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H.R. 4265: Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017

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H.R. 4265: Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-11-07 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-11-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017

Plain summary

Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 and other agricultural laws to modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) sugar program. The bill modifies the sugar program to: reduce the rates for price support loans to processors of domestically grown sugarcane and sugar beets; require USDA to recover the net cost of the program from domestic sugar processors; extend through 2019 and then terminate the Feedstock Flexibility Program under which USDA purchases surplus sugar from domestic processors for resale to ethanol producers; extend through 2020 and then repeal the flexible marketing allotments which limit the amount of sugar that domestic processing companies may sell for domestic human use; require USDA to administer the program to provide adequate supplies of sugar at reasonable prices; require USDA to adjust sugar tariff-rate quota imports to achieve specified ratios of sugar stocks to total sugar use; and allow the transfer of quotas between countries.

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Official text

Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] · 84 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Danny K. Davis (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Jim Banks (R-IN), Steve Womack (R-AR), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Kelly (R-PA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Andy Harris (R-MD), Roger Williams (R-TX) and 24 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4265 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115