US S1259

Bill

US S1259

Commodity Program Improvement Act of 2017

Introduced
05/25/2017

In Committee
05/25/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Commodity Program Improvement Act of 2017 This bill reauthorizes and modifies several Department of Agriculture (USDA) commodity programs that were included in the 2014 farm bill (the Agricultural Act of 2014). The programs provide price and income support to farmers for covered commodities. The bill modifies the Agricultural Risk Coverage-County program, which provides revenue loss coverage at the county level by issuing payments when the actual county crop revenue of a covered commodity is below a specified amount. USDA currently calculates payments for farms located in more than one county using one of the counties (known as an administrative county). The bill requires the payments to be calculated using the payment rate for the county in which the land is physically located. The bill also requires USDA to update the crop acreage base used to determine payments under commodity programs for the 2019 crop year. USDA must determine the updated base acres on a farm using covered commodities planted on the farm during the 2014-2017 crop years.

AI Summary

This bill reauthorizes and modifies several Department of Agriculture (USDA) commodity programs that were included in the 2014 farm bill. The bill requires USDA to update the crop acreage base used to determine payments under commodity programs for the 2019 crop year, and it changes how payments are calculated under the Agricultural Risk Coverage-County program by requiring payments to be based on the county where the land is physically located rather than the administrative county. The bill also extends special marketing loan provisions for upland cotton, and makes other changes to commodity programs and administration.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (1)

John Thune (R)*,

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (on 05/25/2017)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1259/all-info

(3 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1259/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1259/BILLS-115s1259is.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1259/BILLS-115s1259is.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR2	Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018	Became Public Law No: 115-334.	Related
HRes1176	Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.B. 2) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To
HRes891	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 5698) to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish criminal offenses targeting law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2372) to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 2) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To

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