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S.2263: Fruit and Vegetable Planting Flexibility Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced Dec. 21, 2017
- Latest Major Action Dec. 21, 2017
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Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - Dec. 21, 2017
Bill Summary
Fruit and Vegetable Planting Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the effect that planting fruits, vegetables, or wild rice on a farm has on the acreage eligible for payments under Department of Agriculture (USDA) commodity programs. Under current law, payments acres on a farm must be reduced by specified amounts in any year in which fruits, vegetables (other than mung beans and pulse crops), or...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 21, 2017 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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| Dec. 21, 2017 |
Introduced in the Senate by Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) |