S. 25 · 112th Congress
SUGAR Act of 2011
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Durbin
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Feinstein
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Lautenberg
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Corker2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Stop Unfair Giveaways and Restrictions Act of 2011 or SUGAR Act of 2011 - Eliminates nonrecourse support loans for sugar producers.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 25, 2011
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: SUGAR Act of 2011
Also known as: Stop Unfair Giveaways and Restrictions Act of 2011
Latest action (Jan 25, 2011): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S142-143)
Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 25, 2011
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.