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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Nov 1, 2017
This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the payment limitation for certain Department of Agriculture supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs. The bill increases from $125,000 to $250,000 the total amount of disaster assistance payments that may be received under all of the programs by a person or legal entity (excluding a joint venture or general partnership) for any crop year. (Under current law, the payment limitation applies to the Livestock Forage Program; the Livestock Indemnity Program; and the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program.)
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Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R–KS
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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