US Congress House Bill 1609 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to deny certain agricultural commodity payments for not less than five years, or permanently, to a person or legal entity that has knowingly engaged in, or aided in the creation of a fraudulent document, or failed to disclose material information relevant to the administration of such benefits. (Current law authorizes payment denial for up to five crop years.) Requires that a person or legal entity that received benefits while ineligible due to excess income repay such amounts fully. Directs the Secretary to request the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to verify the income-related eligibility of a benefit applicant, and deny benefits to a person or entity determined to be ineligible. Authorizes Farm Service Agency reconsideration of a denial.

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Administrator of the Internal Revenue Service to verify income for purposes of determining the eligibility of persons for certain Department of Agriculture payments and benefits, and for other purposes.

Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]

Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
2009-03-19		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-03-19		Referred to House Agriculture
2009-03-19		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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1609/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1609/BILLS-111hr1609ih.pdf