US Congress House Bill 2487 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-6)
Status: Introduced on July 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Reducing the Deficit through Eliminating Agriculture Direct Payment Subsidies Act of 2011 or REAPS Act of 2011 - Amends the the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to terminate direct payments for covered commodities and peanuts. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to limit to $65,000 per crop year: (1) average crop revenue election (ACRE) and counter-cyclical payments for one or more covered commodities, and (2) ACRE payments for peanuts. Applies such provisions to the 2012 crop year.

REAPS Act of 2011

Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]
Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
2011-07-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2487/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2487/BILLS-112hr2487ih.pdf