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H.R. 2487: Reducing the Deficit through Eliminating Agriculture Direct Payment Subsidies Act of 2011

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H.R. 2487: Reducing the Deficit through Eliminating Agriculture Direct Payment Subsidies Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-07-11 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-07-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Reducing the Deficit through Eliminating Agriculture Direct Payment Subsidies Act of 2011

Plain summary

Reducing the Deficit through Eliminating Agriculture Direct Payment Subsidies Act of 2011 or REAPS Act of 2011 - Amends the the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to terminate direct payments for covered commodities and peanuts. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to limit to $65,000 per crop year: (1) average crop revenue election (ACRE) and counter-cyclical payments for one or more covered commodities, and (2) ACRE payments for peanuts. Applies such provisions to the 2012 crop year.

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Official text

Reducing the Deficit through Eliminating Agriculture Direct Payment Subsidies Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] · 18 cosponsors

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Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2487 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112