Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
Sponsor: FRANK LUCAS (R-OK)
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - Title I: Commodities - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - (Sec. 1101) Repeals, but continues for crop year 2013: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). (Sec. 1105) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for a farm's base acreage adjustment for covered commodities if: (1) a conservation reserve contract expires or is voluntarily terminated, (2) cropland is released from conservation reserve contract coverage, or (3) the producer has eligible oilseed acreage. (Sec. 1106) Directs the Secretary to establish a yield for each farm for any designated oilseed for which a payment yield was not established.
Agriculture and Food Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 101 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 2.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nay | Won | 322 | 74.0% |
| Yea | Lost | 103 | 23.7% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 2.3% |