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5/24/2007--Introduced.<br/>Rural America Preservation Act of 2007 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to reduce maximum annual direct and counter-cyclical commodity payments to $20,000 and $30,000, respectively. Revises limitation provisions for marketing loan gains, loan deficiency payments, and commodity certificate transactions, and establishes an annual combined limitation of $75,000 for such payments. Doubles payment limitations for single farming operations. Limits an individual to a combined annual payment of $250,000. Makes a person who commits fraud in connection with a scheme or device to evade certain program limitations (multiple entities, citizenship) ineligible for farm benefits for six years. Revises provisions respecting limitation of benefits to active farmers. Makes foreign entities ineligible for agricultural program benefits. Expresses the sense of the Senate that any savings achieved by this Act should be used to establish a permanent agricultural disaster relief program.<br/>

1179979200 2007-05-24 Fri Nov 07 15:28:52 -0600 2008 introduced 44155 'act':4 '2007':6 'rural':1 'america':2 'preserv':3 50710 short introduced 44155 'act':8 '1985':10 'bill':2 'food':6 'rule':19 'amend':4 'limit':18 'secur':7 'commod':21 'integr':13 'restor':12 'benefit':24 'payment':17,22 'strengthen':16 47037 official introduced 44155 1179979200 Thu May 24 00:00:00 -0500 2007 114141 D000432 1942-05-14 322 Hart Senate Office Building http://dorgan.senate.gov/contact/contact_form.cfm 202-224-1193 Byron 'd':4 'nd':5 'sen':1 'byron':2,6,8 'dorgan':3,7,9 M 300037 Dorgan Byron_Dorgan L. Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND] N00004615 7974 Democrat 202-224-2551 Lutheran ND Byron Dorgan 5.0 http://dorgan.senate.gov senatordorgan G000386 1933-09-17 135 Hart Senate Office Building http://grassley.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-6020 Charles 'r':4 'ia':5 'sen':1 'charl':2,6,9 'chuck':8 'grassley':3,7,10 M 300048 Grassley Chuck_Grassley E. Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] Chuck N00001758 11731 Republican 202-224-3744 Baptist IA Chuck Charles Grassley 3.96551724137931 http://grassley.senate.gov SenChuckGrassley introduced 44155 1179979200 Thu May 24 00:00:00 -0500 2007 114141 action 44155 1179979200 Thu May 24 00:00:00 -0500 2007 114142 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.