Multiple Thune-Led Agriculture Provisions Expected to Become Law Multiple Thune-Led Agriculture Provisions Expected to Become Law “I strongly advocated for including additional resources to support farmers and ranchers in this legislation, and I am pleased that the final bill includes this much-needed support.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement after multiple Thune-led agriculture provisions were included in the bipartisan COVID-19 relief and government funding package, which was overwhelmingly approved by Congress and is soon expected to become law. Thune’s Paycheck Protection for Producers Act, bipartisan legislation that will improve the way producers calculate their Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan award, and a deadline extension to enroll acres in the Thune-authored Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP), among other provisions, will benefit the agriculture community in South Dakota and around the nation.