legislation: 99-s-2617

Congressional bills and resolutions from Congress.gov, filtered to policy areas relevant to environmental, health, agriculture, and wildlife regulation.

Data license: Public Domain (U.S. Government data) · Data source: Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API

This data as json

bill_id congress bill_type bill_number title policy_area introduced_date latest_action_date latest_action_text origin_chamber sponsor_name sponsor_state sponsor_party sponsor_bioguide_id cosponsor_count summary_text update_date url
99-s-2617 99 s 2617 Farm Family Emergency Protection Act of 1986 Agriculture and Food 1986-06-26 1986-07-21 Referred to Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations. Senate Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] MI D R000249 0 Farm Family Emergency Protection Act of 1986 - Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Office of Emergency Aid for Farm Families to: (1) evaluate and approve State plans for emergency services to eligible farm families; (2) make payments for such programs; (3) coordinate such services with existing assistance; and (4) maintain records and report annually to the Congress. Bases a State's payment allotment on the number of farms in the State compared to the number of farms in all States needing such assistance. Authorizes the use of such assistance for: (1) medical assistance; (2) social services; (3) employment assistance; and (4) nutrition assistance. Terminates such assistance authority five years after enactment of this Act. Limits the payment period to three years. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-29T16:30:48Z  

Links from other tables