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The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–246 (text), H.R. 6124, 122 Stat. 1651, enacted June 18, 2008, also known as the 2008 U.S. Farm Bill) was a $288 billion, five-year agricultural policy bill that was passed into law by the United States Congress on June 18, 2008. The bill was a continuation of the 2002 Farm Bill.
The 1981 farm bill involved only small changes and continued the policy of restricting supply rather than increasing demand. The 1984 budget proposal was designed to cut subsidies rather than reform the system, but Congress rejected it. Instead, Congress continued the same policies in the 1985 farm bill, which Reagan reluctantly signed.
The percentage of Americans who live on a farm diminished from nearly 25% during the Great Depression to about 2% now, [8] and only 0.1% of the United States population works full-time on a farm. As the agribusiness lobby grows to near $60 million per year, [ 9 ] the interests of agricultural corporations remain highly represented.
On Sept. 30, the U.S. Farm Bill quietly expired, and it could place agricultural, environmental, and nutrition programs in jeopardy. Technically, the Farm Bill (a $1.5 trillion federal legislation ...
A one-year extension of federal farm programs, around $30 billion in economic relief and an agreement that would increase sales of a higher blend of ethanol, called E15, were part of a bipartisan ...
The 2018 Farm Bill was set to expire last year, but lawmakers extended it for another year. Congress is required to sign a new bill by Sept. 30, or the bill will extend until Sept. 30, 2025. The ...
This is a chronological list of United States federal ... Farm Security and Rural ... (including Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 / "G.I. Bill ...
The Agricultural Act of 2014 [1] (also known as the 2014 U.S. Farm Bill, formerly the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013) is an act of Congress that authorizes nutrition and agriculture programs in the United States for the years of 2014–2018. [2] The bill authorizes $956 billion in spending over the next ten years. [3]