HR 11955 · 95th Congress · Family farms

Family Farm Development Act

Introduced 1978-04-10· Sponsored by Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36]· 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 Ways and Means.(1978-04-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Family Farm Development Act - Title I: Price Supports - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to establish the price support of milk, for the first 500,000 pounds of annual production per dairy producer, at not less than 100 percent of parity. Establishes price supports of corn, upland cotton, mohair, soybeans, wheat, and wool at 90 percent of parity, and prohibits the Commodity Credit Corporation from selling any of such crops owned or controlled by it at less than 110 percent of parity. Declares the Commodity Credit Corporation the seller or marketing agent for all export sales of wheat, feed grains, and soybeans in raw form. Requires the Corporation to negotiate the best possible price in all such sales, with 100 percent parity as price goal. Authorizes a commodity owner to stipulate the minimum price for such sales. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide marketing certificates to active producers of all commodities except livestock and poultry, in an amount equal to the national production goal for each such commodity, but aggregating in value not in excess of $500,000 per producer or farm owner. Directs the Secretary to establish a uniform storage rate of not less than…

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Cosponsors (11)

10 Democrats1 Republican