{ "id": "RS20452", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORT", "number": "RS20452", "active": false, "source": "University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "versions": [ { "source": "University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "sourceLink": "https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs1064/", "id": "RS20452 2000-12-15", "date": "2000-12-15", "retrieved": "2005-06-10T18:24:26", "title": "Agriculture and the 106th Congress: A Summary of Major Issues", "summary": "Most congressional interest in agriculture in the 106th Congress was focused on persistent low prices for major commodities and proposals to redress declining farm income. Six emergency farm aid bills were approved, increasing agricultural spending by nearly $27 billion for fiscal years 1999-2001. These bills provided disaster relief along with short term \u201cmarket loss payments\u201dto farmers to shore up farm income. Some longer term changes also were enacted as part of emergency farm legislation, which this report discusses in brief.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORT", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "filename": "files/20001215_RS20452_4160bc77fd397298c42f2d9d136904c068c3bfdb.pdf" }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/20001215_RS20452_4160bc77fd397298c42f2d9d136904c068c3bfdb.html" } ], "topics": [ { "source": "LIV", "id": "Agriculture", "name": "Agriculture" }, { "source": "LIV", "id": "Agricultural law and legislation", "name": "Agricultural law and legislation" } ] } ], "topics": [] }