Sugar Competitiveness Act of 1995

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Oct 10, 1995

Sugar Competitiveness Act of 1995 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to replace current sugar price support provisions with recourse loans to sugarcane and sugar beet producers. Reduces sugarcane loan rates from 18 cents per pound to 12 cents per pound over three years. Prohibits sugar price supports. Provides for the conversion of any current nonrecourse loans that are extended into recourse loans. Extends and increases sugar marketing assessment provisions. Includes imported sugar within such provisions' scope. Provides for the regulation of imported raw sugarcane at prices not greater than the world sugar price or the raw sugarcane loan rate. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to terminate sugar marketing quota and allotment provisions.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D–MD

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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

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Oct 10, 1995
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 10, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14899-14900)
Oct 10, 1995
Introduced in Senate

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