HR 2043 · in committee · significant
Agricultural Commodities Price Enhancement Act
- economy
What this bill does
- This bill raises the reference prices used to calculate farm subsidy payments for wheat, corn, soybeans, peanuts, and cotton.
- Eligible agricultural producers who participate in federal crop insurance programs are affected.
- Higher reference prices will increase benefit payments under existing programs; no new funding mechanism specified.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would raising reference prices for these five crops affect federal spending and the deficit if no new funding source is identified?
- 02
Which agricultural producers would benefit most from higher subsidy payments, and how might this reshape competition among different farm sizes?
- 03
What evidence supports the claim that higher reference prices will improve farm profitability compared to other policy approaches?
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Sponsor · D-NC-1
Donald G. Davis
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Introduced 2025-03-28
Legislative timeline
2025-03-28 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
2025-03-11 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025-03-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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