A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency payments to dairy producers.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Oct 11, 2018)
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue emergency payments to dairy producers. USDA must develop criteria for the payments that give priority to producers who are: (1) located in a state with a high cost of dairy production compared to other states, and (2) on a farm with a high cost of dairy production based on the size of the farm.
The emergency payments provided under this bill must be at least $10,000 but no greater than $20,000 per dairy operation.
USDA must use $556 million in Commodity Credit Corporation funds to carry out this bill. The bill designates the spending as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010 and the FY2018 congressional budget resolution. (This exempts the spending from various budget enforcement rules.)
What just happenedOct 11, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateOct 11, 2018
- Oct 11, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee - Oct 11, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate