U.S. Congress - S.25 Stop Unfair Giveaways and Restrictions Act of 2011
S.25 - Stop Unfair Giveaways and Restrictions Act of 2011
A bill to phase out the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)
All Bill Titles
- Official: A bill to phase out the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Stop Unfair Giveaways and Restrictions Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Short: SUGAR Act of 2011 as introduced.
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Official Summary
1/25/2011--Introduced.Stop Unfair Giveaways and Restrictions Act of 2011 or SUGAR Act of 2011 - Eliminates nonrecourse support loans for sugar producers. Lowers sugarcane and sugar beet loans rates each year from 2012-2014 until they are $0 for the 2015 crop. Eliminates: (1) sugar price suOfficial Summary
1/25/2011--Introduced.Stop Unfair Giveaways and Restrictions Act of 2011 or SUGAR Act of 2011 - Eliminates nonrecourse support loans for sugar producers. Lowers sugarcane and sugar beet loans rates each year from 2012-2014 until they are $0 for the 2015 crop. Eliminates:(1) sugar price supports and sugar processor loans as of 2015, and
(2) sugar marketing quotas and allotments. Eliminates:
(1) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) forfeited sugar storage payments,
(2) sugar processor storage facility loans, and
(3) the feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers as of the 2013 sugar beet crop year. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a program to increase the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugars that ensures a competitive U.S. sugar processing industry and an adequate supply of reasonably priced sugar in the United States.
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Organizations Supporting S.25
- National Foreign Trade Council
- National Confectioners Association
- American Bakers Association
- Coalition for Sugar Reform
- Americans for Tax Reform
- Competitive Enterprise Institute
- ...and 20 more. See all.
Organizations Opposing S.25
- American Sugar Alliance
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Latest Letters to Congress
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S.25 SUGAR Act of 2011
ext1jdh
December 14, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 8th Congressional district of Illinois. I support S.25 - SUGAR Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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S.25 SUGAR Act of 2011
cedarpaul
August 29, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Utah. I support S.25 - SUGAR Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Paul White
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