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| 111-hr-6552 | 111 | hr | 6552 | Single Food Safety Agency Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-12-17 | 2010-12-17 | Referred to House Agriculture | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 0 | Single Food Safety Agency Act of 2010 - Establishes the Food Safety Administration as an independent agency within the executive branch. Requires the Administrator to: (1) administer and enforce food safety laws; (2) serve as a representative to international food safety bodies and discussions; and (3) oversee federal food safety efforts. Transfers all federal food safety duties to the Administration. Requires the Administrator to: (1) administer a national food safety program to protect public health, and (2) ensure that persons who produce or process food comply with federal laws and regulations to prevent or minimize food safety hazards related to their products. Establishes civil penalties for violations of food safety laws. Escalates civil and criminal penalties for knowingly violating food safety laws. Requires the President to submit a reorganization plan for the transfer of agencies, personnel, assets, and obligations to the Administration. | 2023-01-11T13:21:11Z | |
| 111-hr-6539 | 111 | hr | 6539 | Reducing American Hunger Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-12-16 | 2010-12-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] | NY | D | W000792 | 0 | Reducing American Hunger Act - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (the Food Stamp Act of 1977 as renamed by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) to provide that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (formerly, food stamp benefits) shall be: (1) redeemable by the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) at face value increased by an amount equal to 100% of benefits used to purchase produce; and (2) used to purchase produce at 50% of the prevailing produce prices in participating retail food stores. States that fingerprinting or other forms of biometric testing of household members shall not be required for SNAP participation. Directs the Secretary to require appropriate states to: (1) submit to the Secretary reports identifying SNAP participation in the 25 largest U.S. cities; and (2) implement practices to increase program participation in cities where eligible household participation is less than 85%. Increases funding for grants to increase program participation. Directs the Secretary to carry out a program to support the use of electronic benefits transfers for federal nutrition programs at farmers' markets. | 2023-01-11T13:21:12Z | |
| 111-s-4030 | 111 | s | 4030 | A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to establish a community-supported agriculture promotion program. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-12-15 | 2010-12-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] | VT | I | S000033 | 0 | Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a program, to be known as the Community-Supported Agriculture Promotion Program, to promote community-supported agriculture (CSA). Defines the term "CSA" to mean a farm operated in a manner consistent with community-supported agriculture, as defined by the Secretary. States that the purposes of the program are to: (1) increase domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by improving and expanding, or assisting in the improvement or expansion of, domestic CSA programs; (2) aid in the development of new CSA programs; and (3) increase participation in CSA in low-income areas or food deserts. Makes nonprofit corporations, agricultural cooperatives, producer networks, local governments, and public benefit corporations eligible to receive grants under the program. Directs the Secretary to establish criteria and guidelines for the submission, evaluation, and funding of proposed projects under the program. | 2023-01-11T13:21:07Z | |
| 111-s-4007 | 111 | s | 4007 | Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-12-03 | 2010-12-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 0 | Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act of 2010 - States that it is U.S. policy that all nonambulatory livestock in interstate and foreign commerce be immediately and humanely euthanized when such livestock become nonambulatory. Amends the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to promulgate regulations providing for the humane treatment, handling, and disposition of nonambulatory livestock by a covered entity, including a requirement that nonambulatory livestock be humanely euthanized. Requires an entity to: (1) humanely euthanize nonambulatory livestock (while not limiting the Secretary's ability to test nonambulatory livestock for disease, such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy); and (2) not move nonambulatory livestock while such livestock is conscious, and ensure that such livestock remains unconscious until death. Prohibits an inspector at an establishment covered by the Federal Meat Inspection Act to pass nonambulatory livestock, carcass, or carcass parts through inspection. Requires an inspector or other employee at such establishment to label such material as "inspected and condemned." | 2023-01-11T13:21:08Z | |
| 111-hr-6462 | 111 | hr | 6462 | Healthy Food Financing Initiative | Agriculture and Food | 2010-11-30 | 2010-11-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] | PA | D | S001162 | 6 | Healthy Food Financing Initiative - Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide assistance in order to: (1) improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas; (2) create and preserve quality jobs; and (3) revitalize low-income communities by providing loans and grants to eligible food retailers to overcome the higher costs and initial barriers to entry in underserved, urban, suburban, and rural areas. | 2023-01-11T13:21:18Z | |
| 111-s-3986 | 111 | s | 3986 | Healthy Food Financing Initiative | Agriculture and Food | 2010-11-30 | 2010-11-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 9 | Healthy Food Financing Initiative - Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide assistance in order to: (1) improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas; (2) create and preserve quality jobs; and (3) revitalize low-income communities by providing loans and grants to eligible food retailers to overcome the higher costs and initial barriers to entry in underserved, urban, suburban, and rural areas. | 2023-01-11T13:21:15Z | |
| 111-s-3969 | 111 | s | 3969 | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically-engineered fish. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-11-18 | 2010-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] | AK | D | B001265 | 3 | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food to be misbranded if it contains genetically-engineered fish unless the food bears a label stating that fact. | 2023-01-11T13:21:16Z | |
| 111-s-3971 | 111 | s | 3971 | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the approval of genetically-engineered fish. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-11-18 | 2010-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] | AK | D | B001265 | 2 | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem genetically-engineered fish to be unsafe under provisions related to new animal drugs and adulterated food. | 2023-01-11T13:21:16Z | |
| 111-hr-6418 | 111 | hr | 6418 | To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend the suspension of the limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for guaranteed assistance. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-11-17 | 2010-11-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] | IA | D | B000652 | 5 | Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend, until December 31, 2012, the suspension of the 15-year limitation on the period for which borrowers of agricultural operating loans are eligible for guaranteed assistance. | 2023-01-11T13:21:19Z | |
| 111-hr-6264 | 111 | hr | 6264 | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically-engineered fish. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 1 | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food to be misbranded if it contains genetically-engineered fish unless the food bears a label stating that fact. | 2023-01-11T13:21:32Z | |
| 111-hr-6265 | 111 | hr | 6265 | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the approval of genetically-engineered fish. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 1 | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem genetically-engineered fish to be unsafe under provisions related to new animal drugs and adulterated food. | 2023-01-11T13:21:32Z | |
| 111-hr-6325 | 111 | hr | 6325 | Consumer Right To Know Food Labeling Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-29 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 2 | Consumer Right to Know Food Labeling Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to deem as misbranded a food or meat food product that contains any part of a cloned animal and does not bear a conspicuous label including a notice of that information. Requires individuals to maintain a verifiable recordkeeping audit trail that will permit verification of compliance with this Act. Deems as misbranded a food that bears a label indicating that it does not contain cloned product, unless the label is in accordance with applicable regulations that may not: (1) require such a label to include a statement indicating that the fact that a food does not contain such product has no bearing on the safety of the food for human consumption; and (2) prohibit such a label on the basis that, in the case of the type of food involved, there is no version of the food in commercial distribution that does contain such product. Sets forth civil penalties for violation of this Act. Exempts a person who establishes a guaranty, signed by the person residing in the United States from whom the food was received in good faith, that the food does not contain any cloned product. Allows a person to commence a civil action against a person who is alleged to have violated this Act or the applicable Secretary where a failure of the Secretary to perform any act or duty that is not discretionary is alleged. Deems as misbranded a food product that contains genetically-engineered salmon unless the food is so labeled. | 2023-01-11T13:21:30Z | |
| 111-hr-6338 | 111 | hr | 6338 | To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to permit certain livestock owners to plant a secondary crop for the use of the producer as emergency feed. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-29 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | H001037 | 0 | Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to permit an agricultural producer who owns livestock to plant a second crop on the same acreage for harvest in the same crop year as a first crop and receive full prevented planting indemnity payments if such producer: (1) is located in an area that experienced excessive precipitation which prevented the first crop's planting by its final planting date; and (2) uses the second crop solely for emergency feed for the producer's livestock. | 2023-01-11T13:21:30Z | |
| 111-hr-6341 | 111 | hr | 6341 | To establish a loan program to promote energy conservation in rural areas. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-29 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] | PA | D | H000712 | 0 | Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an initiative to promote energy efficiency by providing interest-free loans for purposes of making energy efficiency improvements and achieving energy conservation. Requires the Secretary to: (1) make interest-free loans to encourage eligible borrowers (entities that have received and cooperatives that are eligible to receive a loan or loan guarantee under such Act) to invest in and facilitate consumer energy efficiency improvements or to increase energy conservation; and (2) use fees collected from lenders who receive guarantees for bonds or notes issued for electrification or telephone purposes under such Act to provide such loans. Directs the Secretary to: (1) use only those fees that are collected for loans guaranteed after this Act's enactment; and (2) require the amount of the annual fee paid for the guarantee of a bond or note to be equal to 50 basis points of the amount of the unpaid principal of the bond or note guaranteed, with an additional loan origination fee equal to 50 such basis points to be paid at the time the guarantee is approved. Terminates such requirements on or after September 30, 2011. Directs the Secretary to approve $3 million in loan guarantees under this Act to qualified lenders for FY2010. | 2023-01-11T13:21:30Z | |
| 111-hr-6342 | 111 | hr | 6342 | To establish pilot projects for agriculture renewable energy systems. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-29 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] | PA | D | H000712 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish renewable energy pilot programs to provide eligible entities in a participating state with financial and technical assistance to implement renewable energy systems on farms. Requires a participating state to establish a net metering program that measures the difference between electricity supplied by an electric utility and the electricity generated by a net metering customer and fed back to the electric utility over an applicable billing period. | 2023-01-11T13:21:30Z | |
| 111-hr-6375 | 111 | hr | 6375 | Free Market Sugar Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-29 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] | PA | R | P000373 | 0 | Free Market Sugar Act - Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to repeal the sugar loan program. Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to repeal the feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to repeal sugar marketing allotment provisions. Replaces sugar quota import shortfall provisions with a provision requiring the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugars for a quota year at the level necessary to ensure: (1) a competitive U.S. sugar processing industry; and (2) an adequate and reasonably-priced sugar supply in the United States. Exempts specialty sugar from such provision. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to repeal the sugar price support program. | 2023-01-11T13:21:29Z | |
| 111-hres-1685 | 111 | hres | 1685 | Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the annual September celebration of the harvest of rice in the United States. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-29 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1] | AR | D | B000420 | 10 | Recognizes the 20th anniversary of the annual September celebration of the rice harvest in the United States. Encourages the people of the United States to observe National Rice Month with appropriate ceremonies. | 2023-01-11T13:21:26Z | |
| 111-s-3870 | 111 | s | 3870 | A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to permit certain livestock owners to plant a secondary crop for the use of the producer as emergency feed. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] | SD | D | J000177 | 0 | Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to permit an agricultural producer who owns livestock to plant a second crop on the same acreage for harvest in the same crop year as a first crop and receive full prevented planting indemnity payments if such producer: (1) is located in an area that experienced excessive precipitation which prevented the first crop's planting by its final planting date; and (2) uses the second crop solely for emergency feed for the producer's livestock. | 2023-01-11T13:21:23Z | |
| 111-s-3928 | 111 | s | 3928 | Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 2 | Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to strengthen federal activities for ensuring that commercially distributed seafood meets federal food quality and safety requirements. Directs the Secretary and other appropriate federal agencies to enter into agreements to strengthen interagency cooperation on seafood safety, labeling, and fraud, including regarding examining and testing seafood imports, inspections of foreign facilities, establishing a distribution chain tracking system, data sharing, and public outreach. Requires the Secretary, the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and heads of other appropriate federal agencies to submit an annual report to Congress concerning the implementation of such agreements and the budget, personnel, and any additional authorities necessary to improve seafood safety and labeling and prevent seafood fraud. Directs the Secretary and the Chairman to submit to Congress a joint report on consumer protection activities, enforcement measures, and coordination efforts with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Requires NOAA to report deceptive seafood marketing and fraud to the FTC. Directs the Secretary to increase the number of laboratories certified to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards. Authorizes the Secretary to increase the number and capacity of laboratories operated by NOAA involved in testing and other activities under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), subject to exceptions, to: (1) refuse imports of seafood originating from certain countries or exporters; and (2) increase the percentage of seafood tested originating from such countries. Authorizes the Secretary to send inspectors to an originating country or exporter to assess seafood practices and processes and to provide technical assistance related to U.S. requirements. Requires the development and publication of an annual list of standardized names to identify seafood at the distribution… | 2023-01-11T13:21:21Z | |
| 111-hres-1668 | 111 | hres | 1668 | Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the formation of the California Almond Growers Exchange, a cooperative to market almonds produced by members of the cooperative. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-28 | 2010-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | C001050 | 0 | Recognizes the California Almond Growers Exchange for its 100 years of leadership in developing and promoting the California almond industry both domestically and worldwide. | 2023-01-11T13:21:27Z | |
| 111-sres-651 | 111 | sres | 651 | A resolution recognizing the 20th anniversary of the designation of the month of September of 1991 as "National Rice Month". | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-27 | 2010-09-27 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7564; text as passed Senate: CR S7564; text of measure as introduced: CR S7516-7517) | Senate | Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] | AR | D | L000035 | 10 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the 20th anniversary of the designation of the month of September of 1991 as National Rice Month. | 2017-12-13T21:32:12Z | |
| 111-sres-646 | 111 | sres | 646 | A resolution designating Thursday, November 18, 2010, as "Feed America Day". | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-24 | 2010-09-28 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7665) | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 7 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates Thursday, November 18, 2010, as Feed America Day. Encourages the people of the United States to sacrifice two meals on Thursday, November 18, 2010, and to donate the money that they would have spent on such food to a religious or charitable organization of their choice for the purpose of feeding the hungry. | 2023-01-11T13:21:20Z | |
| 111-s-3832 | 111 | s | 3832 | Ensuring Greater Food Safety Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-23 | 2010-09-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] | OK | R | C000560 | 0 | Ensuring Greater Food Safety Act of 2010 - Requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA): (1) within 60 days after enactment of this Act, to establish a plan to ensure effective information sharing regarding the regulation and inspection of food products and facilities, including violations, in which the FDA and USDA share joint, overlapping or similar responsibility; and (2) within one year after enactment of this Act, to issue a joint report to Congress summarizing the effectiveness or lack of effectiveness of this new information sharing arrangement. Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO), within six months after such joint report is issued, to report to Congress on whether any inefficiencies or other challenges remain regarding the sharing of information. | 2023-01-11T13:21:24Z | |
| 111-s-3838 | 111 | s | 3838 | A bill to appropriate funds for the final settlement of lawsuits against the Federal Government for discrimination against Black Farmers and to provide relief for discrimination in a credit program of the Department of Agriculture under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-23 | 2010-09-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] | AR | D | L000035 | 2 | Appropriates funds to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out the Settlement Agreement (dated February 18, 2010, between plaintiffs and the Secretary to resolve claims that were raised or that could have been raised in the cases consolidated in In re Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation, including Pigford claims) if the Agreement is approved by a court order that is or becomes final and nonappealable. States that: (1) such funds are in addition to certain Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds and shall be available only after the CCC funds are fully obligated; and (2) if the Agreement is not approved the CCC funds shall be the sole funding for Pigford claims. Permits an eligible complaint alleging discrimination in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act involving a USDA credit program to file a civil action or request administrative review as provided for by this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:21:23Z | |
| 111-hr-6180 | 111 | hr | 6180 | To amend the conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 to promote the conservation and improvement of the soil, water, and wildlife resources of lands containing muck soils, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-22 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. | House | Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19] | NY | D | H001039 | 0 | Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide payments to owners and operators of qualifying muck land (as determined by the Secretary) in agricultural production to conserve and improve such land's soil, water, and wildlife resources. | 2023-01-11T13:21:34Z | |
| 111-s-3808 | 111 | s | 3808 | Farm Credit Expansion Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-21 | 2010-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Farm Credit Expansion Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for Farm Service Agency operating loans, farm ownership loans, conservation loans, and emergency loans. Deems specified embedded entities (an entity owned wholly or in part by another entity) eligible for farm ownership and operating loans. Deems specified operating-only entities eligible for farm ownership loans. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to determine that an entity that is an owner-operator or operator meets the direct ownership loan requirement if it is owned in whole or in part by other entities and each individual that is an owner of the family farm involved has an ownership interest in each of the other entities. | 2023-01-11T13:21:24Z | |
| 111-s-3809 | 111 | s | 3809 | A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a conservation program under which the Secretary shall make payments to assist owners and operators of muck land to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of the land. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-09-21 | 2010-09-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide payments to owners and operators of qualifying muck land (as determined by the Secretary) in agricultural production to conserve and improve such land's soil, water, and wildlife resources. | 2023-01-11T13:21:24Z | |
| 111-hr-6087 | 111 | hr | 6087 | To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-08-10 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture. | House | Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] | OK | R | L000491 | 19 | Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide that no permit shall be required for: (1) the use of a pesticide that is registered or otherwise authorized for use under such Act; (2) the use of a biological control organism for the prevention, control, or eradication of a plant pest or noxious weed that is in accordance with the Plant Protection Act; or (3) the conduct of any other plant pest, noxious weed, or pest control activity conducted in accordance with the Plant Protection Act. | 2023-01-11T13:21:41Z | |
| 111-s-3735 | 111 | s | 3735 | A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6895) | Senate | Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] | AR | D | L000035 | 11 | Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide that no permit shall be required for: (1) the use of a pesticide that is registered or otherwise authorized for use under such Act; (2) the use of a biological control organism for the prevention, control, or eradication of a plant pest or noxious weed that is in accordance with the Plant Protection Act; or (3) the conduct of any other plant pest, noxious weed, or pest control activity conducted in accordance with the Plant Protection Act. | 2023-01-11T13:21:38Z | |
| 111-s-3745 | 111 | s | 3745 | Rural Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6899) | Senate | Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] | AR | D | L000035 | 0 | Rural Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide that if the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) applies a median income requirement to communities for determining community facilities programs and water, waste disposal, and wastewater program eligibility in a state where the state nonmetropolitan median income is at least 90% of the national average nonmetropolitan median income, the Secretary shall use an amount equal to 95% of the national average nonmetropolitan median income in applying the median income requirement for any community in such state. Terminates such authority on September 30, 2012. | 2023-01-11T13:21:38Z | |
| 111-s-3754 | 111 | s | 3754 | Pigford and Individual Indian Money Account Litigation Settlement Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | WY | R | B001261 | 0 | Pigford and Individual Indian Money Account Litigation Settlement Act of 2010 - Appropriates to the Department of Agriculture $1.15 billion to carry out the terms of a Settlement Agreement executed by In re Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation that is approved by a court order that has become final and nonappealable, and that is comprehensive and provides for the final settlement of all remaining Pigford claims (relating to a racial discrimination action against the Department of Agriculture). Provides that the $1.15 billion shall be in addition to the $100 million in funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) made available for the payment of Pigford claims and are available only after such CCC funds have been fully obligated. Provides that if such Settlement Agreement is not executed and approved as provided above, then the sole funding available for Pigford claims shall be the $100 million of CCC funds. Authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the Class Action Settlement Agreement dated December 7, 2009, in the case entitled Elouise Cobell et al. v. Ken Salazar et al. Establishes the Trust Land Consolidation Fund, and provides for the deposit of $2 billion in the Fund, on final approval of the Settlement, with funds being made available to the Secretary of the Interior: (1) to conduct the Land Consolidation Program (a program under which the Secretary may purchase fractional interests in trust or restricted land); and (2) for other costs of the Settlement. Establishes, on final approval of the Settlement, the Indian Education Scholarship Holding Fund to provide scholarships for Native Americans through an Indian Education Scholarship Fund. Excludes amounts received by an individual Indian as a lump sum or a periodic payment pursuant to the Settlement from: (1) gross income and adjusted gross income under the Internal Revenue Code; and (2) being considered for purposes of determining eligibility or level of benefits under any federal or federally assisted program, during the one-year period beginning on the… | 2023-01-11T13:21:38Z | |
| 111-s-3758 | 111 | s | 3758 | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish and enforce a maximum somatic cell count requirement for fluid milk. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-08-05 | 2010-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act limit the somatic cell count in all dairy products sold, transported, or offered for sale or transport in interstate commerce to a maximum of 400,000 cells per milliliter of fluid milk, or equivalent, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Authorizes the Secretary to lower the maximum somatic cell count after consideration of any recommendations submitted by the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations to require that the calculation of a herd average somatic cell count under this Act be made using a geometric, rather than an arithmetic, mean. Subjects any person that sells, transports, or offers for sale or transport in interstate commerce any dairy product in violation of this Act to a civil penalty. | 2023-01-11T13:21:38Z | |
| 111-s-3701 | 111 | s | 3701 | Rural America Preservation Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-08-04 | 2010-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 2 | Rural America Preservation Act of 2010 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to cap maximum annual direct and counter-cyclical payments to an individual (for covered commodities and peanuts) at $20,000 and $30,000, respectively. Revises limitation provisions for marketing loan gains, loan deficiency payments, and commodity certificate transactions, and establishes an annual combined limitation of $75,000 for such payments. Doubles payment limitations for single farming operations. Limits an individual or a legal entity to a combined annual payment of $250,000. Sets forth attribution of payment provisions for: (1) individuals; (2) legal entities; and (3) embedded legal entities. Revises provisions respecting limitation of benefits to active farmers. Makes a person who commits fraud in connection with a scheme or device to evade certain program limitations ineligible for farm benefits for six years. Makes foreign individuals and foreign entities ineligible for agricultural program benefits. | 2023-01-11T13:21:39Z | |
| 111-s-3693 | 111 | s | 3693 | A bill to provide funding for the settlement of lawsuits against the Federal Government for discrimination against Black Farmers. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-08-03 | 2010-08-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 1 | Appropriates to the Department of Agriculture $1.15 billion to carry out the terms of a Settlement Agreement executed by In re Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation that is approved by a court order that has become final and nonappealable, and that is comprehensive and provides for the final settlement of all remaining Pigford claims (relating to a racial discrimination action against the Department of Agriculture). Provides that the $1.15 billion shall be in addition to the $100 million in funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) made available for the payment of Pigford claims and are available only after such CCC funds have been fully obligated. Provides that if such Settlement Agreement is not executed and approved as provided above, then the sole funding available for Pigford claims shall be the $100 million of CCC funds. | 2023-01-11T13:21:40Z | |
| 111-hr-6024 | 111 | hr | 6024 | E. coli Traceability and Eradication Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-07-30 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 7 | E. coli Traceability and Eradication Act - Amends the the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that specified slaughterhouses, processing establishments, and grinding facilities perform specified tests for the presence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in beef. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grants to assist certain slaughterhouses, processing establishments, and grinding facilities in complying with such requirements. Terminates grant assistance on December 1, 2013. Subjects imported trim, bench trim, and ground beef to the same testing requirements as domestic trim, bench trim, and ground beef. Defines "enteric foodborne pathogen" as live bacteriological matter that is commonly present in the digestive systems of animals for slaughter, including Shiga toxin-producing E. coli and salmonella, the presence of which in meat food products may indicate unsanitary conditions at the point of slaughter. Directs the Secretary to implement sampling protocols to enable the Food Safety and Inspection Service to rapidly trace potential adulteration and contamination of meat and meat food products by enteric foodborne pathogens to possible preceding sources of the adulteration and contamination, including preparation, packaging, and slaughtering establishments, to determine the original site source of the adulteration or contamination. Requires the Secretary: (1) if a meat or meat food product sample tests positive for adulteration or contamination by enteric foodborne pathogens, to conduct a trace to identify all sites of adulteration and contamination, including preparation, packaging, and slaughtering establishments, and to identify the original source of adulteration or contamination; and (2) if a raw ground meat sample tests positive for adulteration or contamination by enteric foodborne pathogens at a preparation, packaging, or slaughtering establishment, to require subsequent daily sampling at the establishment and any supplying establishments for a minimum of 15 consecutive days afte… | 2023-01-11T13:21:48Z | |
| 111-hr-6057 | 111 | hr | 6057 | Farm Credit Expansion Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-07-30 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. | House | Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] | NY | D | O000169 | 4 | Farm Credit Expansion Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for Farm Service Agency operating loans, farm ownership loans, conservation loans, and emergency loans. Deems specified embedded entities (an entity owned wholly or in part by another entity) eligible for farm ownership and operating loans. Deems specified operating-only entities eligible for farm ownership loans. Deems an entity that is an owner-operator or operator to meet the direct ownership loan requirement if it is owned in whole or in part by other entities and each individual that is an owner of the family farm involved has an ownership interest in each of the other entities. | 2023-01-11T13:21:47Z | |
| 111-s-3656 | 111 | s | 3656 | Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-07-27 | 2010-09-27 | Became Public Law No: 111-239. | Senate | Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] | AR | D | L000035 | 19 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to: (1) extend reporting requirements for livestock daily markets through September 30, 2015; (2) establish mandatory reporting for wholesale pork cuts; and (3) direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish, and implement within one year, an electronic price reporting system for dairy products. | 2023-03-22T18:07:28Z | |
| 111-hr-5852 | 111 | hr | 5852 | Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-07-26 | 2010-07-28 | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] | MN | D | P000258 | 20 | Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to: (1) extend reporting requirements for livestock daily markets through September 30, 2015; (2) establish mandatory reporting for wholesale pork cuts; and (3) direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish, and implement within one year, an electronic price reporting system for dairy products. | 2023-01-11T13:21:53Z | |
| 111-hres-1557 | 111 | hres | 1557 | Supporting the facility under development by the Stanislaus County Ag Center Foundation, in Stanislaus County, California, known as the National Ag Science Center. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-07-26 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. | House | Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | C001050 | 0 | Supports the facility under development by the Stanislaus County Ag Center Foundation, in Stanislaus County, California, known as the "National Ag Science Center." | 2023-01-11T13:21:45Z | |
| 111-hres-1558 | 111 | hres | 1558 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that fruit and vegetable and commodity producers are encouraged to display the American flag on labels of products grown in the United States, reminding us all to take pride in the healthy bounty produced by American farmers and workers. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-07-26 | 2010-07-30 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | C001050 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that fruit and vegetable and commodity producers are encouraged to display the American flag on labels of U.S.-grown products reminding us to take pride in the healthy bounty produced by American farmers and workers. | 2023-01-11T13:21:45Z | |
| 111-hr-5779 | 111 | hr | 5779 | Reduce and End our Deficits Using Commonsense Eliminations in the Agriculture Program Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-07-20 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] | CT | D | H001047 | 3 | Reduce and End our Deficits Using Commonsense Eliminations in the Agriculture Program Act - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to terminate cotton and peanut storage payments. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to terminate the Forest Service's Economic Action Program. Amends the Wool Suit and Textile Trade Extension Act of 2004 to terminate the grant program for manufacturers of worsted wool fabrics. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to terminate the Delta region health care services program. Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to terminate the grant and loan program for energy generation, transmission, and distribution facilities efficiency in rural communities with extremely high energy costs. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to revise income eligibility limitations for: (1) commodity program non-farm income; (2) direct payment farm income; and (3) conservation program non-farm income. Reduces crop year payment limits for covered commodity and peanut: (1) direct payments; (2) counter-cyclical payments; and (3) average crop revenue election (ACRE)/counter-cyclical payments. Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to revise the definition of "payment acres" for covered commodity and peanut direct and counter-cyclical payments. Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to reduce additional FY2011 and FY2012 funding for the market access program. Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to reduce the reimbursement rate beginning in FY2011 for private insurance providers under the crop insurance program. Prohibits the Secretary from conducting timber sales in the Southwestern, Pacific Southwest, or Alaska region of the National Forest System where federal expenditures to support timber sales have been significantly higher than offsetting receipts until the Secretary certifies to Congress that timber sales in the region will generate receipts at least equal to supporting federal expenditures. | 2023-01-11T13:21:55Z | |
| 111-s-3613 | 111 | s | 3613 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Federally owned land located in Story County, Iowa. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-07-19 | 2010-07-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 1 | Requires conveyance of approximately 44 acres of federally owned land administered by the Agricultural Research Service which comprises part of the National Animal Disease Center (the property) in the city of Ames, Iowa, to the city of Ames and its assigns. Requires the city: (1) to pay to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) the market value of the property, to be determined by an appraisal; and (2) at closing, to pay or reimburse the reasonable transaction and administrative costs associated with the conveyance incurred by the Secretary. Requires the city and the Secretary to bear their own attorneys fees. Requires the Secretary to meet disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, but to otherwise not be required to remediate or abate such substances or any other hazardous pollutants, contaminants, or waste that might be present on the property at the time of closing. | 2023-01-11T13:21:43Z | |
| 111-s-3606 | 111 | s | 3606 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-07-15 | 2010-07-15 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 464. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2011 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) Office of Tribal Relations; (3) Office of the Chief Economist; (4) healthy food financing initiative; (5) Office of the Chief Economist; (6) National Appeals Division; (7) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (8) Office of Homeland Security; (9) Office of Advocacy and Outreach; (10) Office of the Chief Information Officer; (11) Office of the Chief Financial Officer; (12) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; (13) Office of Civil Rights; (14) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; (15) agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments; (16) hazardous materials management; (17) departmental administration; (18) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations; (19) Office of Communications; (20) Office of the Inspector General; (21) Office of the General Counsel; (22) Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics; (23) Economic Research Service; (24) National Agricultural Statistics Service; (25) Agricultural Research Service; (26) National Institute of Food and Agriculture; (27) Native American Institutions Endowment Fund; (28) Hispanic-Serving Agricultiral Colleges and Universities Endowment Fund; (29) extension and integrated activities; (30) Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs; (31) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (32) Agricultural Marketing Service; (33) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; (34) Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety; (35) Food Safety and Inspection Service; (36) Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural… | 2022-02-03T06:05:09Z | |
| 111-hr-5669 | 111 | hr | 5669 | To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Federally owned land located in Story County, Iowa. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-07-01 | 2010-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | House | Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] | IA | R | L000111 | 0 | Requires conveyance of approximately 44 acres of federally owned land administered by the Agricultural Research Service which comprises part of the National Animal Disease Center (the property) in the city of Ames, Iowa, to the city of Ames and its assigns. Requires the city: (1) to pay to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) the market value of the property, to be determined by an appraisal; and (2) at closing, to pay or reimburse the reasonable transaction and administrative costs associated with the conveyance incurred by the Secretary. Requires the city and the Secretary to bear their own attorneys fees. Requires the Secretary to meet disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, but to otherwise not be required to remediate or abate such substances or any other hazardous pollutants, contaminants, or waste that might be present on the property at the time of closing. Bars requiring the Secretary to mitigate or abate any lead-based paint or asbestos-containing building materials present on the property at the time of closing. Sets forth the procedure the Secretary shall follow if the property has such paint or building materials present on it at that time. Requires the deposit of funds received from the conveyance into the Treasury to be credited to the Agricultural Research Service and to be: (1) used for the acquisition of land and interests and other related purposes of the National Animal Disease Center; and (2) considered to authorize the acquisition of land as may be necessary for the USDA to carry out its work. | 2022-02-03T06:08:39Z | |
| 111-hr-5656 | 111 | hr | 5656 | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the Jobless Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-06-30 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. | House | Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] | WI | D | M001160 | 17 | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the Jobless Act of 2010 - Amends the Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide that: (1) through September 30, 2011, eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program (formerly the food stamp program) benefits shall not be limited by certain work-related provisions unless an individual does not comply with specified state work program provisions; and (2) beginning on October 1, 2010, with respect to such work-related provisions, a state agency shall disregard any period during which an individual received supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits prior to October 1, 2011. | 2023-01-11T13:19:51Z | |
| 111-sres-578 | 111 | sres | 578 | A resolution designating June 2010 as "Summer Food Service Program Awareness Month". | Agriculture and Food | 2010-06-30 | 2010-06-30 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5716-5717; text as passed Senate: CR S5717; text of measure as introduced: CR S5704) | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 9 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates June 2010 as Summer Food Service Program Awareness Month. Encourages: (1) schools, nonprofit institutions, churches, parks, recreation centers, and summer camps to sponsor summer feeding sites in their communities; and (2) schools, local businesses, nonprofit institutions, churches, cities, and state governments to raise awareness of the availability of summer feeding sites and support efforts to increase participation of children who might otherwise go without meals. | 2017-12-13T21:31:33Z | |
| 111-s-3531 | 111 | s | 3531 | Dairy Market Stabilization Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-06-24 | 2010-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] | VT | I | S000033 | 2 | Dairy Market Stabilization Act of 2010 - Amends the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to publish in the Federal Register a proposed order to establish the dairy market stabilization program that shall apply to all dairy facilities within the contiguous United States that produce milk for sale commercially. Sets forth program provisions. | 2023-01-11T13:19:46Z | |
| 111-hr-5577 | 111 | hr | 5577 | Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-06-23 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] | OH | D | K000336 | 19 | Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to deem a food misbranded if it contains or was produced with a genetically engineered material unless its labeling contains statements meeting specified requirements. Requires the periodic testing of such foods transferred along a chain of distribution to assure accuracy of labels, subject to specified exceptions. Excludes, in all three Acts, food: (1) served in restaurants; or (2) prepared primarily in a retail establishment, ready for human consumption, but not offered for sale for immediate consumption in the establishment. Excludes, for purposes of the FDCA, a medical food as defined in the Orphan Drug Act. Subjects violators to civil monetary penalties, exempting recipients who accept a guarantee of the absence of genetically engineered material in good faith or producers whose food inadvertently becomes contaminated by genetically engineered material. Authorizes citizen suits as specified. | 2023-01-11T13:19:53Z | |
| 111-hr-5578 | 111 | hr | 5578 | Genetically Engineered Safety Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-06-23 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] | OH | D | K000336 | 11 | Genetically Engineered Safety Act - Genetically Engineered Pharmaceutical and Industrial Crop Safety Act of 2010 - Prohibits: (1) a pharmaceutical crop or industrial crop from being grown, raised, or otherwise cultivated until the final regulations and tracking system required by this Act are in effect; and (2) cultivation of a pharmaceutical crop or industrial crop in an open air environment, or in a food commonly used for human food or domestic animal feed. Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a tracking system to regulate the growing, handling, transportation, and disposal of all pharmaceutical and industrial crops and their byproducts to prevent contamination. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to assess civil penalties for violations of such provisions. Directs the National Academy of Sciences to report on alternative methods to produce pharmaceuticals or industrial chemicals that may be conducted in controlled production facilities without the risk of contamination. Genetically Engineered Food Safety Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to include genetically engineered food in the definition of "food additive." Sets forth requirements governing petitions to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for a regulation prescribing the conditions of safe use of a genetically engineered food additive, including information to be included in the petition and factors to be considered by the Secretary in making a decision. Authorizes civil actions against: (1) a person alleged to have violated FFDCA provisions regulating genetic food additives; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for failure to perform a mandatory act or duty related to genetic food additives. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect a filing fee for petitions to: (1) defray costs related to such petitions; and (2) provide for research on the safety of genetic food additives. Authorizes an officer or employee conducting an inspection to order the detenti… | 2023-01-11T13:19:53Z | |
| 111-hr-5579 | 111 | hr | 5579 | Genetically Engineered Technology Farmer Protection Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-06-23 | 2010-06-23 | Referred to House Judiciary | House | Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] | OH | D | K000336 | 8 | Genetically Engineered Technology Farmer Protection Act - Genetically Engineered Crop and Animal Farmer Protection Act - Requires a biotech company that sells any genetically engineered animal, plant, or seed that will be used in the United States to: (1) provide the purchaser with written notice of possible legal and environmental risks of such article's use (such disclosure shall neither relieve the company from liability, nor be construed to create purchaser liability); and (2) disclose any technology fees to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), and not charge fees that are higher than those outside the United States. Sets forth related contract prohibitions and limitations. Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify which plants are outcrossed pollinators and make such information available to affected sellers and purchasers; and (2) issue rules to require mitigation strategies for predominately outcrossed crops. Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish the best achievable resistance plan for plant-incorporated pesticides engineered to include toxins derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt); (2) revoke Bt registrations not in plan compliance; (3) reduce a pesticide's use if it is determined to be facilitating Bt-toxin resistance in pests; and (4) establish an advisory panel. Prohibits: (1) labeling seeds as non-genetically engineered if the Secretary determines such seeds contains genetically engineered material; (2) manufacture, sale, or planting of genetically engineered or chemically induced non-fertile seeds; and (3) loan discrimination against a producer who refuses to use genetically engineered plants or animals. Authorizes, with respect to violations under this Act: (1) the Secretary to assess civil penalties; and (2) citizen suits against the Secretary, a federal agency, or an individual. Genetically Engineered Organism Liability Act of 2010 - States that: (1) a biotech company s… | 2023-01-11T13:19:53Z | |
| 111-hres-1460 | 111 | hres | 1460 | Recognizing the important role pollinators play in supporting the ecosystem and supporting the goals and ideals of National Pollinator Week. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-06-22 | 2010-07-01 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] | FL | D | H000324 | 11 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the importance of pollinators in agriculture and in maintaining our diverse ecosystem. Supports the goals of National Pollinator Week. | 2023-01-11T13:19:49Z | |
| 111-hr-5504 | 111 | hr | 5504 | Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-06-10 | 2010-09-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 88 | Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to revise the school lunch and breakfast programs, the summer food service program, the child and adult care food program (CACFP), and the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC program). Reauthorizes appropriations for such programs through FY2015. Includes among such revisions: (1) encouraging the direct certification of children who receive other public assistance as eligible for free meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs; (2) establishing new mechanisms by which schools or local educational agencies (LEAs) with very high proportions of low-income children can receive federal reimbursement for free or reduced price meals under such programs without collecting individual paper applications from households; (3) establishing a program awarding competitive grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to LEAs to establish or expand the school breakfast program at low-income schools; (4) expanding the access of low-income rural areas to the summer food service program; (5) requiring updates to meal patterns and nutrition standards for the school lunch and breakfast programs based on recommendations made by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS); (6) requiring the establishment of science-based nutrition standards for all foods sold in schools outside the school lunch and breakfast programs; (7) requiring LEAs participating in the school lunch and breakfast programs to establish local school wellness policies for their schools that include goals for nutrition promotion and education, physical activity and education, and other school-based activities that promote student wellness; (8) requiring reimbursable meals and snacks provided under the CACFP to meet the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans and certain authoritative scientific recommenda… | 2023-01-11T13:19:55Z | |
| 111-hres-1428 | 111 | hres | 1428 | Recognizing Brooklyn Botanic Garden on its 100th anniversary as the preeminent horticultural attraction in the borough of Brooklyn and its longstanding commitment to environmental stewardship and education for the City of New York. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-06-09 | 2010-11-16 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] | NY | D | C001067 | 50 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens on its 100th anniversary as the preeminent horticultural attraction in the borough of Brooklyn and for its long-standing commitment to environmental stewardship and education for New York City. | 2023-01-11T13:19:50Z | |
| 111-hr-5439 | 111 | hr | 5439 | To require that United States contributions to the fund established by the United States and Brazil to provide technical assistance and capacity building be offset by reductions in direct payments for cotton producers under the Farm Bill. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-05-27 | 2010-05-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] | AZ | R | F000444 | 4 | Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to reduce the upland cotton payment rate to offset the full cost of any U.S. contributions to the fund established by the United States and Brazil to provide technical assistance and capacity building as part of the resolution of the cotton dispute brought by Brazil against the United States in the World Trade Organization (WTO). | 2023-01-11T13:20:06Z | |
| 111-s-3435 | 111 | s | 3435 | A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to revise the definition of the term "adulterated" to include contamination with E. Coli. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-05-27 | 2010-05-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to include in the definition of "adulterated" any carcass or part thereof, meat, or meat food product that is contaminated with enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) Shiga toxin-producing serotypes of Escherichia coli (E. coli). | 2023-01-11T13:19:58Z | |
| 111-s-3439 | 111 | s | 3439 | Clean Energy Infrastructure for Rural Communities Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-05-27 | 2010-05-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4540) | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 5 | Clean Energy Infrastructure for Rural Communities Act of 2010 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make electric loans for transmission facilities primarily for interconnecting renewable energy facilities to a high-voltage transmission line. Revokes the requirement that the rate of an electric loan for renewable energy be equal to the average tax-exempt municipal bond rate of similar maturities. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary to make and insure loans to improve the economic and environmental climate by encouraging the development and construction of infrastructure to provide access to natural gas in rural communities; and (2) define "natural gas" as unmixed natural gas or any mixture of natural and artificial gas. | 2023-01-11T13:19:57Z | |
| 111-s-3426 | 111 | s | 3426 | A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require monthly reporting to the Secretary of Agriculture of items contained in the cold storage survey and the dairy products survey of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-05-26 | 2010-05-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require monthly reporting to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) of items contained in the cold storage survey and the dairy products survey of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Exempts from reporting requirements a manufacturer or facility that stores less than an average of 10,000 pounds monthly on an annual basis. | 2023-01-11T13:19:58Z | |
| 111-s-3414 | 111 | s | 3414 | Dietary Supplement Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-05-25 | 2010-05-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 2 | Dietary Supplement Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2010 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2014 to carry out the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) and other provisions under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) that apply to dietary supplements. Requires the allocation of funds appropriated to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for FY2010 for the purpose of enhancing food safety to be expended to effectively and fully implement and enforce DSHEA and other FFDCA provisions that apply to dietary supplements. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for expanded research and development of consumer information on dietary supplements by the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report to Congress annually on the implementation and enforcement of DSHEA and its amendments. Amends the FFDCA to require the Secretary to publish guidance that clarifies when a dietary supplement ingredient is a new dietary ingredient, when the manufacturer or distributor of a dietary ingredient or dietary supplement should provide the Secretary with safety information, the evidence needed to document the safety of new dietary ingredients, and appropriate methods for establishing the identity of a new dietary ingredient. Requires the Secretary to notify the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) if information in a new dietary ingredient notification is inadequate to establish that a dietary supplement containing such ingredient will reasonably be expected to be safe because the ingredient may be, or may contain, an anabolic steroid or an analogue of an anabolic steroid. | 2023-01-11T13:19:58Z | |
| 111-s-3417 | 111 | s | 3417 | Research in Aquaculture Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-05-25 | 2010-05-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Research in Aquaculture Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 2010 - Prohibits any executive agency or any Regional Fishery Management Council from developing or approving a rule, regulation, or fishery management plan to permit or regulate offshore aquaculture until the date that is three years after the date of the submission of the reports required by this Act. Applies such prohibition to existing offshore aquaculture permits issued by federal agencies. Directs the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to report to Congress regarding: (1) offshore aquaculture; and (2) the economic potential of land-based recirculating aquaculture systems. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide grants for research related to land-based recirculating aquaculture systems. | 2023-01-11T13:19:58Z | |
| 111-hres-1383 | 111 | hres | 1383 | Honoring Dr. Larry Case on his retirement as National FFA Advisor. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-05-20 | 2010-06-15 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-9] | MO | R | L000569 | 6 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Honors Dr. Larry Case on his retirement as National FFA Advisor. (National FFA is a youth organization that is a part of agricultural programs at middle and high schools.) | 2023-01-11T13:19:50Z | |
| 111-hr-5326 | 111 | hr | 5326 | To repeal the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-05-18 | 2010-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture. | House | Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] | TX | R | C001062 | 0 | Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to repeal the national organic certification cost-share program. | 2023-01-11T13:20:10Z | |
| 111-hres-1368 | 111 | hres | 1368 | Supporting the goals of National Dairy Month. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-05-18 | 2010-06-14 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] | CT | D | C001069 | 79 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supports the goals of National Dairy Month (June). Recognizes the dairy industry's important role in the economic and nutritional well being of Americans. Commends dairy farmers for their hard work and commitment to the U.S. economy and to the preservation of open space. | 2023-01-11T13:19:51Z | |
| 111-hr-5288 | 111 | hr | 5288 | Dairy Price Stabilization Program Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-05-12 | 2010-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] | CA | D | C001059 | 8 | Dairy Price Stabilization Program Act of 2010 - Amends the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to publish in the Federal Register a proposed order to establish the dairy price stabilization program that shall apply to all dairy facilities within the contiguous United States that produce milk for sale commercially. Sets forth program provisions. | 2023-01-11T13:20:11Z | |
| 111-s-3307 | 111 | s | 3307 | Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-05-05 | 2010-12-13 | Became Public Law No: 111-296. | Senate | Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] | AR | D | L000035 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 5, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 - Title I: A Path to End Childhood Hunger - Subtitle A: National School Lunch Program - (Sec. 101) Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to: (1) require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide performance awards to states with outstanding performance or substantial improvement in directly certifying children who receive other public assistance as eligible for free meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs; (2) establish performance benchmarks and require states with direct certification rates below the benchmarks to implement continuous improvement plans; and (3) state that direct certification for free school meals must require no action on the part of a child's household. (Sec. 102) Confers categorical eligibility for free school meals on foster children whose care and placement is the responsibility of a state foster care agency or a court. (Sec. 103) Establishes a demonstration project to determine the effectiveness of directly certifying children for free school meals using household income data from Medicaid. Requires local educational agencies (LEAs) selected to participate in the project to certify directly for free school meals all children who are receiving Medicaid and whose household income does not exceed 133% of the federal poverty line. Phases-in the demonstration project during the three school years beginning in 2012. Requires that for the 2014 school year and each subsequent school year, selected LEAs collectively serve 10% of the students certified for free and reduced price meals nationwide. Requires the Secretary to estimate the cost of direct certification with Medicaid for each of the two years of the demonstration project and to submit an interim report to Congress by October 1, 2014, and a final report by October 1, 2015, on project results. (Sec. 104) Establishes new mechanisms by which sc… | 2023-03-22T18:07:28Z | |
| 111-hr-5196 | 111 | hr | 5196 | To support State and tribal government efforts to promote research and education related to maple syrup production, natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry, market promotion of maple products, and greater access to lands containing maple trees for maple sugaring activities, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-04-29 | 2010-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. | House | Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] | VT | D | W000800 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grants to states and tribal governments to support the domestic maple syrup industry through the promotion of related research, education, natural resource sustainability, and marketing, as well as the expansion of maple-sugaring activities. | 2023-01-11T13:16:03Z | |
| 111-hr-5124 | 111 | hr | 5124 | To prohibit the use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-04-22 | 2010-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture. | House | Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] | MN | D | E000288 | 2 | Prohibits the use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of atrazine (pesticide) or an atrazine product. | 2023-01-11T13:16:05Z | |
| 111-hres-1297 | 111 | hres | 1297 | Supporting the goals and ideals of American Craft Beer Week. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-04-22 | 2010-05-18 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Markey, Betsy [D-CO-4] | CO | D | M001172 | 65 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supports the goals of American Craft Beer Week, as founded by the Brewers Association, and recognizes craft brewers' contributions to the U.S. economy. | 2023-01-11T13:16:00Z | |
| 111-s-3221 | 111 | s | 3221 | A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend the suspension of limitation on the period for which certain borrowers are eligible for guaranteed assistance. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-04-19 | 2010-04-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 16 | Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend, until December 31, 2012, the suspension of the 15-year limitation on the period for which borrowers of agricultural operating loans are eligible for guaranteed assistance. | 2023-01-11T13:15:59Z | |
| 111-hr-5011 | 111 | hr | 5011 | Maple-Tapping Access Program Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-04-13 | 2010-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. | House | Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23] | NY | D | O000169 | 2 | Maple-Tapping Access Program Act - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to states and tribal governments to encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to: (1) voluntarily make such land available for public maple-tapping activities; or (2) initiate or expand maple-tapping activities. | 2023-01-11T13:16:08Z | |
| 111-hr-4971 | 111 | hr | 4971 | Greening Food Deserts Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-25 | 2010-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 68 | Greening Food Deserts Act - Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Office of Urban Agriculture which shall coordinate Department of Agriculture (USDA) activities related to urban agriculture and nutrition. Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary to provide technical assistance in support of backyard conservation and community gardening programs involving small-scale subsistence and personal-use agriculture. Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 regarding urban and community forestry assistance to give a priority to the production and procurement in urban areas of plant materials that are resistant to invasive species. Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize appropriations for the seniors farmers' market nutrition program. Directs the Secretary to make loans, provide loan guarantees, and make grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for farmers' market construction and renovation. Amends the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 to include an evaluation of state farmers' markets in each agriculture census. Renames the Rural Energy for America Program as the Renewable Energy for America Program. Authorizes the Secretary to make a microloan or grant available to support outreach activities for: (1) developing food production in communities not traditionally associated with agricultural production; and (2) supporting local food production and distribution. Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase reimbursement rates for school lunch, breakfast, and summer food service meals consisting in whole or part of foods produced through agricultural education programs that use enrolled students to produce food and provide the food to in-house feeding programs. Amends The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary to make eight grants each fiscal year to regional food banks or consortiums of c… | 2023-01-11T13:16:21Z | |
| 111-s-3163 | 111 | s | 3163 | Meat Safety and Accountability Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-24 | 2010-03-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 0 | Meat Safety and Accountability Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require the Secretary to implement sampling protocols to enable Food Safety and Inspection Service personnel to rapidly trace potential adulteration and contamination of meat and meat food products by enteric foodborne pathogens to possible preceding adulteration and contamination sources, including preparation, packaging, and slaughtering establishments, to determine the original contamination source. Requires, if a meat or meat food product sample tests positive for enteric foodborne pathogen contamination, a trace to identify: (1) adulteration and contamination sites, including preparation, packaging, and slaughtering establishments; and (2) the original adulteration or contamination source. Requires, if a raw ground meat sample tests positive for enteric foodborne pathogen contamination at a preparation, packaging, or slaughtering establishment, subsequent daily sampling at the establishment and any supplying establishments for at least 15 consecutive days after the date on which the adulterated or contaminated sample is collected. | 2023-01-11T13:16:12Z | |
| 111-hr-4913 | 111 | hr | 4913 | Free Speech About Science Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-23 | 2010-03-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] | UT | R | C001076 | 4 | Free Speech About Science Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow food producers to make a disease or health-related claim about a food if such claim is based on legitimate scientific research. Requires such a claim to: (1) be stated so that it is an accurate, balanced summary of such research and enables the public to comprehend the information provided in the claim and the relative significance of such information in the context of a total daily diet; and (2) identify each party that funded research to support the claim. Allows a disease or health-related statement for a dietary supplement if: (1) the statement claims to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent a specific disease or class of diseases, based on legitimate scientific research; (2) the manufacturer of the supplement has substantiation that such statement is truthful and not misleading; and (3) the health claim includes a citation to the research supporting such claim and identifies each party that funded such research. Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from restricting the distribution of information that is not false or misleading and that is based on legitimate scientific research in connection with the sale of food. | 2023-01-11T13:16:22Z | |
| 111-hres-1199 | 111 | hres | 1199 | Expressing support for designation of March 20, 2010, as National American Meat and Poultry Appreciation Day. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-19 | 2010-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] | MI | R | C000071 | 9 | Supports the designation of March 20, 2010, as National American Meat and Poultry Appreciation Day. Recognizes the contributions made by the farmers, ranchers, processors, packers, and other meat and poultry industry employees. | 2023-01-11T13:16:17Z | |
| 111-s-3132 | 111 | s | 3132 | Exemplary Breastfeeding Support Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-17 | 2010-03-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 0 | Exemplary Breastfeeding Support Act - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement programs in support of breastfeeding in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC). | 2023-01-11T13:16:13Z | |
| 111-s-3124 | 111 | s | 3124 | Healthy Living Starts Early Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-16 | 2010-03-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | Healthy Living Starts Early Act of 2010 - Amends the child and adult care food program of the the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to: (1) require subsidized food served to children in child care centers and day care homes to meet the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans and certain authoritative scientific recommendations; (2) prohibit such food from being used as a punishment or reward; (3) allow nondairy substitutes to be served to children who cannot consume milk, provided the substitutes are nutritionally equivalent to milk and meet certain nutritional standards; (4) require the use of foods, to the extent practicable, that are in abundance nationally or in the food service area, or are donated by the Secretary of Agriculture; (5) require the Secretary to encourage participants to provide children with daily opportunities for age-appropriate moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity and limit children's use of electronic media; and (6) require the Secretary to provide technical assistance and guidance to participants in complying with these requirements. Directs the Secretary to: (1) coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to encourage states to include nutrition and wellness within their licensing standards for such facilities; and (2) conduct recurring, nationally representative assessments of facility nutrition and wellness programs. Requires the Secretary to reconvene a working group to examine, and report to Congress regarding, the feasibility of reducing the paperwork burden on states and program participants. Requires institutions participating in the program to enter into a permanent agreement with their state that may be terminated for convenience or cause. Alters program application and review requirements, eliminating the three-year reapplication process and scheduled annual site visits. Allows Tier II day care homes (those not located in low-income areas or operated by low-income providers) to assist in the transmission, with parental consent, o… | 2023-01-11T13:16:13Z | |
| 111-s-3127 | 111 | s | 3127 | A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require regular updating of the supplemental foods provided under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-16 | 2010-03-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to arrange for the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to review, at least once every 10 years, the most recent nutrition science and make recommendations for changes in the supplemental foods available under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC). Directs the Secretary to alter the supplemental foods available under such program so they reflect the Institute of Medicine's findings. | 2023-01-11T13:16:13Z | |
| 111-s-3129 | 111 | s | 3129 | A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to allow States to certify children for participation in special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children for a period of 1 year. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-16 | 2010-03-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to allow states to certify children for participation in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) for a one-year period. | 2023-01-11T13:16:13Z | |
| 111-hr-4822 | 111 | hr | 4822 | To provide for the settlement of claims arising from the failure of the Natural Resource Conservation Service (and former Soil Conservation Service) to carry out the Houlka Creek Watershed Project in Mississippi. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-11 | 2010-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. | House | Rep. Childers, Travis [D-MS-1] | MS | D | C001074 | 0 | Directs the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service to use discretionary funds available to the Service to fund the settlement of claims associated with the Houlka Creek Watershed Project in Mississippi in order to close out the Project. | 2023-01-11T13:16:25Z | |
| 111-hres-1172 | 111 | hres | 1172 | Recognizing the life and achievements of Will Keith Kellogg. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-11 | 2010-05-25 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Schauer, Mark H. [D-MI-7] | MI | D | S001178 | 51 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the 150th anniversary of the birth of Will Keith Kellogg and his contributions to the citizens of the United States and the people of the world. | 2023-01-11T13:16:18Z | |
| 111-s-3102 | 111 | s | 3102 | Rural Energy Savings Program Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-10 | 2010-06-17 | Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 18 | Rural Energy Savings Program Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture (through the Rural Utilities Service) to make interest-free loans to eligible entities for loans to qualified consumers to implement energy efficiency measures. Directs the Secretary to make grants to such entities to defray related costs, including costs for equipment and labor. Directs the Secretary to contact with a qualified entity to provide: (1) verification and measurement activities for the Rural Utilities Service, including training; and (2) technical assistance and training for employees of eligible entities. Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with eligible entities, or groups of eligible entities, that have specified energy efficiency programs for energy efficiency loan demonstration projects. | 2023-01-11T13:16:14Z | |
| 111-hr-4785 | 111 | hr | 4785 | Rural Energy Savings Program Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-09 | 2010-09-20 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] | SC | D | C000537 | 56 | (Sec. 1) Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a Home Star Energy Efficiency Loan Program of interest free loans to states to support financial assistance provided by qualified financing entities for the installation of qualifying energy savings measures. Defines "eligible participant" as a homeowner with a gross annual household income of less than $250,000 who receives financial assistance from a qualified financing entity to carry out qualifying energy savings measures and who is not also a qualified consumer. Prohibits participation by a homeowner who is more than six months delinquent in child support payments. Directs the Secretary to publish: (1) a list of appropriate residential energy efficiency measures (which shall not include the installation or replacement of pool heaters or the installation of Energy Star televisions); and (2) an energy savings verification protocol. Sets forth eligibility criteria for qualifying financing entities. Authorizes FY2010-FY2014 appropriations subject to the requirement that enactment of this Act would not increase direct spending. (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Rural Utilities Service, to establish the Rural Star Energy Savings Program to make interest-free loans to eligible entities for loans to qualified consumers (which may bear interest of up to 3%) to implement approved residential or farm energy efficiency measures. Directs the Secretary to allow an eligible entity to request a special advance to defray initial startup costs. Prohibits loans from being used to: (1) purchase a manufactured home; or (2) purchase personal property that is not attached to real property as a fixture. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a measurement and verification advisory committee; and (2) maintain a directory of energy efficiency auditors. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with qualified entities to provide technical assistance and employee training. Prohibits the Secretary from using such authority to: (… | 2023-01-11T13:16:26Z | |
| 111-s-3093 | 111 | s | 3093 | National Child Hunger Relief Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-09 | 2010-03-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 0 | National Child Hunger Relief Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide semiannual reimbursement rate adjustments for: (1) national school lunch and breakfast programs; (2) the special milk program; (3) the child and adult day care program; and (4) the summer food service program. | 2023-01-11T13:16:14Z | |
| 111-s-3085 | 111 | s | 3085 | Rural Access to Credit Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-05 | 2010-03-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Rural Access to Credit Act of 2010 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to use commercial lending standards in determining equity requirements for rural entity direct or guaranteed loans. Directs the Secretary, through December 31, 2011, to guarantee up to 90% of high priority business and industry loans up to $10 million. Authorizes the Secretary, beginning on January 1, 2012, to guarantee up to 80% or 90% of high priority business and industry loans up to $10 million. Directs the Secretary to guarantee related line-of-credit loans. Authorizes business and industry loans to be used for refinancing. Waives audit requirements for business and industry loans under $1 million. Authorizes audit waiver for loans of at least $1 million. Directs the Secretary to use the Small Business Administration (SBA) calculation method in calculating the delinquency rate for business and industry loans. Expresses the sense of Congress that in allocating discretionary funds the Secretary should give priority to the rural microentrepreneur assistance program. | 2023-01-11T13:16:14Z | |
| 111-hr-4750 | 111 | hr | 4750 | Meat Contamination Prevention Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-03 | 2010-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Schauer, Mark H. [D-MI-7] | MI | D | S001178 | 5 | Meat Contamination Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to permit an entity that purchases carcasses, carcass parts, meat, or meat food products that have been inspected and found to be unadulterated to perform or cause to be performed at the entity's expense a further examination to ensure that the products remain unadulterated. Prohibits a person, firm, or corporation from preventing (by contract or any other means) such further examination. Subjects a violator of such prohibition to imprisonment and/or fine. Makes similar amendments to the Poultry Products Inspection Act. | 2023-01-11T13:16:27Z | |
| 111-hr-4733 | 111 | hr | 4733 | Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-02 | 2010-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] | CA | D | W000794 | 40 | Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act - Declares that it is U.S. policy that the raising of livestock for food production shall be consistent with the basic principles of animal welfare. Prohibits a federal agency from purchasing any food product derived from a pig during pregnancy, a calf raised for veal, or an egg-laying hen used or intended for use in food production (covered animal) unless that animal, during the entire period covered by that definition, was provided adequate space to stand up, lie down, turn around freely, and fully extend all limbs. Exempts a covered animal: (1) during lawful transport; (2) during the slaughter of the animal in compliance with the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 and other applicable law and regulations; (3) in lawful rodeo exhibitions, state or county fair exhibitions, or other similar exhibitions; (4) in lawful scientific or agricultural research; (5) while undergoing an examination, test, treatment, or operation for individualized veterinary purposes to improve the animal's well-being; or (6) in the case of a pig during pregnancy, during the seven-day period immediately before the date the pig is expected to give birth. Provides that nothing in this Act shall modify, limit, or repeal any law or preempt any state or local law. | 2023-01-11T13:16:27Z | |
| 111-hr-4734 | 111 | hr | 4734 | Increased Program Access Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-03-02 | 2010-03-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. | House | Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] | CA | D | W000738 | 18 | Increased Program Access Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reimburse summer food service programs for children in service institutions and food programs for children in afterschool care for free meals or snacks served to children in areas where at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children meet the income eligibility criteria for free or reduced price meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants to service institutions to increase participation at congregate feeding sites in summer food service programs for children through innovative approaches to limited transportation in underserved areas. | 2023-01-11T13:16:27Z | |
| 111-s-3040 | 111 | s | 3040 | A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide children from rural areas with better access to meals served through the summer food service program for children and certain child care programs. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-02-25 | 2010-02-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 4 | Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reimburse summer food service programs for children in service institutions and food programs for children in afterschool care for free meals or snacks served to children in areas where at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children meet the income eligibility criteria for free or reduced price meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants to service institutions to increase participation at congregate feeding sites in summer food service programs for children through innovative approaches to limited rural transportation. | 2023-01-11T13:16:30Z | |
| 111-hr-4683 | 111 | hr | 4683 | Scrap the MAP Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-02-24 | 2010-02-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | M001168 | 4 | Scrap the MAP Act - Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to repeal the Market Access Program (MAP) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (MAP is a program that uses funds from the USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation [CCC] to aid in the creation, expansion, and maintenance of foreign markets for U.S. agricultural products.) | 2023-01-11T13:16:35Z | |
| 111-s-3002 | 111 | s | 3002 | Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-02-04 | 2010-02-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 1 | Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to deem a dietary supplement that is manufactured, packaged, held, distributed, labeled, or licensed by a dietary supplement facility that is not registered with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be adulterated. Requires annual registration of dietary supplement facilities. Revises provisions that deem a dietary supplement to be adulterated to remove a provision that would allow dietary supplements that contained only dietary ingredients which have been present in the food supply as an article used for food in a form in which the food has not been chemically altered. Requires any person submitting information to the Secretary on the safety of dietary ingredients to create and maintain a scientifically reasonable substantiation file relating to the claim that the dietary ingredient or dietary supplement will reasonably be expected to be safe. Requires a dietary supplement facility or retailer to obtain adequate written evidence from the previous responsible entity in the chain of commerce that registration and safety requirements have been met. Sets forth civil penalties for FFDCA violations related to dietary supplements. Allows fines of not more than twice the gross profits or other proceeds derived from such dietary supplement. Requires reports to the Secretary on all non-serious adverse events associated with dietary supplements when used in the United States. Sets forth the Secretary's authority to order an immediate cease of distribution and to order a recall, after a hearing, of a dietary supplement. | 2023-01-11T13:16:32Z | |
| 111-hconres-229 | 111 | hconres | 229 | Supporting the designation of the facility under development by the Stanislaus County Ag Center Foundation, in Stanislaus County, California, as the National Ag Science Center. | Agriculture and Food | 2010-01-20 | 2010-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. | House | Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | C001050 | 0 | Supports the designation of the facility under development by the Stanislaus County Ag Center Foundation, in Stanislaus County, California, as the "National Ag Science Center." | 2023-01-11T13:16:47Z | |
| 111-s-2934 | 111 | s | 2934 | Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-01-20 | 2010-01-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the importation of any seafood from a foreign country unless the country complies with U.S. standards for seafood manufacturing, processing, and holding. Requires an annual inspection of each foreign facility that exports seafood to the United States to ensure compliance with such standards. Requires periodic follow-up inspections of such foreign facilities as determined necessary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Requires the Secretary to inspect and test: (1) not less than 20% of all imported seafood each year; and (2) the first 15 shipments of seafood imported or offered for import into the United States from an exporter. Sets forth inspection and test requirements that apply with respect to exporters that fail to meet inspection or test requirements. Directs the Secretary to: (1) refuse entry of all seafood shipments from a country that repeatedly fails to meet inspection or testing requirements; and (2) establish exporter fees as necessary. Requires the detention or destruction of imported seafood that fails to meet safety standards unless the shipment meets criteria for re-export. Allows importation of seafood at only those U.S. ports of entry that have the personnel trained to conduct the applicable testing and inspections. Prohibits: (1) making a knowingly false statement with respect to a test or inspection under this Act; or (2) knowingly misbranding any seafood imported under this Act. Establishes a civil penalty for violations. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a program under which a state may conduct inspection, testing, and certification of U.S. seafood imports. | 2023-01-11T13:16:41Z | |
| 111-hr-4417 | 111 | hr | 4417 | SNAP Education and Outreach Act of 2009 | Agriculture and Food | 2010-01-12 | 2010-06-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. | House | Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] | PA | D | S001169 | 0 | SNAP Education and Outreach Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to eligible entities for outreach and enrollment efforts to increase supplemental nutrition assistance program participation. Obligates 10% of such amounts for a national enrollment campaign. | 2023-01-11T13:16:47Z | |
| 111-hr-4418 | 111 | hr | 4418 | Livestock Farmer Risk Reduction Act | Agriculture and Food | 2010-01-12 | 2010-06-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] | PA | D | S001169 | 0 | Livestock Farmer Risk Reduction Act - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to: (1) increase expenditure limits under pilot programs evaluating the effectiveness of risk management tools for livestock producers; (2) include livestock insurance within the scope of the partnerships for risk management education program; and (3) increase education and information program funding levels. | 2023-01-11T13:16:47Z | |
| 111-hr-4341 | 111 | hr | 4341 | BPA Consumer Information Act of 2009 | Agriculture and Food | 2009-12-16 | 2009-12-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. | House | Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] | OH | D | R000577 | 5 | BPA Consumer Information Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food to be misbranded if its container: (1) is composed, in whole or in part, of bisphenol A or could release bisphenol A into food; and (2) fails to display such information in a warning on its label. | 2023-01-11T13:16:56Z | |
| 111-hr-4356 | 111 | hr | 4356 | Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act | Agriculture and Food | 2009-12-16 | 2010-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] | NY | D | A000022 | 49 | Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act - States that it is U.S. policy that all nonambulatory cattle in interstate and foreign commerce be immediately and humanely euthanized when such cattle become nonambulatory. Amends the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate regulations providing for the humane treatment, handling, and disposition of nonambulatory cattle by a covered entity, including a requirement that nonambulatory cattle be humanely euthanized. Requires an entity to: (1) humanely euthanize nonambulatory cattle (while not limiting the Secretary's ability to test nonambulatory cattle for disease, such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy); and (2) not move nonambulatory cattle while such cattle is conscious, and ensure that such cattle remains unconscious until death. Prohibits an inspector at an establishment covered by the Federal Meat Inspection Act to pass nonambulatory cattle, carcass, or carcass parts through inspection. Requires an inspector or other employee at such establishment to label such material as "inspected and condemned." | 2023-01-11T13:16:55Z | |
| 111-hres-975 | 111 | hres | 975 | Recognizing the potential for a national fresh food financing initiative to provide an effective and economically sustainable solution to the problem of limited access to healthy foods in underserved urban, suburban, and rural low-income communities, while also improving health and stimulating local economic development. | Agriculture and Food | 2009-12-15 | 2010-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] | PA | D | S001162 | 40 | Recognizes the potential for a national fresh food financing initiative to: (1) provide a sustainable solution to the problem of limited access to healthy foods in underserved urban, suburban, and rural low-income communities; and (2) help reduce health disparities and improve the health of families and children, create jobs, and stimulate local economic development in low-income communities. | 2023-01-11T13:16:52Z | |
| 111-sres-374 | 111 | sres | 374 | A resolution recognizing the cooperative efforts of hunters, sportsmen's associations, meat processors, hunger relief organizations, and State wildlife, health, and food safety agencies to establish programs that provide game meat to feed the hungry. | Agriculture and Food | 2009-12-14 | 2009-12-18 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13469; text as passed Senate: CR S13469) | Senate | Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] | AR | D | L000035 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes: (1) the cooperative efforts of hunters, sportsmen's associations, meat processors, hunger relief organizations, and state wildlife, health and food safety agencies to establish programs that provide game meat to feed the hungry across the United States; and (2) such programs' contributions to decreasing hunger. | 2023-01-11T13:16:48Z | |
| 111-s-2848 | 111 | s | 2848 | Bottled Water Safety and Right to Know Act of 2009 | Agriculture and Food | 2009-12-08 | 2009-12-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 0 | Bottled Water Safety and Right to Know Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify and establish standards for contaminants in bottled water that are at least as protective as standards established by: (1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for national primary drinking water; or (2) the World Health Organization, the European Union, or the state of California. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to states for the enforcement of standards adopted under this Act. Transfers all functions of the Secretary relating to inspections and enforcement concerning bottled water to the EPA if the Secretary fails to publish the final regulation concerning such standards within two years. Requires the Secretary to: (1) promulgate regulations that require each manufacturer of bottled water to submit reports on its water and display required information on bottle labels; (2) make such reports available to the public; (3) make certain additional information available to the public about the regulation of contaminants in bottled drinking water; (4) publish information regarding violations of bottled water regulations; and (5) establish a grant program to gather information on such violations. Prohibits a manufacturer of bottled water from failing to submit an annual report or to display the required information on bottle labels in accordance with this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:16:51Z | |
| 111-hr-4177 | 111 | hr | 4177 | Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2009 | Agriculture and Food | 2009-12-02 | 2010-03-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1] | AR | D | B000420 | 10 | Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) make a supplemental direct commodity payment to eligible producers that previously received such a payment; (2) make grants to states to assist eligible specialty crop producers for losses associated with drought or excessive rainfall during 2009; (3) provide supplemental assistance to eligible producers and first-handlers of the 2009 crop of cottonseed in disaster counties; (4) continue to carry out the 2002 livestock compensation program and provide assistance to any applicant that conducts a livestock operation located in a disaster county or produces fish classified within the family Ictaluridae (catfish); and (5) make payments to eligible producers for livestock losses occurring in a disaster county. | 2023-01-11T13:17:00Z | |
| 111-hr-4163 | 111 | hr | 4163 | Feed All Struggling Americans Act of 2009 | Agriculture and Food | 2009-12-01 | 2009-12-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] | CA | D | B001234 | 12 | Feed All Struggling Americans Act of 2009 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude from household income for food stamp eligibility purposes any unemployment benefits received for a continuous period exceeding 26 weeks. | 2023-01-11T13:17:01Z |
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