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The Senate Sets a Ceiling on Farm Payments

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Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_44_2_0018
The Senate Sets a Ceiling on Farm Payments
The Senate Sets a Ceiling on Farm Payments

Dates

  • 1969-1974
  • 91st Congress (1969-1971); 92nd Congress (1971-1973); 93rd Congress (1973-1975)

Scope and Contents

The Senate has voted to limit individual farm subsidies to $20,000 per year, and has also approved a $500 million increase in food stamp appropriations for needy families. The House Agriculture Committee is expected to approve a similar measure today. If enacted, the measure would cost the nation's big cotton growers $48.2 million in annual federal payments.

Extent

1 pages

Policy Area

Congress

Creator unknown

Congress 91st Congress (1969-1971); 92nd Congress (1971-1973); 93rd Congress (1973-1975)

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Repository Details

Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository

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