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National
Key Vote
Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that reauthorizes farm assistance and related programs until 2012, makes changes to the amounts and types of assistance available, extends assistance to farmers of specialty crops, provides tax credits for certain renewable fuel and energy development, establishes and extends certain conservation programs, and expands benefits of the food stamp program.
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTED BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED.
Official Title of Legislation:
HR 2419: To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
Highlights:
-Creates a tax penalty for transactions designed exclusively to avoid federal tax (Sec. 12522).
-Lowers an income tax credit for ethanol blenders from 51 cents to 46 cents after the sale of 7.50 billion gallons (Sec. 12315).
-Establishes the Agriculture Disaster Relief Trust Fund to provide disaster assistance for crop losses (Sec. 12101).
-Ends assistance by the year 2010 for persons who have an average adjusted gross income of $750,000 or more and earn less than two-thirds of their average adjusted gross income from farming, ranching, or foresting (Sec. 1704).
-Reauthorizes the Federal Food and Nutrition Program, the Commodity Distribution Program, and the Nutrition Information and Awareness Pilot Program (Secs. 4801, 4802, 4803).
-Extends the Conservation Reserve Program and the Wetlands Reserve Program through 2012 (Sec. 2311, 2321).
-Establishes programs to provide assistance for improving land for wildlife and forests (Sec. 2313, 2331).
-Establishes a mandatory labeling of country of origin on meats (Sec. 10003).
-Increases loan rates for sugar producers (Sec. 1501).
-Requires the Department of Agriculture to purchase certain dairy products to support their prices, extends the Dairy Export Incentive Program and the Dairy Indemnity Program, and extends the Dairy Promotion and Research Program (Sec. 1601, 1603).
-Provides a tax credit for energy generated from wind (Sec. 12301).
-Expands and extends programs that provide credits for renewable fuel production (Sec. 12311, 12312, 12313, 12314).
Link to Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:hr2419:
House Passage: 07/27/2007 : Bill Passed: 231 - 191 (Roll no. 756)
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTED BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. Senate Passage With Amendment: 12/14/2007 : Bill Passed 79 - 14 (Record Vote Number 434)
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTED BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. House Conference Report Vote: 05/14/2008 : Conference Report Adopted: 318 - 106 (Roll no. 315) Senate Conference Report Vote: 05/15/2008 : Conference Report Adopted: 81 - 15 (Record Vote Number 130) House Override of Veto: 05/21/2008 : Veto Override Passed: 316 - 108 (Roll no. 346)
NOTE: A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT AND VOTING IS REQUIRED TO OVERRIDE A PRESIDENTIAL VETO. President Passage: 05/21/2008 : Vetoed Became Public Law Number 110-234 Senate Override of Veto: 05/22/2008 : Veto Override Passed: 82 - 13 (Record Vote Number 140)
NOTE: A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT AND VOTING IS REQUIRED TO OVERRIDE A PRESIDENTIAL VETO.
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin (D-MN)
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