H.R. 6849 · 110th Congress · enacted
To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law No: 110-398.
Latest official action 2008-10-13 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(Sec. 1) Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 with respect to producers, including peanut producers, with 10 or fewer base acres to: (1) suspend a prohibition on direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments for crop year 2008; and (2) extend the 2008 signup deadline for direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop revenue election payments until the later of November 14, 2008, or the end of the 45-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure that no penalty is assessed against producers for failure to submit reports or comply with other program requirements as a result of compliance with the extended signup deadline. Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to reduce FY2011 amounts available for Federal Crop Insurance Corporation information management upgrades. (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act, regarding the supplemental revenue assistance program (SURE), to define: (1) "actual production on the farm" as the sum of the value of all crops raised on the farm; and (2) "normal production on the farm" as the sum of the expected revenue for all crops on the farm. Revises the definition of "disaster county" to include any farm in which the actual farm production is less than 50% of normal production. Requires the actual production on a farm …
Congressional Research Service · 2008-10-13
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Jerry Moran
Senate · KS · Republican
$399,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
House · GA District 2 · Democratic
$792,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Senate · NY · Democratic
$172,585PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Robert E. Latta
House · OH District 5 · Republican
$863,620PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Rogers
House · AL District 3 · Republican
$705,244PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank D. Lucas
House · OK District 3 · Republican
$722,374PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Joe Courtney
House · CT District 2 · Democratic
$464,600PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Henry Cuellar
House · TX District 28 · Democratic
$728,400PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tim Walberg
House · MI District 5 · Republican
$841,142PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sam Graves
House · MO District 6 · Republican
$891,107PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Robert B. Aderholt
House · AL District 4 · Republican
$510,272PAC receipts · 2025–2026
61 of 61 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$61,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $7,500
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,500
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $8,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$58,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $8,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $7,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $8,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $8,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$58,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $3,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$53,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $3,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $3,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $7,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $7,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$50,364
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $4,994
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $1,494
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $4,994
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $21,800
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $4,994
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $7,094
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$50,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$50,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$50,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $3,500
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $6,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $5,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $7,500
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$46,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $4,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$45,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $1,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $7,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$44,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $1,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $1,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $9,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$42,500
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$42,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $8,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $8,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $9,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$39,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,500
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $6,500
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $7,500
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $7,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$39,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $1,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$37,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $3,500
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $3,500
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$36,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $8,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$35,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $8,500
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$35,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $7,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $1,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNORPAC$34,950
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $4,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $3,500
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $27,450
Official PAC recordTEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$34,600
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $9,600
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$34,500
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $5,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$34,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $8,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $3,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $3,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $1,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $4,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $8,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$32,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $7,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$31,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $6,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $8,500
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $3,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $8,500
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $7,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$30,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $0
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $3,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $4,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,500
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,500
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$30,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$30,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $7,500
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$29,500
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$29,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $7,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELTA AIR LINES PAC$27,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$27,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $5,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$26,000
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $7,500
Mike Rogers · Cosponsor · $1,500
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $7,500
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordPHILLIPS 66 PAC$26,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Robert E. Latta · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tim Walberg · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
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