S.746: A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a market-driven inventory system.

About This Bill

  • Introduced April 17, 2013
  • Latest Major Action April 17, 2013

Bill Summary

Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), for each of the 2014-2018 crops of each market commodity, to make recourse loans available to producers on a farm electing to participate in the program. Sets forth: (1) the recourse loan rate for corn, oats, barley, grain sorghum, wheat, and soybeans; and (2) market commodity-specific limitations on participation (inventory caps) for such...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
April 17, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
April 17, 2013

Introduced in the Senate by William Cowan (D-Mass.)

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