legislation: 98-s-1974

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bill_id	congress	bill_type	bill_number	title	policy_area	introduced_date	latest_action_date	latest_action_text	origin_chamber	sponsor_name	sponsor_state	sponsor_party	sponsor_bioguide_id	cosponsor_count	summary_text	update_date	url
98-s-1974	98	s	1974	Drought Assistance Act of 1983	Emergency Management	1983-10-19	1983-10-19	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.	Senate	Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA]	IA	R	J000101	1	Drought Assistance Act of 1983 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out an emergency feed program in designated disaster areas to assist family farms in preserving livestock and poultry affected by the 1983 drought. Reallocates specified Commodity Credit Corporation funds for such program. Establishes graduated interest payments (three percent on first $50,000, five percent on next $50,000, eight percent on amounts above $100,000) for drought-related emergency loans for family farmers otherwise unable to get sufficient credit.	2025-08-29T17:40:53Z

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