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A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency payments to dairy producers.

USA115th CongressS-3586| Senate 
| Updated: 10/11/2018
Bernard Sanders

Bernard Sanders

Independent Senator

Vermont

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue emergency payments to dairy producers. USDA must develop criteria for the payments that give priority to producers who are: (1) located in a state with a high cost of dairy production compared to other states, and (2) on a farm with a high cost of dairy production based on the size of the farm. The emergency payments provided under this bill must be at least $10,000 but no greater than $20,000 per dairy operation. USDA must use $556 million in Commodity Credit Corporation funds to carry out this bill. The bill designates the spending as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010 and the FY2018 congressional budget resolution. (This exempts the spending from various budget enforcement rules.)
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Timeline
Oct 11, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Oct 11, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • October 11, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 11, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture and Food

Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditDepartment of AgricultureFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labeling

A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency payments to dairy producers.

USA115th CongressS-3586| Senate 
| Updated: 10/11/2018
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue emergency payments to dairy producers. USDA must develop criteria for the payments that give priority to producers who are: (1) located in a state with a high cost of dairy production compared to other states, and (2) on a farm with a high cost of dairy production based on the size of the farm. The emergency payments provided under this bill must be at least $10,000 but no greater than $20,000 per dairy operation. USDA must use $556 million in Commodity Credit Corporation funds to carry out this bill. The bill designates the spending as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010 and the FY2018 congressional budget resolution. (This exempts the spending from various budget enforcement rules.)
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Timeline
Oct 11, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Oct 11, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • October 11, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 11, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Bernard Sanders

Bernard Sanders

Independent Senator

Vermont

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditDepartment of AgricultureFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labeling