The Senate Sets a Ceiling on Farm Payments
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_44_2_0018
Dates
- Creation: 1969-1974
- Creation: 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.
Full Extent
1 pages
Language of Materials
English
Policy Area
Congress
Creator
unknown
Congress
91st Congress (1969-1971); 92nd Congress (1971-1973); 93rd Congress (1973-1975)
Tribal Affiliation
Non-Specified
- TypeDeliverableUnit
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository