HR 2259 · 94th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to suspend for 90 days the reduction in food stamp benefits and to fix the loan rate and thereby facilitate more orderly marketing of the 1974 and 1975 crops of feed grains, wheat, cotton, and soybeans.

Introduced 1975-01-28· Sponsored by Rep. Smith, Neal Edward [D-IA-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.(1975-01-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fixes the loan rate, under the price support provisions of the Agricultual Act of 1949, as amended, for the 1974 and 1975 crops of corn at $2.48 per bushel; and of soybeans at $5.90 per bushel. Stipulates that for the period beginning January 1, 1975, and ending June 1, 1975, the charge to households for coupons under the Food Stamp Act of 1964 shall be the lesser of (1) the purchase requirements for households which were established by regulations in effect on January 1, 1975, or (2) 30 per cent of the household's income.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican