S. 25 - Stop Unfair Giveaways and Restrictions Act of 2011

Agriculture and food. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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A bill to phase out the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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The bill has been introduced. 
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Stop Unfair Giveaways and Restrictions Act of 2011

S. 25 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to phase out the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to phase out the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Stop Unfair Giveaways and Restrictions Act of 2011
  • SUGAR Act of 2011
Sponsor
Jeanne Shaheen
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Agriculture and food
  • Agricultural marketing and promotion
  • Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
  • Agricultural trade
  • Tariffs
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    Major Actions
    Introduced1/25/2011
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced1/25/2011
    1/25/2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

    Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

    54% more
    $7,000
    $127,688
    $2,258,089
    $2,392,777
    $1,557,955
    $1,557,955
    3 Organizations Support and 1 Opposes; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Stop Unfair Giveaways and Restrictions Act of 2011

    3 organizations support this bill

    American Bakers Association
    Martin,Cory (2011, February 2). ABA Supports Congressional Efforts to Reform the U.S. Sugar Program. Retrieved February 23, 2011, from AmericanBakers.org.
    National Confectioners Association
    NCA (2011, January 26). NCA Supports Senator Shaheen’s Efforts to Reform Antiquated U.S. Sugar Policy. Retrieved February 23, 2011, from Candybuyer.net.
    National Foreign Trade Council
    Cummings,Jennifer (2011, January 25). NFTC President Says Two Senate Bills Introduced Today Signal Room for Bipartisan Cooperation on Trade-Related Issues. Retrieved February 23, 2011, from NFTC.org.

    1 organization oppose this bill

    American Sugar Alliance
    Combest,Larry (2011). One-Sided Post. Retrieved February 23, 2011, from American Sugar Alliance..

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2011.
    Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Support
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Oppose
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$1,000
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$46,177$1,000
    Kelly AyotteRNH$19,250$0
    John BarrassoRWY$4,750$21,000
    Max BaucusDMT$14,000$48,500
    Mark BegichDAK$250$0
    Michael BennetDCO$1,250$17,500
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$13,000$7,500
    Richard BlumenthalDCT$500$10,500
    Roy BluntRMO$113,900$14,000
    John BoozmanRAR$25,400$500
    Barbara BoxerDCA$6,850$17,200
    Scott BrownRMA$18,450$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$12,250$37,507
    Richard BurrRNC$61,980$15,000
    Maria CantwellDWA$2,016$-2,000
    Ben CardinDMD$14,900$19,499
    Tom CarperDDE$19,440$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$46,600$22,500
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$127,400$83,500
    Daniel CoatsRIN$50,850$0
    Tom CoburnROK$6,000$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$11,000$24,000
    Susan CollinsRME$34,500$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$12,000$24,000
    Chris CoonsDDE$1,250$6,000
    Bob CorkerRTN$86,388$2,000
    John CornynRTX$23,750$17,500
    Mike CrapoRID$10,735$22,000
    Jim DeMintRSC$21,635$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$46,000$1,894
    Mike EnziRWY$37,000$3,000
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$19,865$5,000
    Al FrankenDMN$13,250$4,500
    Kirsten GillibrandDNY$39,535$49,000
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$15,500$9,500
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$31,500$12,000
    Kay HaganDNC$1,000$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$23,035$49,000
    Orrin HatchRUT$11,800$14,500
    John HoevenRND$28,600$23,350
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$9,100$9,500
    Jim InhofeROK$16,250$14,000
    Dan InouyeDHI$1,250$17,000
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$52,400$8,000
    Mike JohannsRNE$43,748$13,500
    Ron JohnsonRWI$16,900$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$0$23,000
    John KerryDMA$1,900$9,000
    Mark KirkRIL$103,385$250
    Amy KlobucharDMN$95,903$41,607
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$58,750$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$6,000$36,050
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$1,000$1,000
    Patrick LeahyDVT$5,900$15,800
    Mike LeeRUT$4,000$0
    Carl LevinDMI$15,100$20,410
    Joe LiebermanICT$4,925$4,500
    Dick LugarRIN$64,100$0
    Joe ManchinDWV$1,000$5,000
    John McCainRAZ$13,225$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$14,000$17,000
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$48,700$26,000
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$8,400$45,803
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$0$28,400
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$18,265$20,000
    Jerry MoranRKS$50,050$54,950
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$13,735$22,000
    Patty MurrayDWA$36,200$18,000
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$54,700$37,000
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$1,000$44,650
    Rand PaulRKY$21,200$0
    Rob PortmanROH$76,800$0
    Mark PryorDAR$21,700$14,000
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$2,500$0
    Harry ReidDNV$27,535$49,300
    Jim RischRID$7,000$35,000
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$72,900$37,000
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$5,000$20,500
    Marco RubioRFL$29,720$33,900
    Bernie SandersIVT$0$13,500
    Chuck SchumerDNY$37,335$10,500
    Jeff SessionsRAL$11,803$2,000
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$500$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$3,500$23,000
    Olympia SnoweRME$12,300$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$25,366$39,900
    Jon TesterDMT$1,000$33,500
    John ThuneRSD$46,900$12,400
    Patrick ToomeyRPA$65,451$0
    Mark UdallDCO$3,850$27,835
    Tom UdallDNM$5,750$5,500
    David VitterRLA$21,400$14,000
    Mark WarnerDVA$30,000$500
    Jim WebbDVA$4,450$5,250
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$475$23,000
    Roger WickerRMS$16,500$21,000
    Ron WydenDOR$8,400$22,000

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    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Support
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Oppose
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$1,000
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$46,177$1,000
    Kelly AyotteRNH$19,250$0
    John BarrassoRWY$4,750$21,000
    Max BaucusDMT$14,000$48,500
    Mark BegichDAK$250$0
    Michael BennetDCO$1,250$17,500
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$13,000$7,500
    Richard BlumenthalDCT$500$10,500
    Roy BluntRMO$113,900$14,000
    John BoozmanRAR$25,400$500
    Barbara BoxerDCA$6,850$17,200
    Scott BrownRMA$18,450$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$12,250$37,507
    Richard BurrRNC$61,980$15,000
    Maria CantwellDWA$2,016$-2,000
    Ben CardinDMD$14,900$19,499
    Tom CarperDDE$19,440$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$46,600$22,500
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$127,400$83,500
    Daniel CoatsRIN$50,850$0
    Tom CoburnROK$6,000$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$11,000$24,000
    Susan CollinsRME$34,500$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$12,000$24,000
    Chris CoonsDDE$1,250$6,000
    Bob CorkerRTN$86,388$2,000
    John CornynRTX$23,750$17,500
    Mike CrapoRID$10,735$22,000
    Jim DeMintRSC$21,635$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$46,000$1,894
    Mike EnziRWY$37,000$3,000
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$19,865$5,000
    Al FrankenDMN$13,250$4,500
    Kirsten GillibrandDNY$39,535$49,000
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$15,500$9,500
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$31,500$12,000
    Kay HaganDNC$1,000$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$23,035$49,000
    Orrin HatchRUT$11,800$14,500
    John HoevenRND$28,600$23,350
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$9,100$9,500
    Jim InhofeROK$16,250$14,000
    Dan InouyeDHI$1,250$17,000
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$52,400$8,000
    Mike JohannsRNE$43,748$13,500
    Ron JohnsonRWI$16,900$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$0$23,000
    John KerryDMA$1,900$9,000
    Mark KirkRIL$103,385$250
    Amy KlobucharDMN$95,903$41,607
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$58,750$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$6,000$36,050
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$1,000$1,000
    Patrick LeahyDVT$5,900$15,800
    Mike LeeRUT$4,000$0
    Carl LevinDMI$15,100$20,410
    Joe LiebermanICT$4,925$4,500
    Dick LugarRIN$64,100$0
    Joe ManchinDWV$1,000$5,000
    John McCainRAZ$13,225$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$14,000$17,000
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$48,700$26,000
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$8,400$45,803
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$0$28,400
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$18,265$20,000
    Jerry MoranRKS$50,050$54,950
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$13,735$22,000
    Patty MurrayDWA$36,200$18,000
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$54,700$37,000
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$1,000$44,650
    Rand PaulRKY$21,200$0
    Rob PortmanROH$76,800$0
    Mark PryorDAR$21,700$14,000
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$2,500$0
    Harry ReidDNV$27,535$49,300
    Jim RischRID$7,000$35,000
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$72,900$37,000
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$5,000$20,500
    Marco RubioRFL$29,720$33,900
    Bernie SandersIVT$0$13,500
    Chuck SchumerDNY$37,335$10,500
    Jeff SessionsRAL$11,803$2,000
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$500$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$3,500$23,000
    Olympia SnoweRME$12,300$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$25,366$39,900
    Jon TesterDMT$1,000$33,500
    John ThuneRSD$46,900$12,400
    Patrick ToomeyRPA$65,451$0
    Mark UdallDCO$3,850$27,835
    Tom UdallDNM$5,750$5,500
    David VitterRLA$21,400$14,000
    Mark WarnerDVA$30,000$500
    Jim WebbDVA$4,450$5,250
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$475$23,000
    Roger WickerRMS$16,500$21,000
    Ron WydenDOR$8,400$22,000

    Interest Groups that support this bill

    $ Donated
    Food and kindred products manufacturing$2,258,089
    Confectionery processors & manufacturers$127,688
    International trade associations$7,000

    Interest Groups that oppose this bill

    $ Donated
    Sugar cane & sugar beets$1,557,955
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