Amendment104th Congress
Amendment sought to delete provisions that authorize fixed annual cash payments to farmers that decline for each of the next seven years; phase out the current Federal commodity support programs for major crops over five years, while keeping the current price support system during the five-year transition period; and set a support price for each commodity in 1996, to be decreased by 4 percent each year and eliminated entirely for the 2001 year crop.
- Amendment Number
- 931
- Description
- Amendment sought to delete provisions that authorize fixed annual cash payments to farmers that decline for each of the next seven years; phase out the current Federal commodity support programs for major crops over five years, while keeping the current price support system during the five-year transition period; and set a support price for each commodity in 1996, to be decreased by 4 percent each year and eliminated entirely for the 2001 year crop.
- Purpose
- An amendment to phase out over five years the existing price supports for wheat, feed, grains, rice, cotton and oilseeds. The bill would replace the current system of price supports with a schedule of fixed payments that would gradually be reduced over seven years.
- Congress
- 104
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Feb 28, 1996
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A002) as modified Failed by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 16:25:27
- Submitted Date
- Feb 28, 1996
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021