S 2585 · 101th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Farm Spouse Fairness and Equity Act of 1990

Introduced 1990-05-08· Sponsored by Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.(1990-05-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Farm Spouse Fairness and Equity Act of 1990 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to treat a husband and wife who each provide active personal management or labor to their farm or to an after-acquired inherited farm as separate persons for farm program payment purposes (thus qualifying them for two separate payments). Continues a farm's multiyear program payments to a person who receives such farm by way of gift or descent. States that such payments shall: (1) not exceed the previous owner's payments; and (2) continue without regard to other payments received by the new owner from such farm or from other farming operations.…

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Cosponsors (4)

1 Democrat3 Republicans