S 418 · 96th Congress · Agriculture and Food
Agricultural Parity Equity Act of 1979
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.(1979-02-09)
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Agricultural Parity Equity Act of 1979 - Title I: Wheat - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set the established price for an individual producer for the 1979 and 1980 crops of wheat at levels related to such producer's voluntary set-aside so that if the set-aside is: (1) 20 percent, the established price shall be 66 2/3 percent of parity per bushel; (2) 40 percent, 80 percent of parity per bushel; or (3) 50 percent, 100 percent of parity per bushel. Title II: Feed Grains - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set the established price for an individual producer for the 1979 and 1980 crops of corn at levels related to such producer's voluntary set-aside, so that if the set-aside is: (1) 20 percent, the established price shall be 66 2/3 percent of parity per bushel; (2) 40 percent, 80 percent of parity per bushel; or (3) 50 percent, 100 percent of parity per bushel. Title III: Upland Cotton - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to set the established price for an individual producer for the 1979 crop of upland cotton at levels related to such producer's voluntary set-aside, so that if the set-aside is: (1) 20 percent, the established price shall be 72 1/2 percent of parity per…
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3 Republicans