391 withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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Considered by Senate.
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Motion by Senator Lee to recommit to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 29 - 70. Record Vote Number: 152.
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Motion by Senator Johnson WI to recommit to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry with instructions rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 40 - 59. Record Vote Number: 153.
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Considered by Senate.
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Passed Senate, under the order of 6/18/2012, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 35. Record Vote Number: 164.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Received in the House.
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Held at the desk.
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Senate ordered measure printed as passed.
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By Senator Stabenow from Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/02/2012. Report No. 112-203. Additional views filed.
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| May 24, 2012 |
Introduced in the Senate by Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) |