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H.R.4885
Sponsor: Rep Boehner, John A. (introduced 7/19/2000)
Related Bills: S.2894
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2000 Referred to House subcommittee
Title: To provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and to improve the competitiveness of American agricultural commodities and products in global markets.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
7/19/2000:
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Rules, and Government Reform, 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.
7/19/2000:
Referred to House Ways and Means
7/19/2000:
Referred to House Agriculture
7/26/2000:
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
7/19/2000:
Referred to House Rules
7/19/2000:
Referred to House Government Reform
8/3/2000:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
COMMITTEE(S):
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AMENDMENT(S):

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COSPONSORS(19), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Barrett, Bill - 7/19/2000 Rep Calvert, Ken - 7/26/2000
Rep Cooksey, John - 7/19/2000 Rep Ewing, Thomas W. - 7/19/2000
Rep Green, Mark - 7/26/2000 Rep Gutknecht, Gil - 7/19/2000
Rep Hayes, Robin - 7/26/2000 Rep Hobson, David L. - 7/26/2000
Rep Hutchinson, Asa - 7/26/2000 Rep LaHood, Ray - 7/19/2000
Rep Latham, Tom - 7/19/2000 Rep Lucas, Frank D. - 7/19/2000
Rep Nethercutt, George R., Jr. - 7/19/2000 Rep Nussle, Jim - 7/19/2000
Rep Peterson, Collin C. - 7/19/2000 Rep Schaffer, Bob - 7/19/2000
Rep Simpson, Michael K. - 7/19/2000 Rep Thune, John R. - 7/19/2000
Rep Walden, Greg - 7/19/2000

SUMMARY AS OF:
7/19/2000--Introduced.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Rural America Prosperity Act of 2000 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make revisions concerning both farmers and non-farmers.

Provides for, with respect to all taxpayers, among other things: (1) the repeal of the estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes; and (2) the deduction of 100 percent of health insurance costs for the self-employed.

Provides for, with respect to farmers, among other things: (1) the limited exclusion of the gain from the sale of qualified farmland; and (2) a limited deduction for contributions to a Farm and Ranch Risk Management Account.

Provides for a study of the costs of regulations on farmers, ranchers, and foresters.

Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act of 2000 - Authorizes the President, whenever the President determines that one or more existing duties or other import restrictions of any foreign country or the United States are unduly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States to enter into trade agreements with foreign countries (during a limited time period) which, among other things: (1) create more open, equitable, and reciprocal market access; (2) reduce or eliminate trade barriers that decrease market opportunities for U.S. exports; (3) expand market opportunities for U.S. exports; (4) obtain reciprocal tariff and non-tariff barrier elimination; and (5) free the transfer of funds relating to investments.

Agricultural Trade Freedom Act - Amends the Agricultural trade Act of 1978 to exempt, subject to specified exceptions, agricultural commodities made available as a result of commercial sales from a unilateral trade sanction imposed by the United States on another country.