Date: June 19, 2012
Subject: Opt-Out of Mandatory "Check-Off" Programs
Description: DeMint (R-SC) amendment to the Farm Bill that would have allowed individual businesses and small farmers to opt-out of mandatory or compulsory "check-off" programs. ACU opposes programs that allow large corporations to tax small businesses for promotional programs they do not need or want.
Result: Amendment Rejected, 20-79
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