A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to establish land diversion payment programs applicable with respect to the 1980 crops of feed grains and wheat, and for other purposes.
Latest action. Placed on calendar in Senate.
Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish programs of land diversion payments with respect to the 1980 crops of feed grains and wheat. Requires producers seeking such payments to devote not more than 1,000 acres of crop land during the 1980 crop year to approved conservation purposes. Establishes a ceiling on the amount of total payments to feed grain and wheat producers under such programs. Sets forth the formulae for computing the payment to a producer under such programs. Sets payment rates, for the purposes of such formulae, at $1.25 per bushel for corn with all other feed grain prices fixed in relation to such price, and $1.50 per bushel of wheat. Directs the Secretary to implement and administer a special wheat acreage grazing and hay program for the 1980 crop year.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on March 17, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on March 17, 1980: Placed on calendar in Senate.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
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?
RUDOLF BOSCHWITZ (R-MN) introduced it on March 17, 1980. No cosponsors are recorded.
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.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on March 17, 1980, 16979 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16979 days ago, on March 17, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers