To clarify the Food Security Act of 1985.
Latest action. Became public lawWhat a bill becomes when enacted, numbered by Congress and order of enactment: Public Law 119-4 is the 4th law of the 119th Congress.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) No: 101-217.
Amends the Food Security Act of 1985, effective for the 1989 crop year, to consider a cash tenant as a separate "person" from the landlord for purposes of agricultural payment limitations ($50,000 per person) if: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture has made a determination with regard to the tenant's farm operation; and (2) the landlord did not consent to or knowingly participate in the tenant's failure to meet the payment requirements. States that a tenant who would otherwise be considered the same "person" as the landlord shall be eligible for payments only to the extent that such tenant would be considered the same "person" as the landlord under regulations in place prior to enactment of this Act. Amends such Act, effective for the 1990 crop, to make a cash tenant who makes a management but not labor contribution to the farming operation ineligible for agricultural program benefits unless such tenant also makes an equipment contribution.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed Senate amended" stage on November 20, 1989. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
This bill has been enacted. It is law.
The record's latest action, on December 11, 1989: Became Public Law No: 101-217.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
JOHN RHODES (R-AZ) introduced it on November 8, 1989, and 2 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
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Vote history
- HousePassed
- SenatePassed
- PresidentSigned into law