S 1038 · 109th Congress · Agriculture and Food
Farming Flexibility Act of 2005
Bill Progress
✓
Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.(2005-05-16)
Plain Language Summary
[AI summary unavailable — showing source text]
Farming Flexibility Act of 2005 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, with respect to direct and counter-cyclical payments, to: (1) permit a producer to reduce a covered commodity base acreage by electing to plant such acres with fruits or vegetables for processing; (2) require such election to be made annually; and (3) provide that if a farm's base acreage is recalculated, such fruit or vegetable production shall be considered the same as the planning, prevented planting, or production of the covered commodity.…
Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only
Cosponsors (6)
5 Democrats1 Republican