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| 113-hr-5891 | 113 | hr | 5891 | Michelle Obama Nutritional Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-01-02 | 2015-01-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] | TX | R | S000937 | 0 | Michelle Obama Nutritional Act - Requires the nutrition and calorie standards for food purchased under the National School Lunch Program to be the same as the nutrition and calorie standards for food purchased under the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program). | 2023-01-11T13:29:18Z | |
| 113-hr-5827 | 113 | hr | 5827 | Christmas Tree Tax Exclusion Act | Agriculture and Food | 2014-12-10 | 2014-12-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] | TX | R | M001157 | 2 | Christmas Tree Tax Exclusion Act - Excludes "choose and cut" Christmas tree producers from the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order, which was authorized by the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 and includes an assessment on Christmas tree producers to fund a promotion, research, and information program for fresh cut Christmas trees. | 2023-01-11T13:25:12Z | |
| 113-hr-5810 | 113 | hr | 5810 | To amend the United States Cotton Futures Act to exclude certain cotton futures contracts from coverage under such Act. | Agriculture and Food | 2014-12-08 | 2014-12-11 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] | GA | R | W000796 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the United States Cotton Futures Act to exclude cotton future contracts involving cotton that is grown outside of the United States and tendered for delivery from coverage under the Act, including the requirement that the cotton be classified by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). | 2023-01-11T13:25:13Z | |
| 113-s-2984 | 113 | s | 2984 | A bill to modify the definition of cotton futures contracts in the United States Cotton Futures Act. | Agriculture and Food | 2014-12-04 | 2014-12-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] | GA | R | C000286 | 0 | Amends the United States Cotton Futures Act to exclude cotton future contracts involving cotton that is grown outside of the United States and tendered for delivery from coverage under the Act, including the requirement that the cotton be classified by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). | 2023-01-11T13:25:05Z | |
| 113-hr-5714 | 113 | hr | 5714 | Pest Management Records Modernization Act | Agriculture and Food | 2014-11-14 | 2014-12-03 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | House | Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] | OR | D | S001180 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Pest Management Records Modernization Act - Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize commercial applicators of pesticides to create, retain, submit, and convey a pesticide application-related record, report, data, or other information in electronic form to satisfy any federal, state, or local law. | 2023-01-11T13:25:15Z | |
| 113-hr-5542 | 113 | hr | 5542 | Farm Protection Act of 2014 | Agriculture and Food | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] | AR | R | C001087 | 3 | Farm Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to extend: (1) the term and any due date of a marketing assistance loan, and (2) the due date for repayment of farm ownership, operating, or emergency loans. Requires the extensions in cases where a farmer has sold, transferred, or delivered the commodity subject to the loan to a purchaser who has filed for bankruptcy prior to payment. Provides that the extensions shall last until after the bankruptcy case is closed or dismissed. Suspends the accrual of interest on the loans during the extension period. | 2023-01-11T13:25:35Z | |
| 113-hr-5616 | 113 | hr | 5616 | Urban Agriculture Production Act | Agriculture and Food | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 9 | Urban Agriculture Production Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an urban agriculture outreach program to award grants to eligible entities for: (1) infrastructure, (2) land acquisition and conversion, (3) education and training, (4) assistance to farmers or ranchers in urban areas, and (5) other activities that support urban agricultural production. Defines "eligible entities" to include a community organization, a nonprofit organization, a municipality, a local educational agency, an institution of higher education, or other entity determined by the USDA. Requires the USDA to give preference to grants for activities in historically underserved communities. Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to expand the purpose and duties of the USDA Office of Advocacy and Outreach to include activities on behalf of urban farmers or ranchers. Requires the USDA to award grants for scientific research on promoting and enhancing agricultural production in urban areas. Amends the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 to expand the Farmer's Market Promotion Program by adding loans and loan guarantees, expanding assistance for development of local food business enterprises, requiring that priority be given to grants that benefit urban areas, and providing additional funding. Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program and provide additional funding. Amends the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 to require additional USDA reporting on farmers markets and agricultural production in urban areas. | 2023-01-11T13:25:32Z | |
| 113-hr-5634 | 113 | hr | 5634 | Stop Hiding Congressional Farm Subsidies Act | Agriculture and Food | 2014-09-18 | 2014-10-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] | CA | D | P000608 | 0 | Stop Hiding Congressional Farm Subsidies Act - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to publicly disclose crop insurance premium subsidies paid on behalf of: Members of Congress and their immediate families, Cabinet Secretaries and their immediate families, or entities of which any of these individuals is a majority shareholder. Requires USDA to publicly disclose benefits for private insurance providers, including: (1) underwriting gains earned through participation in the federal crop insurance program; and (2) amounts paid for administrative and operating expenses, any federal portion of indemnities and reinsurance, and any other purpose. | 2023-01-11T13:25:32Z | |
| 113-hr-5642 | 113 | hr | 5642 | To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the eligibility disqualification for certain convicted felons. | Agriculture and Food | 2014-09-18 | 2014-10-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] | NY | R | R000585 | 0 | Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to strike a provision that allows individuals convicted of felonies that would otherwise disqualify them from receiving benefits under the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to still receive benefits unless they also: failed to comply with the terms of the sentence; fled to avoid prosecution, custody, or confinement; or violated a condition of probation or parole. | 2023-01-11T13:25:32Z | |
| 113-s-2815 | 113 | s | 2815 | Farmer Flexibility Act of 2014 | Agriculture and Food | 2014-09-16 | 2014-09-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000590 | 1 | Farmer Flexibility Act of 2014 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to extend the terms of marketing assistance loans in cases where a farmer has sold, transferred, or delivered the commodity subject to the loan to a purchaser who has filed for bankruptcy prior to payment. Provides that the extension shall last until after the bankruptcy case is closed or dismissed. Suspends the accrual of interest on the loan during the extension period. | 2023-01-11T13:25:27Z | |
| 113-sres-544 | 113 | sres | 544 | A resolution designating the year of 2014 as the "International Year of Family Farming". | Agriculture and Food | 2014-09-15 | 2014-09-15 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5592; text as passed Senate: CR S5590) | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 8 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the year 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming, congratulates family farmers, recognizes the role they play in the economic and social well-being of the United States and the world, and advocates for the protection of the viability of family farms. | 2019-02-20T12:29:00Z | |
| 113-hr-5447 | 113 | hr | 5447 | To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to increase the availability of pesticides for the management of parasitic pests that adversely impact the health of managed pollinator bees, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2014-09-10 | 2014-09-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] | GA | R | S001189 | 2 | Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to allow expedited review of an application for the registration of a pesticide or an amendment to a currently registered pesticide if use of the pesticide proposed is reasonably expected to improve the health of managed pollinator bees (bees raised and housed in a managed hive or other appropriate housing and used for honey production, managed pollination of crops, or breeding for commercial purposes), including by managing resistance to parasitic pests of managed pollinator bees. Requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to report on the extent and scope of the threat to the health of managed pollinator bees from: (1) pathological factors, including the species of parasitic mite known as Varroa mite (Varroa destructor), other arthropod pests, and fungal, microbial, and viral diseases; and (2) environmental factors, including the habitat, forage, beekeeper practices and husbandry, and nutritional needs of managed pollinator bees. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to report on: (1) the availability of pesticides for management of parasitic pests that adversely impact the health of managed pollinator bees; and (2) EPA efforts to expedite approvals of new products to control parasitic pests of managed pollinator bees, including products to mitigate resistance to available products. | 2023-01-11T13:25:37Z | |
| 113-s-2764 | 113 | s | 2764 | American Livestock Protection and Ranching Opportunity Act of 2014 | Agriculture and Food | 2014-07-31 | 2014-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Walsh, John E. [D-MT] | MT | D | W000818 | 0 | American Livestock Protection and Ranching Opportunity Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: the majority of consumers in the United States want to know where animals used to produce the meat eaten are born, raised, and slaughtered; country-of-origin labeling provides information that consumers have a right to know; and country-of-origin labeling facilitates supply chain information critical for food safety. Amends the Animal Health Protection Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) from allowing or advancing regulations that allow the importation of fresh meat and meat products from a country until the Secretary certifies to Congress that a country is free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination. Amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish a USDA livestock disease initiative to provide competitive grants for research and development related to surveillance methods, vaccines, vaccination delivery systems, or diagnostic tests for diseases in domestic livestock that present a potential concern to public health and safety. Makes federal agencies, national laboratories, institutions of higher education, research institutions, and state agricultural experiment stations eligible for grants. Amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide eligible livestock producers with assistance for losses due to brucellosis and to alter the payment rates USDA uses to provide agricultural disaster assistance under the Livestock Indemnity Program and the Livestock Forage Disaster Program. | 2023-01-11T13:25:42Z | |
| 113-hr-5238 | 113 | hr | 5238 | Securing the Assistance of Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014 (SAVE Act) | Agriculture and Food | 2014-07-29 | 2014-08-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] | TX | D | J000032 | 11 | Securing the Assistance of Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014 (SAVE Act) - Prohibits funds made available to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 from being used in contravention of provisions of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 related to the eligibility of human trafficking victims to receive services and benefits under certain federal or state programs, such as the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). | 2023-01-11T13:25:56Z | |
| 113-hres-691 | 113 | hres | 691 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Community Gardening Awareness Month. | Agriculture and Food | 2014-07-25 | 2014-07-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] | CA | D | M001163 | 9 | Supports the goals and ideals of National Community Gardening Awareness Month, including raising awareness about the importance of community gardens and urban agriculture; improving access to public land for the creation of sustainable food projects; encouraging growth of community gardens; and supporting cooperative efforts among federal, state, local governments, and nonprofit organizations to promote the development and expansion of community gardens. | 2023-01-11T13:25:49Z | |
| 113-sres-495 | 113 | sres | 495 | A resolution designating July 2014 as "Summer Meals Awareness Month". | Agriculture and Food | 2014-07-07 | 2014-07-07 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4231; text as passed Senate: CR S4225) | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates July 2014 as Summer Meals Awareness Month to raise awareness and encourage participation in the summer food service program established in the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide meals to eligible children when school is not in session. | 2019-02-20T12:28:55Z | |
| 113-hr-4978 | 113 | hr | 4978 | Bottled Water Quality Information Act | Agriculture and Food | 2014-06-26 | 2014-06-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] | NC | R | E000291 | 15 | Bottled Water Quality Information Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue regulations requiring each bottled water manufacturer or distributor to annually prepare a report that includes the following: the manufacturer’s or distributor’s name and contact information; type of water source; a plainly worded definition of “Standard of Identity” and “Standard of Quality” as prescribed in current bottled water regulations; a brief description of primary treatment methods used; and test results for the water’s microbiological, physical, chemical, and radiological quality. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations requiring each bottled water label to include the following: the manufacturer’s or distributor’s name and contact information, a statement notifying consumers how to obtain the quality report required by this Act, and type of water source. Prescribes means by which refillable and reusable multiservice containers may fulfill this Act’s requirements. Preempts inconsistent state or local reporting or labeling requirements. Prohibits the distribution of bottled water products not in compliance with this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:26:12Z | |
| 113-hr-5012 | 113 | hr | 5012 | Summer Meals Act of 2014 | Agriculture and Food | 2014-06-26 | 2014-11-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 44 | Summer Meals Act of 2014 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to redefine "areas in which poor economic conditions exist," where the summer food service program for children may operate, as areas in which at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children have been determined to be eligible for free or reduced price school meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs. Reimburses service institutions (other than school food authorities) for up to one meal and one snack per child each day during after-school hours, weekends, and school holidays during the regular school calendar. (Currently, such institutions are reimbursed for meals and snacks served to children over the summer months or to children who are on vacation under a continuous school calendar.) Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to award competitive grants to service institutions to increase participation in the summer food service program for children at congregate feeding sites through innovative approaches to limited transportation and mobile meal trucks. Allows service institutions that are participating in the summer food service program for children to serve up to three meals, or two meals and one snack, during each day of operation. (Currently, this option is reserved for camps and service institutions that serve meals primarily to migrant children.) | 2023-01-11T13:26:11Z | |
| 113-hr-4966 | 113 | hr | 4966 | Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2014 | Agriculture and Food | 2014-06-25 | 2014-08-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 12 | Pathogen Reduction and Testing Reform Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to revise the definition of "adulterated" to make explicit the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) authority to issue a recall of meat, poultry, and egg products that contain microbial pathogens associated with serious illness or death or are resistant to two or more antibiotics critically important for human medicine. Requires the USDA to establish sampling protocols and testing procedures necessary to determine if meat, poultry, and egg products are adulterated under this Act and to prevent the entry, flow, or movement of those products into commerce. | 2023-01-11T13:26:13Z | |
| 113-s-2527 | 113 | s | 2527 | Summer Meals Act of 2014 | Agriculture and Food | 2014-06-25 | 2014-06-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 13 | Summer Meals Act of 2014 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to redefine "areas in which poor economic conditions exist," where the summer food service program for children may operate, as areas in which at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children have been determined to be eligible for free or reduced price school meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs. Reimburses service institutions (other than school food authorities) for up to one meal and one snack per child each day during after-school hours, weekends, and school holidays during the regular school calendar. (Currently, such institutions are reimbursed for meals and snacks served to children over the summer months or to children who are on vacation under a continuous school calendar.) Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to award competitive grants to service institutions to increase participation in the summer food service program for children at congregate feeding sites through innovative approaches to limited transportation and mobile meal trucks. Allows service institutions that are participating in the summer food service program for children to serve up to three meals, or two meals and one snack, during each day of operation. (Currently, this option is reserved for camps and service institutions that serve meals primarily to migrant children.) | 2023-01-11T13:26:06Z | |
| 113-hr-4904 | 113 | hr | 4904 | Vegetables Are Really Important Eating Tools for You (VARIETY) Act of 2014 | Agriculture and Food | 2014-06-19 | 2014-07-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] | PA | D | C001090 | 28 | Vegetables Are Really Important Eating Tools For You (VARIETY) Act of 2014 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide a financial incentive for supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) participants to purchase fruits and vegetables. | 2023-01-11T13:26:14Z | |
| 113-s-2389 | 113 | s | 2389 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2014-05-22 | 2014-05-22 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000590 | 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, 2015 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2015 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) Office of the Chief Economist; (3) National Appeals Division; (4) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (5) Office of the Chief Information Officer; (6) Office of the Chief Financial Officer; (7) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; (8) Office of Civil Rights; (9) agriculture buildings and facilities; (10) hazardous materials management; (11) Office of Inspector General; (12) Office of the General Counsel; (13) Office of Ethics; (14) Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics; (15) Economic Research Service; (16) National Agricultural Statistics Service; (17) Agricultural Research Service; (18) National Institute of Food and Agriculture; (19) Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities Endowment Fund; (20) Native American Institutions Endowment Fund; (21) extension and integrated activities; (22) Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs; (23) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (24) Agricultural Marketing Service; (25) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; (26) Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety; (27) Food Safety and Inspection Service; (28) Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; (29) Farm Service Agency; (30) Risk Management Agency; (31) Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund; and (32) Commodity Credit Corporation Fund. Title II: Conservation Programs - Appropriates funds for the following: (1) Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, and (2) Natural Resources Conservation Service. Title III: Rural Develo… | 2022-03-03T21:29:36Z | |
| 113-sres-446 | 113 | sres | 446 | A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Congressional declaration of bourbon whiskey as a distinctive product of the United States. | Agriculture and Food | 2014-05-15 | 2014-05-15 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3049-3050; text as passed Senate: CR S3078) | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the congressional declaration of bourbon whiskey as a distinctive U.S. product. | 2022-03-03T21:27:53Z | |
| 113-hres-579 | 113 | hres | 579 | Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Congressional declaration of bourbon whiskey as a distinctive product of the United States. | Agriculture and Food | 2014-05-09 | 2014-05-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] | KY | D | Y000062 | 1 | Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the congressional declaration of bourbon whiskey as a distinctive U.S. product. | 2023-01-11T13:26:24Z | |
| 113-hr-4432 | 113 | hr | 4432 | Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014 | Agriculture and Food | 2014-04-09 | 2014-04-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] | KS | R | P000602 | 37 | Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish premarket notification requirements for a bioengineered organism intended for a food use or application. Defines “bioengineered organism” to mean a plant or any part of a plant which contains genetic material that has been modified through in vitro recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) techniques when such modification could not otherwise be obtained using conventional breeding techniques. Sets forth exceptions if: (1) the bioengineered organism is used for development or testing conducted to generate data and information that could be used in a premarket biotechnology notification or other regulatory submission; (2) a processing aid or enzyme produced from the bioengineered organism is intended to be used to produce food; or (3) food produced from, containing, or consisting of the bioengineered organism is intended to be fed to an animal from which food is intended to be produced or derived. Directs the developer of a bioengineered organism to submit a premarket biotechnology notification to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) at least 210 days before the organism is first introduced into interstate commerce for a food use or application. Requires such notification to include: (1) the basis for the determination that food produced from, containing, or consisting of that bioengineered organism is as safe for use by humans or animals as comparable marketed foods without the bioengineered organism, and (2) whether any other federal agency is conducting or has conducted any review of the bioengineered organism and the status or conclusions of any such review. Requires the Secretary to determine whether such food is as safe as food made without the bioengineered organism. Requires public disclosure of the premarket notification. Authorizes the Secretary to require the label of such food to disclose a material difference between food produced from, containing, or consisting of a bioeng… | 2023-01-11T13:26:40Z | |
| 113-s-2201 | 113 | s | 2201 | A bill to limit the level of premium subsidy provided by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to agricultural producers. | Agriculture and Food | 2014-04-02 | 2014-04-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] | NH | D | S001181 | 1 | Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to limit the total amount of premium subsidy paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to a person or legal entity to $70,000 per crop year. | 2023-01-11T13:26:35Z | |
| 113-hres-526 | 113 | hres | 526 | Recognizing the important work of the Meals On Wheels Association of America and its member programs throughout the country in addressing senior hunger and improving the quality of life for millions of our nation's seniors each year. | Agriculture and Food | 2014-03-27 | 2014-03-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] | IA | D | L000565 | 45 | Recognizes the important work of the Meals On Wheels Association of America and its member programs in addressing senior hunger, increasing awareness of the need for senior nutrition programs, and in raising non-federal funds and soliciting volunteers to support these programs. Honors the Meals On Wheels Association of America and senior nutrition programs around the country. Encourages Members of Congress to support their local senior nutrition programs by participating in their local March For Meals events and delivering meals to home bound seniors in a community within their district or state. | 2023-01-11T13:26:46Z | |
| 113-hr-4307 | 113 | hr | 4307 | Milk Freedom Act of 2014 | Agriculture and Food | 2014-03-26 | 2014-03-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] | KY | R | M001184 | 12 | Milk Freedom Act of 2014 - Prohibits a federal department, agency, or court from taking any action that would prohibit, regulate, or otherwise restrict the interstate traffic of milk or a milk product that is unpasteurized and packaged for direct human consumption if such action is based solely upon a determination that because the milk or milk product is unpasteurized it is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise in violation of federal law. | 2023-01-11T13:26:48Z | |
| 113-hr-4308 | 113 | hr | 4308 | Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2014 | Agriculture and Food | 2014-03-26 | 2014-03-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] | KY | R | M001184 | 24 | Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2014 - Prohibits a federal department, agency, or court from taking any action that would prohibit, regulate, or otherwise restrict the interstate traffic of milk or a milk product that is unpasteurized and packaged for direct human consumption if: (1) such action is based solely upon a determination that because the milk or milk product is unpasteurized it is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise in violation of federal law; (2) the milk or milk product's state of origin allows unpasteurized milk or unpasteurized milk products to be distributed for direct human consumption by any means; (3) the milk or milk product is produced, packaged, and moved in compliance with the laws of such state of origin; and (4) the milk or milk product is moved from the state of origin for transport to another state which allows the distribution of unpasteurized milk or unpasteurized milk products for direct human consumption. | 2023-01-11T13:26:48Z | |
| 113-s-2163 | 113 | s | 2163 | A bill to establish an emergency watershed protection disaster assistance fund to be available to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance for any natural disaster. | Agriculture and Food | 2014-03-26 | 2014-03-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] | CO | D | U000038 | 3 | Establishes in the Treasury the Emergency Watershed Protection Disaster Assistance Fund to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out emergency watershed protection activities in natural disaster-affected areas. Sets forth limitations on per disaster obligations. | 2023-01-11T13:26:44Z | |
| 113-hr-4264 | 113 | hr | 4264 | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a lease involving the South Central Agricultural Laboratory in Clay County, Nebraska, to facilitate the improvement of the laboratory to support cooperative State and Federal agricultural research. | Agriculture and Food | 2014-03-14 | 2014-04-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] | NE | R | F000449 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to lease the South Central Agricultural Laboratory in Clay County, Nebraska, to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska to allow the Board to undertake capital improvements in order to conduct a cooperative state and federal agricultural research program. | 2023-01-11T13:26:49Z | |
| 113-s-2116 | 113 | s | 2116 | Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2014 | Agriculture and Food | 2014-03-12 | 2014-03-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] | NM | D | H001046 | 1 | Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to, and enter into agreements with, Indian tribes and 1994 Institutions to conduct research and education and training programs concerning the purity of Native American seeds. (1994 Institutions are Native American tribally-controlled colleges and universities that were granted land-grant status in 1994.) Requires grant applicants to certify that any research conducted will be performed under a cooperative agreement with at least one other entity that has the capacity and infrastructure necessary to carry out agricultural research projects. Authorizes the use of the grants to fund research to assess the impact of: (1) public law and policies on traditional ways of life and cultural practices relating to the harvesting and cultivating of Native American seeds, and (2) contaminants that compromise the integrity and purity of those seeds. Authorizes the use of the grants to fund education and training programs on: (1) the methods necessary to conduct such research; and (2) the best methods to continuously test, monitor, and otherwise protect the purity of Native American seeds. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the use of grants under the community facilities grant program to expand, construct, and develop seed storage facilities that are used to protect and preserve Native American seeds. | 2023-01-11T13:26:45Z | |
| 113-sres-373 | 113 | sres | 373 | A resolution recognizing the importance of biosecurity and agro-defense in the United States. | Agriculture and Food | 2014-03-05 | 2014-03-05 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1326; text as passed Senate: CR S1324) | Senate | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | KS | R | R000307 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) as the United States combats terrorism in all forms the safety, security, and health of our livestock and agriculture commodities must not be forgotten; (2) research and investment in biosecurity and agro-defense should be supported by Congress; (3) providing the resources for the advancement of vaccines and cures for deadly pathogens and emerging zoonotic diseases is an integral part of homeland defense; (4) the world depends on U.S. agriculture and on U.S. leadership in science and technology; (5) the United States must remain a leader in the fight against bioterrorism; and (6) biosecurity and a strong agro-defense system are achievable U.S. goals in the global war on terrorism. | 2019-02-20T12:28:40Z | |
| 113-s-2058 | 113 | s | 2058 | Fuel Grid Distribution Loan Pilot Program Act | Agriculture and Food | 2014-02-27 | 2014-02-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] | AK | D | B001265 | 1 | Fuel Grid Distribution Loan Pilot Program Act - Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to direct the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service to establish a five-year biofuels and natural gas distribution utility pilot loan program to add cooperatives and municipally or privately owned biofuels or natural gas distribution utilities to the list of utilities eligible for Rural Utilities Service loans. Makes such loans available only to utilities serving an area under the jurisdiction of a local government that has a population of not more than 50,000 people and energy prices higher than 200% of the national average for energy prices. | 2023-01-11T13:26:54Z | |
| 113-sconres-33 | 113 | sconres | 33 | A concurrent resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the enactment of the Smith-Lever Act, which established the nationwide Cooperative Extension System. | Agriculture and Food | 2014-02-27 | 2014-04-10 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 18 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the significance of the Smith-Lever Act which established the Cooperative Extension System. Honors the university faculty and local educators who provide educational programs to help people, families, youth, businesses, and communities solve problems, develop skills, and build a better future. Thanks the volunteers who promote excellence for 4-H Clubs, the Master Gardeners program, the Family and Consumer Sciences program, and other Cooperative Extension System programs. Encourages continued collaboration and cooperation among federal, state, and local governments to assure the sustainability of the Cooperative Extension System. | 2023-01-11T13:26:33Z | |
| 113-hconres-86 | 113 | hconres | 86 | Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the enactment of the Smith-Lever Act, which established the nationwide Cooperative Extension System. | Agriculture and Food | 2014-02-25 | 2014-03-13 | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] | GA | R | S001189 | 67 | Recognizes the significance of the Smith-Lever Act which established the Cooperative Extension System. Honors the university faculty and local educators who provide educational programs to help people, families, youth, businesses, and communities solve problems, develop skills, and build a better future. Thanks the volunteers who promote excellence for 4-H Clubs, the Master Gardeners program, the Family and Consumer Sciences program, and other Cooperative Extension System programs. Encourages continued collaboration and cooperation among federal, state, and local governments to assure the sustainability of the Cooperative Extension System. | 2023-01-11T13:27:02Z | |
| 113-hr-4006 | 113 | hr | 4006 | SNAP Verify Act of 2014 | Agriculture and Food | 2014-02-06 | 2014-02-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] | AZ | R | S000018 | 24 | SNAP Verify Act of 2014 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require a member or representative of a household that receives supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to present photographic verification when using an electronic benefit card for a SNAP purchase. | 2023-01-11T13:27:00Z | |
| 113-sres-349 | 113 | sres | 349 | A resolution celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Walla Walla Valley American Viticultural Area. | Agriculture and Food | 2014-02-06 | 2014-02-06 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S825) | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 1 | Commends the Walla Walla Valley American Viticultural Area on the occasion of its 30-year anniversary. Recognizes the Walla Walla Valley American Viticultural Area as a pioneer in the Washington wine industry. | 2023-01-11T13:26:53Z | |
| 113-hr-3935 | 113 | hr | 3935 | Dairy COOL Act of 2014 | Agriculture and Food | 2014-01-27 | 2014-02-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit. | House | Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] | WI | D | P000607 | 2 | Dairy COOL Act of 2014 - Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to define dairy product for country of origin purposes. Requires a retailer of a covered commodity that is a dairy product to designate the origin of the covered commodity as: (1) each country in which or from which the one or more dairy ingredients or dairy components of the covered commodity were produced, originated, or sourced; and (2) each country in which the covered commodity was processed. Declares that, with respect to a dairy product produced exclusively in the United States, designation by a retailer of the state, region, or locality of production shall be sufficient to identify the United States as the country of origin. | 2023-01-11T13:27:07Z | |
| 113-s-1922 | 113 | s | 1922 | Food Stamp Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act | Agriculture and Food | 2014-01-14 | 2014-01-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Food Stamp Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to disqualify from the supplemental nutrition assistance program (formerly known as the food stamp program) any person who has been found by a state or federal court or administrative agency hearing to have intentionally used an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card that was issued to a household of which the person is not a member. Requires a state agency, if it elects not to require an EBT card to contain a photograph of one or more household members, to list on the EBT card the name of each household member who may use the card. Requires a member of a household with such an EBT card to show photographic identification at the point of sale when using the card. | 2023-01-11T13:27:03Z | |
| 113-hr-3782 | 113 | hr | 3782 | Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-12-16 | 2014-01-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] | NM | D | L000580 | 10 | Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to, and enter into agreements with, Indian tribes and 1994 Institutions to conduct research and education and training programs concerning the purity of Native American seeds. (1994 Institutions are Native American tribally-controlled colleges and universities that were granted land-grant status in 1994.) Requires grant applicants to certify that any research conducted will be performed under a cooperative agreement with at least one other entity that has the capacity and infrastructure necessary to carry out agricultural research projects. Authorizes the use of the grants to fund research to assess the impact of: (1) public law and policies on traditional ways of life and cultural practices relating to the harvesting and cultivating of Native American seeds, and (2) contaminants that compromise the integrity and purity of those seeds. Authorizes the use of the grants to fund education and training programs on: (1) the methods necessary to conduct such research; and (2) the best methods to continuously test, monitor, and otherwise protect the purity of Native American seeds. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the use of grants under the community facilities grant program to expand, construct, and develop seed storage facilities that are used to protect and preserve Native American seeds. | 2023-01-11T13:23:35Z | |
| 113-hr-3695 | 113 | hr | 3695 | To provide a temporary extension of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and amendments made by that Act, as previously extended and amended and with certain additional modifications and exceptions, to suspend permanent price support authorities, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2013-12-11 | 2013-12-12 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | House | Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] | OK | R | L000491 | 0 | Extends until January 31, 2014: (1) specified agricultural programs under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, (2) suspension of permanent price support authorities, and (3) supplemental agricultural disaster assistance. Exempts from such extensions: (1) mandatory funding for nutrition education; (2) the conservation stewardship program, the farmland protection program, the environmental quality incentives program, and the wildlife habitat incentives program; (3) Commodity Credit Corporation funding for local and regional food aid procurement projects, the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, and a survey of foods purchased by school food authorities; (4) rural development programs for micro entrepreneur assistance, pending rural development loans and grants, value-added agricultural market development grants, and the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center; (5) market loss assistance for asparagus producers; (6) supplemental agricultural disaster assistance; (7) Pigford claims determinations; and (8) specified requirements of the Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2008 relating to supplemental agricultural disaster assistance, revenue and tax, and trade. Backdates the effective date of this Act to September 30, 2013. | 2023-01-11T13:23:37Z | |
| 113-hr-3624 | 113 | hr | 3624 | Trans Fat Truth in Labeling Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-11-22 | 2013-11-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] | NY | D | I000057 | 1 | Trans Fat Truth in Labeling Act of 2013 - Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) to promulgate a final regulation revising federal nutrition labeling regulations to: (1) require the label of a food that has less than 0.5 grams and greater than 0.0 grams of trans fat per serving to contain an asterisk or other notation and a note that the food has a low trans fat content per serving, and (2) prohibit the label or labeling on such a food from indicating that the trans fat content per serving is zero. | 2023-01-11T13:23:46Z | |
| 113-sres-306 | 113 | sres | 306 | A resolution designating Thursday, November 21, 2013, as "Feed America Day". | Agriculture and Food | 2013-11-20 | 2013-11-20 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8410; text as passed Senate: CR S8369) | 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 November 21, 2013, as Feed America Day. Encourages the people of the United States to sacrifice two meals on Thursday, November 21, 2013, and to donate the money that would have been spent on that food to the religious or charitable organization of their choice for the purpose of feeding the hungry. | 2019-02-20T12:28:31Z | |
| 113-hr-3495 | 113 | hr | 3495 | To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to make improvements to the food safety education program carried out under such Act, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2013-11-14 | 2013-12-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit. | House | Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] | CA | D | C001097 | 1 | Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to authorize appropriations for the food safety education program. Includes in such program education: (1) about practices that prevent bacterial contamination of food, how to identify sources of food contamination, and other means of decreasing food contamination; and (2) aimed at farm workers. | 2023-01-11T13:23:50Z | |
| 113-s-1635 | 113 | s | 1635 | Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act | Agriculture and Food | 2013-10-31 | 2013-10-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 8 | Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend through FY2014 the benefit calculation of 113.6 % of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) as well as the consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa. | 2023-01-11T13:23:52Z | |
| 113-hr-3353 | 113 | hr | 3353 | Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act | Agriculture and Food | 2013-10-28 | 2013-12-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] | MI | D | C000714 | 61 | Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend through FY2014 the benefit calculation of 113.6 % of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) as well as the consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa. | 2023-01-11T13:23:56Z | |
| 113-hjres-75 | 113 | hjres | 75 | Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-10-03 | 2013-10-07 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 209. | House | Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] | AL | R | A000055 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 - Makes appropriations, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for FY2014, and for other purposes, such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of P.L. 113-6), for continuing projects or activities (including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) that are not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution, that were conducted in FY2013, and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available by such Act under the heading "Department of Agriculture--Domestic Food Programs--Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)." Requires the rate of operations to be calculated to reflect the full amount of any reduction required in FY2013 pursuant to: (1) the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6), and (2) the presidential sequestration order dated March 1, 2013, except as attributable to budget authority made available by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-2). Makes appropriations and funds made available and authority granted under this joint resolution available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution, (2) enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act for FY2014 without any provision for such project or activity, or (3) December 15, 2013. Requires implementation of this joint resolution so that only the most limited funding action be taken in order to provi… | 2023-01-11T13:24:01Z | |
| 113-hjres-74 | 113 | hjres | 74 | Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-10-02 | 2013-10-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. | House | Rep. Cotton, Tom [R-AR-4] | AR | R | C001095 | 0 | Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 - Makes appropriations, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for FY2014, and for other purposes, such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of P.L. 113-6), for continuing projects or activities that are not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution, that were conducted in FY2013, and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available by such Act to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for WIC under the heading “Department of Agriculture--Domestic Food Programs--Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).” Requires the rate of operations to be calculated to reflect the full amount of any reduction required in FY2013 pursuant to: (1) the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6), and (2) the presidential sequestration order dated March 1, 2013, except as attributable to budget authority made available by the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-2). Makes appropriations and funds made available and authority granted under this joint resolution available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided for in this joint resolution, (2) enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act for FY2014 without any provision for such project or activity, or (3) December 15, 2013. Requires implementation of this joint resolution so that only the most limited funding action be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activities. Authorizes amounts made… | 2023-01-11T13:24:01Z | |
| 113-s-1521 | 113 | s | 1521 | Responsible Seafood Certification and Labeling Act | Agriculture and Food | 2013-09-18 | 2013-09-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 0 | Responsible Seafood Certification and Labeling Act - Prohibits a federal executive agency: (1) in awarding a contract for the procurement, concessions, or vending of fish or seafood, from requiring or referencing a certificate of sustainability for, or otherwise identifying as sustainable, such fish or seafood based on criteria developed by a third party nongovernmental organization; or (2) from endorsing the use of any label, standard, or other scheme to certify fish or seafood as sustainable based on criteria or standards developed by a third party nongovernmental organization. Nullifies any rule, regulation, or guideline issued by an executive agency, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), that requires or recommends that fish or seafood be certified as sustainable by a third party nongovernmental organization. | 2023-01-11T13:24:05Z | |
| 113-hr-3108 | 113 | hr | 3108 | Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act | Agriculture and Food | 2013-09-17 | 2013-10-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] | MI | D | C000714 | 57 | Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the benefit calculation of 113.6 % of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) and the consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa until September 30, 2016, or the first date on which the value of the thrifty food plan equals or exceeds 113.6 % of the June 2008 value. | 2023-01-11T13:24:11Z | |
| 113-hr-3102 | 113 | hr | 3102 | Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-09-16 | 2013-12-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | House | Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] | OK | R | L000491 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013 - Title I: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - (Sec. 101) Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the payment of a deposit fee in excess of any state fee reimbursement to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) for the return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with SNAP benefits. (Sec. 102) Requires participating retail food stores to: (1) offer perishable goods in at least three staple food categories, and (2) provide adequate electronic benefit transfer (EBT) service. Requires participating retail food stores (including restaurants participating in a state option restaurant program intended to serve the elderly, disabled, and homeless), with certain exceptions, to pay 100% of the costs of acquiring and arranging for the implementation of EBT point-of-sale equipment and supplies. Prohibits a state from issuing manual vouchers unless the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) determines that such vouchers are necessary. Authorizes the Secretary to exempt individual or categories of retailers from such prohibition. Requires parties providing EBT transfer services to maintain a unique business identification and a unique terminal identification number through the SNAP routing system. (Sec. 103) Includes as eligible retailers governmental or nonprofit food purchasing delivery services that serve elderly or disabled individuals who are unable to shop for food. (Sec. 104) Reauthorizes the Indian reservation food distribution program. (Sec. 105) Restricts categorical SNAP eligibility to only those households receiving cash assistance through other low-income assistance programs. (Sec. 106) Excludes medical marijuana as an excess medical expense deduction. (Sec. 107) Requires a household to receive a low-income heating and energy assistance program… | 2023-01-11T13:24:11Z | |
| 113-s-1502 | 113 | s | 1502 | Safe Meat and Poultry Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-09-12 | 2013-09-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Safe Meat and Poultry Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act (the Acts) to include in the definition of "adulterated" a product bearing or containing a pathogen or contaminant associated with serious illness or death. Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to: (1) define specified food safety terms, and (2) set forth civil penalties for food safety law violations. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) identify significant foodborne disease pathogens, (2) determine levels of food product contamination, (3) establish public health goals to reduce foodborne illness, (4) prescribe pathogen reduction performance standards and implement a sampling program to determine food establishment compliance, (5) establish an accredited meat and meat food product testing program, and (6) implement adulterated food tracing protocols. Requires certain food establishments to sample for the presence of identified pathogens at any production or processing point. Permits banning food imports from countries refusing inspections by the Secretary. Sets forth notice and recall provisions. Requires the Secretary to: (1) maintain an active surveillance system of food, food products, and epidemiological evidence; (2) assess the frequency and sources of food-caused human illness; (3) establish guidelines for a system to take and analyze food samples; (4) establish a national public education program on food safety; and (5) conduct specified research concerning food safety. Establishes penalties under the Acts for the introduction into commerce of unsafe or misbranded products of up to $100,000, 20 years' imprisonment, or both. Requires a study of worker safety in the meat packing and poultry processing industry, including the relationship between line speed and worker safety. | 2023-01-11T13:24:06Z | |
| 113-hr-3073 | 113 | hr | 3073 | Healthy Food Choices Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-09-10 | 2013-10-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] | TN | R | R000582 | 1 | Healthy Food Choices Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance benefits (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) be used to purchase only supplemental foods that are eligible for purchase under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC). | 2023-01-11T13:24:12Z | |
| 113-hr-3072 | 113 | hr | 3072 | Local Food for Healthy Families Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-09-09 | 2013-09-09 | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] | MI | D | K000380 | 0 | Local Food for Healthy Families Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the local food for healthy families program to make grants to specified entities to provide low-income families receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) with incentives to purchase fruits and vegetables. | 2023-01-11T13:24:12Z | |
| 113-hr-3001 | 113 | hr | 3001 | 21st Century Pest Management Records Act | Agriculture and Food | 2013-08-02 | 2013-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 0 | 21st Century Pest Management Records Act - Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize commercial applicators of pesticides to create, retain, submit, and convey a pesticide application-related record, report, data, or other information in electronic form to satisfy any federal, state, or local law. | 2023-01-11T13:24:17Z | |
| 113-hr-3055 | 113 | hr | 3055 | Providing Relief to Individuals Desiring Employment (PRIDE) Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-08-02 | 2013-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] | FL | R | S001186 | 10 | Providing Relief to Individuals Desiring Employment (PRIDE) Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, effective as of October 1, 2013, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out pilot projects to permit states to run a work program (with certain features comparable to the program of block grants for temporary assistance for needy families under title IV of the Social Security Act) to increase employment and self-sufficiency through increased accountability (thereby reducing the need for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program)). | 2023-01-11T13:24:15Z | |
| 113-hres-332 | 113 | hres | 332 | Recognizing the 200th anniversary of the Howard Flats Farm in Hornell, New York. | Agriculture and Food | 2013-08-02 | 2013-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] | NY | R | R000585 | 6 | Recognizes the 200th anniversary of the Howard Flats Farm in Hornell, New York. | 2023-01-11T13:24:15Z | |
| 113-s-1425 | 113 | s | 1425 | Dietary Supplement Labeling Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-08-01 | 2013-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6216-6217) | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 1 | Dietary Supplement Labeling Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to expand the registration requirements for a dietary supplement manufacturing or processing facility to: (1) require the submission of a description, ingredient list, and label and labeling for each dietary supplement product manufactured or processed; and (2) require a manufacturer to update its registration for new, reformulated, or discontinued products within 30 days. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to compile a list of dietary supplement ingredients and proprietary blends of ingredients that could cause potentially serious adverse events, drug interactions, contraindications, or potential risks to subgroups such as children and pregnant or breastfeeding women. Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract with the Institute of Medicine to: (1) evaluate the safety of dietary supplement ingredients and proprietary blends of ingredients that the Institute determines could cause potentially serious adverse events, drug interations, contraindications, or potential risks to subgroups; and (2) identify proprietary blends of ingredients for which the weight per serving of the ingredient in the proprietary blend should be provided on the label. Deems a dietary supplement that does not meet the requirements of this Act to be misbranded. Requires the Secretary to establish a definition for the term “conventional food” for purposes of the FFDCA, taking in account foods marketed as dietary supplements. | 2023-01-11T13:24:14Z | |
| 113-hr-2840 | 113 | hr | 2840 | To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to exclude raisins from agricultural marketing orders. | Agriculture and Food | 2013-07-25 | 2013-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Radel, Trey [R-FL-19] | FL | R | R000596 | 1 | Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act to exclude raisins from agricultural marketing orders. | 2023-01-11T13:24:28Z | |
| 113-hr-2842 | 113 | hr | 2842 | To create competition in the Department of Agriculture's canned tuna purchasing program to strengthen the Department's buying power, increase the availability of canned tuna to school lunch, child nutrition, and other Federal nutrition programs, and create jobs in the domestic canning industry. | Agriculture and Food | 2013-07-25 | 2013-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] | CA | D | S001156 | 9 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to revise the Agricultural Marketing Service Master Solicitation and Supplement specifications for the purchase of canned tuna to require that: (1) all such tuna be landed by U.S.-flagged fishing vessels; (2) not less than 75% of the value of such tuna be produced in the United States; and (3) all such tuna be canned in the United States, including Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, or U.S. territories or possessions. | 2023-01-11T13:24:28Z | |
| 113-hr-2776 | 113 | hr | 2776 | Review EPA's Language on Agriculture and Thoroughly Engage with the Farm Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-07-22 | 2013-10-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] | IL | R | D000619 | 38 | Review EPA's Language on Agriculture and Thoroughly Engage with the Farm Act of 2013 or the RELATE with the Farm Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to review publications that may give notice that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing or plans to prepare any guidance, policy, memorandum, regulation, or statement of general applicability and future effect that may have a significant impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities. Requires the Secretary, for each publication item determined to have a possible significant impact, to: (1) solicit from the EPA Administrator information to facilitate a review of the item, (2) produce an economic impact statement, (3) identify representatives of potentially affected agricultural entities to obtain advice and recommendations about the potential impacts of the item, and (4) convene a review panel that includes the Secretary to analyze the publication item. Provides procedures for submission by the Secretary of comments to the Administrator for inclusion in the administrative record and for waiver of a panel's initiation. | 2023-01-11T13:24:30Z | |
| 113-hr-2692 | 113 | hr | 2692 | Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-07-16 | 2013-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] | MI | D | C000714 | 73 | Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2013 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend the registration of imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, dinotafuran, and any other members of the nitro group of neonicotinoid insecticides to the extent such insecticide is registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use in seed treatment, soil application, or foliar treatment on bee attractive plants, trees, and cereals until the Administrator has made a determination that such insecticide will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators. Requires such a determination to be based on: (1) an evaluation of the published and peer-reviewed scientific evidence on whether the use or uses of such neonicotinoids cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators, including native bees, honeybees, birds, bats, and other species of beneficial insects; and (2) a completed field study that meets the criteria required by the Administrator and evaluates residues, including residue build-up after repeated annual application, chronic low-dose exposure, and cumulative effects of multiple chemical exposures. Prohibits the Administrator from issuing any new registrations of the pesticides listed in this Act for any seed treatment, soil application, and foliar treatment on bee attractive plants, trees, and cereals under FIFRA until the Administrator has made such determination with respect to such insecticide. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with the Administrator, to: (1) regularly monitor the health and population status of native bees, (2) identify the scope and likely causes of unusual native bee mortality, and (3) submit to Congress and make public an annual report on such health and population status. | 2023-01-11T13:24:33Z | |
| 113-hr-2642 | 113 | hr | 2642 | Agricultural Act of 2014 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-07-10 | 2014-02-07 | Became Public Law No: 113-79. | House | Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] | OK | R | L000491 | 0 | Agricultural Act of 2014 - Title I: Commodities - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - Part I: Repeals - (Sec. 1101) Repeals: (1) direct payments under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; and (2) countercyclical payments and the average crop revenue election program (ACRE) under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. Continues countercyclical payments and ACRE, however, for crop year 2013. Part II: Commodity Policy - (Sec. 1111) Includes peanuts as a covered commodity. (Sec. 1112) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (the Secretary in this bill unless otherwise indicated) to notify farm owners regarding their opportunity to elect to: retain base acres, including generic base acres; or reallocate any base acres other than generic base acres for covered commodities, as in effect on September 30, 2013, among covered commodities planted on the farm during the 2009-2012 crop years. Deems a non-electing farm owner to have elected to retain base acres, including generic acres. Applies such election, or deemed election, to all covered commodities on a farm. Sets forth the reallocation formula. Directs the Secretary to provide for a farm's base acreage adjustment for covered commodities if: (1) a conservation reserve contract expires or is voluntarily terminated, (2) cropland is released from conservation reserve contract coverage, or (3) the producer has eligible oilseed acreage. Requires a farm owner, for the crop year in which a base acres adjustment is first made, to elect to receive either price loss coverage (PLC) or agriculture risk coverage (ARC) for the acreage added to the farm, or a prorated payment under the conservation reserve contract. Requires the Secretary to reduce the base acres for one or more covered commodities on a farm if the sum of the base acres and certain other conservation and oilseed acreage exceeds the farm's actual cropland acreage. Exempts double-cropped acreage from such requirement. Permits the farm owner to select the base acres to be reduced. Authorizes… | 2023-03-22T18:49:17Z | |
| 113-hr-2498 | 113 | hr | 2498 | Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-06-25 | 2013-06-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] | IA | D | L000565 | 4 | Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Title I: Commodity Programs - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - Repeals, but continues for crop year 2013, direct payments, countercyclical payments, and the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). Makes adverse market payments available for the 2014-2018 crop years to producers on farms where the actual price for a covered commodity is less than the reference price for such commodity. Establishes the agriculture risk coverage program for crop years 2014-2018 to make payments to producers for each planted crop when actual farm or county-wide crop revenue is below the agriculture risk coverage guarantee. Requires producers to make a one-time choice between individual or county coverage. Subtitle B: Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments - Authorizes: (1) nonrecourse marketing assistance loans, (2) loan deficiency payments, (3) payments in lieu of loan deficiency payments for grazed acreage, (4) programs for upland cotton and extra long staple cotton, (5) assistance for peanuts, and (6) recourse loans for high moisture feed grains and seed cotton. Subtitle C: Sugar - Makes nonrecourse loans to processors of domestically grown sugarcane and domestically grown sugar beets through crop year 2018. Makes sugarcane and sugar beet quantity estimates through crop year 2018 for: (1) human consumption, (2) carryover stocks, (3) carry-in stocks, (4) domestic processing, and (5) imports. programs for sugar and sugar beets. Subtitle D: Dairy - Establishes a dairy production margin protection program under which participating dairy operations are paid: (1) basic production margin protection program payments when production margins are less than threshold levels, and (2) supplemental production margin protection program payments if purchased by a participating dairy operation. Establishes a dairy market stabilization program to assist in balancing the supply of milk with demand when participating dairy operations are experiencing low or negative operat… | 2023-01-11T13:24:46Z | |
| 113-hr-2421 | 113 | hr | 2421 | Renewable Chemicals Parity Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-06-18 | 2013-06-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] | CA | D | P000608 | 0 | Renewable Chemicals Parity Act of 2013 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to make biorefinery assistance available for renewable chemicals projects. Defines "renewable chemical" as a monomer, polymer, plastic, formulated product, or chemical substance produced from renewable biomass. Extends mandatory and discretionary funding for biorefinery assistance through FY2018. | 2023-01-11T13:24:49Z | |
| 113-hr-2400 | 113 | hr | 2400 | Organic Standards Protection Act | Agriculture and Food | 2013-06-17 | 2013-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] | CA | D | C001036 | 3 | Amends the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to require all persons, including producers, handlers, and certifying agents, required to report information to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) under such Act to maintain all contracts, agreements, receipts, and other records associated with the organic certification program for 5 years (10 years for a certifying agent). Authorizes investigative and enforcement actions for violations of such Act. | 2023-01-11T13:24:50Z | |
| 113-hr-2404 | 113 | hr | 2404 | Enhancing Nutrition Services to the Elderly and Disabled Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-06-17 | 2013-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] | MN | R | P000594 | 2 | Enhancing Nutrition Services to the Elderly and Disabled Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (formerly known as the Food Stamp Act of 1977) to include as a "retail food store" under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) a public or private nonprofit food purchasing and delivery service that: (1) serves individuals who are unable to shop for food and who are at least 60 years old or physically or mentally handicapped or otherwise disabled, and (2) notifies the participating household at the time of order that any delivery fee cannot be paid with SNAP benefits. | 2023-01-11T13:24:49Z | |
| 113-hr-2380 | 113 | hr | 2380 | Eliminate the MAP Act | Agriculture and Food | 2013-06-14 | 2013-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] | OH | R | C000266 | 0 | Eliminate 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 to aid in the creation, expansion, and maintenance of foreign markets for U.S. agricultural products.) | 2023-01-11T13:24:50Z | |
| 113-hr-2384 | 113 | hr | 2384 | Food Security Improvement Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-06-14 | 2013-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] | FL | D | D000610 | 55 | Food Security Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan. Sets forth required adjustments. Authorizes SNAP appropriations through FY2015. Revises funding provisions for consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa. Extends the availability of commodities for the emergency food assistance program through FY2015. | 2023-01-11T13:24:50Z | |
| 113-hr-2343 | 113 | hr | 2343 | Healthy Food Financing Initiative | Agriculture and Food | 2013-06-12 | 2013-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] | PA | D | S001162 | 4 | Healthy Food Financing Initiative - Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an initiative to improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas, create and preserve quality jobs, and revitalize low-income communities by providing loans and grants to eligible fresh food retailers to overcome the higher costs and initial entry barriers in underserved areas. Provides that funds shall be used to: (1) create revolving loan pools of capital and provide grants to finance eligible projects or partnerships, and (2) provide technical assistance and limited administrative expenses. Requires projects to accept SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) benefits. | 2023-01-11T13:24:51Z | |
| 113-hr-2290 | 113 | hr | 2290 | Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-06-06 | 2013-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 16 | Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the biobased markets program to: (1) extend program funding through FY2018, (2) increase the number of categories of biobased products designated and individual biobased products eligible for preferred purchasing, and (3) provide for a program of biobased product education and promotion activities. Amends the Rural Energy for America Program to: (1) extend Program funding through FY2018; (2) make nonprofit organizations eligible for assistance; (3) provide loan guarantees and grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy system purchases, with a tiered loan and grant application process that reflects project cost; and (4) permit the combined amount of a grant and a loan guarantee to cover all eligible activity costs. Extends funding through FY2018 for: (1) biorefinery assistance, (2) the biodiesel fuel education program, (3) biomass research and development, (4) the Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative, (5) the biomass crop assistance program, (6) the forest biomass for energy program, (7) the community wood energy program, and (8) the feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers. | 2023-01-11T13:24:53Z | |
| 113-hr-2260 | 113 | hr | 2260 | Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-06-05 | 2013-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. | House | Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] | CA | D | T000460 | 1 | Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to make a producer violating certain conservation requirements under the highly erodible land or wetland programs ineligible for insurance premiums paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC). Gives producers under the highly erodible land program who are: (1) affected by this change for the first time five reinsurance years to develop and comply with an approved conservation plan, and (2) in violation two reinsurance years to develop and comply with an approved conservation plan. Gives producers under the wetland conservation program who are: (1) affected by this change for the first time two reinsurance years to remedy a violation, and (2) in violation one reinsurance year to initiate an approved conservation plan. Requires producers to file a conservation plan with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) in order to receive federal subsidies for their crop insurance premiums. Provides for: (1) all appeal processes to be exhausted before producers are found to be out of compliance, and (2) a one-year good faith compliance extension. | 2023-01-11T13:24:53Z | |
| 113-hr-2147 | 113 | hr | 2147 | Preserving Healthy Food for the Hungry Act | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-23 | 2013-06-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] | IN | D | C001072 | 1 | Preserving Healthy Food for the Hungry Act - Amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to provide agricultural product market development grants to assist persons in preserving the quality and shelf-life of fruit and vegetable crops produced by such persons on qualified land through the use of mobile and fixed flash freezing and quick freezing units. | 2019-11-15T20:44:44Z | |
| 113-hr-2121 | 113 | hr | 2121 | Crop Insurance Subsidy Transparency Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-22 | 2013-06-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] | CA | D | S001175 | 1 | Crop Insurance Subsidy Transparency Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require annual disclosure to the public of specified crop insurance premium subsidy information. | 2022-11-15T16:32:50Z | |
| 113-hr-2074 | 113 | hr | 2074 | Transparency for Lethal Control Act | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-21 | 2013-06-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit. | House | Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] | CA | D | D000598 | 3 | Transparency for Lethal Control Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, to submit an annual report to Congress (and make such report publicly available on the Internet) on the animals killed during the preceding year under the wildlife services program or by a state or local entity acting in cooperation with or on behalf of such program. | 2022-03-03T21:30:18Z | |
| 113-hr-2044 | 113 | hr | 2044 | To prohibit the use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine. | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-17 | 2013-06-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] | MN | D | E000288 | 15 | Prohibits the use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of atrazine (pesticide) or an atrazine product. | 2022-11-15T16:33:13Z | |
| 113-hr-2038 | 113 | hr | 2038 | Disabled Veterans Nutrition Fairness Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-16 | 2013-06-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] | CA | D | S001175 | 3 | Disabled Veterans Nutrition Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance (SNAP, formerly food stamp) benefits to include certain veterans with pending service-connected disability claims. | 2022-11-15T16:33:46Z | |
| 113-hr-1995 | 113 | hr | 1995 | AFFIRM Act | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-15 | 2013-05-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 18 | Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures Act or AFFIRM Act - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) from paying a part of the crop insurance premium for additional coverage for any person or legal entity that has an average adjusted gross income in excess of $250,000. Caps: (1) the rate of return for all crop insurance providers combined for the 2013 and subsequent reinsurance years at 12% of retained premium, and (2) total reimbursements for administrative and operating costs for the 2013 insurance year for all types of policies and plans of insurance at $900 million. Requires that any renegotiated Standard Reinsurance Agreement, when compared to the immediately preceding Agreement, shall reduce FCIC obligations. Requires annual disclosure to the public of specified crop insurance premium subsidy information. | 2023-01-11T13:23:18Z | |
| 113-hr-2007 | 113 | hr | 2007 | To eliminate the limitation on the period for which borrowers are eligible for guaranteed assistance under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-15 | 2013-06-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit. | House | Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] | VT | D | W000800 | 0 | Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to eliminate the 15-year limitation on the period for which borrowers of agricultural operating loans are eligible for guaranteed assistance. | 2023-01-11T13:23:18Z | |
| 113-s-956 | 113 | s | 956 | A bill to permanently suspend application of certain agricultural price support authority. | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-15 | 2013-05-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | Suspends specified agricultural price support authorities under: (1) the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 with regard to covered commodities, peanuts, sugar, and milk; (2) the Agricultural Act of 1949 with regard to covered commodities, peanuts, sugar, and milk; and (3) a certain quota resolution with regard to wheat. | 2023-01-11T13:24:57Z | |
| 113-s-954 | 113 | s | 954 | Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-14 | 2013-09-04 | By Senator Stabenow from Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/01/2013. Report No. 113-88. Additional views filed. | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 377 | Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Title I: Commodity Programs - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - (Sec. 1101) Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to repeal, but continue for crop year 2013: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). (Sec. 1105) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for a farm's base acreage adjustment for covered commodities if: (1) a conservation reserve contract expires or is voluntarily terminated, (2) cropland is released from conservation reserve contract coverage, (3) the producer has eligible pulse crop acreage, or (4) the producer has eligible oilseed acreage. (Sec. 1106) Directs the Secretary to establish a yield for each farm for any designated oilseed or eligible pulse crop for which a payment yield was not established under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. (Sec. 1107) Directs the Secretary, for the 2014-2018 crop years for each covered commodity, to make adverse market payments to producers on farms for which payment yields and base acres are established for a covered commodity whose actual price is less than its reference price. (Sec. 1108) Authorizes agriculture risk coverage (ARC) payments for covered commodities for the 2014-2018 crop years. Requires producers to make a one-time, binding election to receive either individual or county coverage for all covered commodities and all acres under the control of the producer. Directs the Secretary to make ARC payments when a producer's actual crop revenue for a covered commodity is less than the agriculture risk coverage guarantee. Establishes the agriculture risk guarantee as 88% of the benchmark revenue. Sets forth payment rate and payment amount provisions. (Sec. 1109) Requires producers to comply with specified requirements, including conservation and wetland provisions, in order to qualify for ARC payments. Terminates ARC payments upon a change in the interest of the producer unless the transferee… | 2023-01-11T13:24:36Z | |
| 113-hr-1947 | 113 | hr | 1947 | Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-13 | 2013-06-20 | On passage Failed by recorded vote: 195 - 234 (Roll no. 286). | House | Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] | OK | R | L000491 | 1 | Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - Title I: Commodities - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - (Sec. 1101) Repeals, but continues for crop year 2013: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). (Sec. 1105) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for a farm's base acreage adjustment for covered commodities if: (1) a conservation reserve contract expires or is voluntarily terminated, (2) cropland is released from conservation reserve contract coverage, or (3) the producer has eligible oilseed acreage. (Sec. 1106) Directs the Secretary to establish a yield for each farm for any designated oilseed for which a payment yield was not established. (Sec. 1107) Provides for crop years 2014-2018 either: (1) price loss coverage if a covered commodity's effective price is less than its reference price; or (2) alternative revenue loss coverage, as a permanent one-time election, if a covered commodity's county revenue is less than the county revenue loss coverage trigger. (Sec. 1108) Requires producers to comply with specified conservation requirements in order to receive payments under this subtitle. (Sec. 1109) States that this subtitle shall be effective for crop years 2014-2018. Subtitle B: Marketing Loans - (Sec. 1201) Authorizes: nonrecourse marketing assistance loans through crop year 2018; loan deficiency payments through crop year 2018; payments in lieu of loan deficiency payments for wheat, oats, or barley acreage used for grazing through crop year 2018; programs for upland cotton and extra long staple cotton; assistance for peanuts; and recourse loans for high moisture feed grains and seed cotton through crop year 2018. (Sec. 1210) Authorizes loan rate adjustments for any loan commodity (other than cotton) for differences in grade, type, quality, location, and other factors. Subtitle C: Sugar - (Sec. 1301) Provides nonrecourse loans to processors of domestically grown sugarcane and domestically grown su… | 2023-01-11T13:24:55Z | |
| 113-hr-1929 | 113 | hr | 1929 | Enhancing Employment and Training Through Education Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-09 | 2013-05-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] | WA | D | D000617 | 0 | Enhancing Employment and Training Through Education Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out pilot projects to identify best practices for employment and training programs to increase the number of work registrants who obtain unsubsidized employment, increase their earned income, and reduce their reliance on public assistance, including but not limited to the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). Sets forth selection criteria. | 2019-11-15T20:44:44Z | |
| 113-hr-1932 | 113 | hr | 1932 | Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-09 | 2013-05-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] | NE | R | F000449 | 0 | Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a per farm cap of $50,000 on commodity program benefits and $75,000 on marketing loan program benefits ($125,000 total). Increases such limit to $250,000 for married couples. Revises the limitation of benefits eligibility to active producers to include farm managers. Establishes criteria for determining whether a person acting as a farm manager is actively engaged in farming for such purposes. (Permits only one such eligibility per farm operation.) | 2022-11-15T16:33:44Z | |
| 113-hr-1933 | 113 | hr | 1933 | Let's Grow Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-09 | 2013-07-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] | OH | D | F000455 | 14 | Let's Grow Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (Secretary) to carry out the Green and Healthy Corner Store Initiative to assist qualified convenience stores to expand their offering of fruits and vegetables. Directs the Secretary to make grants to provide access to farmers' markets for communities with limited access to affordable and nutritious food, particularly areas of predominantly lower-income communities. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a pilot grant program to allow local and tribal governments to conduct food security assessments. Directs the Secretary, regarding the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program), to: (1) establish hunger-free communities incentive grants to improve participant access to local fruits and vegetables by providing point-of-purchase incentives, and (2) provide grants to urban farmers' markets for installation of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) systems. Authorizes appropriations through FY2018 for SNAP research, demonstration, and evaluations. Directs the Secretary to make grants for a Farm-to-Preschool program that fosters the connection between preschools, Head Start programs, childcare or day care centers, kindergarten readiness programs and in-home care facilities with small- or medium-sized agricultural producers to develop an industry-leading preschool nutrition education and meal program. Establishes in USDA a Healthy Food Financing Initiative 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. Directs the Secretary to provide grants for urban and Native American community gardens. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) make grants to convert abandoned or foreclosed property to urban agricultural use; (2) enter into an agreemen… | 2022-03-03T21:31:30Z | |
| 113-s-923 | 113 | s | 923 | Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-09 | 2013-05-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] | NM | D | U000039 | 0 | Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to make a producer violating certain conservation requirements under the highly erodible land or wetland programs ineligible for federal crop insurance premiums. Requires producers under the highly erodible land program and the wetland conservation program to comply with specified conservation requirements. Extends and revises: (1) the conservation reserve program, (2) the conservation stewardship program, and (3) the environmental quality incentives program. Establishes: (1) a conservation reserve easement program, and (2) a conservation innovation grant program. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to use Commodity Credit Corporation funds and facilities to carry out the following programs through FY2018: (1) the conservation reserve program, (2) the conservation security program, (3) the conservation stewardship program, (4) the environmental quality incentives program, (5) the conservation innovation grant program, (6) the agricultural conservation easement program, and (7) the conservation loan and loan guarantee program. Authorizes a conservation loan and loan guarantee program. Establishes an agricultural conservation easement program which shall combine the purposes and functions of the wetlands reserve program, the grassland reserve program, and the farmland protection program. Provides: (1) funding for the purchase by eligible entities of agricultural land easements and other interests in eligible land, and (2) assistance to owners of eligible land to restore and protect wetland through easements and related wetland easement plans. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into one or more agreements with a state, nongovernmental organization, or Indian tribe to carry out a special wetlands reserve enhancement program which shall include a reservation of haying and grazing component. Establishes a regional conservation partnership program which shall combine the purposes and functions of the agricultural water … | 2023-01-11T13:24:58Z | |
| 113-hr-1882 | 113 | hr | 1882 | Safety Net Abuse Prevention (SNAP) Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-08 | 2013-05-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] | TN | R | B001273 | 20 | Safety Net Abuse Prevention (SNAP) Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from using funds for any agreement with a foreign government to promote enrollment in the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). Terminates the Partnership for Nutrition Assistance Initiative between the United States and Mexico. | 2022-11-15T16:35:04Z | |
| 113-hr-1890 | 113 | hr | 1890 | Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-08 | 2013-05-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. | House | Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] | OR | D | B000574 | 25 | Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to make a producer violating certain conservation requirements under the highly erodible land or wetland programs ineligible for federal crop insurance premiums. Requires producers under the highly erodible land program and the wetland conservation program to comply with specified conservation requirements. Extends and revises: (1) the conservation reserve program, (2) the conservation stewardship program, and (3) the environmental quality incentives program. Establishes: (1) a conservation reserve easement program, and (2) a conservation innovation grant program. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to use Commodity Credit Corporation funds and facilities to carry out the following programs through FY2018: (1) the conservation reserve program, (2) the conservation security program, (3) the conservation stewardship program, (4) the environmental quality incentives program, (5) the conservation innovation grant program, (6) the agricultural conservation easement program, and (7) the conservation loan and loan guarantee program. Authorizes a conservation loan and loan guarantee program. Establishes an agricultural conservation easement program which shall combine the purposes and functions of the wetlands reserve program, the grassland reserve program, and the farmland protection program. Provides: (1) funding for the purchase by eligible entities of agricultural land easements and other interests in eligible land, and (2) assistance to owners of eligible land to restore and protect wetland through easements and related wetland easement plans. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into one or more agreements with a state, nongovernmental organization, or Indian tribe to carry out a special wetlands reserve enhancement program which shall include a reservation of haying and grazing component. Establishes a regional conservation partnership program which shall combine the purposes and functions of the agricultural water … | 2022-11-15T16:33:57Z | |
| 113-s-879 | 113 | s | 879 | Maple Tapping Access Program Act | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-07 | 2013-05-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Maple Tapping Access Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grants to states and tribal governments to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through: (1) promotion of research and education, (2) promotion of natural resource sustainability, (3) market promotion, and (4) encouragement of owners and operators of privately held land to initiate or expand maple-sugaring activities or to voluntarily make the land available to the public for maple-sugaring activities. Defines "maple-sugaring" as the collection of sap from any species of tree in the genus Acer for the purpose of boiling to produce food. | 2023-01-11T13:24:59Z | |
| 113-s-859 | 113 | s | 859 | Animal and Public Health Protection Act | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-06 | 2013-05-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] | CO | D | B001267 | 0 | Animal and Public Health Protection Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to offer to enter into contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements with eligible laboratories to: (1) detect emerging or existing threats to animal health and support the protection of public health, the environment, and the agricultural economy; (2) provide the capability for standardized test procedures, laboratory biosafety and biosecurity, interconnected electronic data reporting, and emergency preparedness evaluation; and (3) coordinate the development and implementation of national veterinary diagnostic laboratory capabilities. Directs the Secretary to give priority to eligible laboratories at existing federal and state facilities and those at institutions of higher education. | 2023-01-11T13:25:00Z | |
| 113-s-860 | 113 | s | 860 | Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-05-06 | 2013-05-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] | MN | D | F000457 | 9 | Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the biobased markets program to: (1) extend program funding through FY2018, (2) increase the number of categories of biobased products designated and individual biobased products eligible for preferred purchasing, and (3) provide for a program of biobased product education and promotion activities. Amends the Rural Energy for America Program to: (1) extend Program funding through FY2018; (2) make nonprofit organizations eligible for assistance; (3) provide loan guarantees and grants to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy system purchases, with a tiered loan and grant application process that reflects project cost; and (4) permit the combined amount of a grant and a loan guarantee to cover all eligible activity costs. Extends funding through FY2018 for: (1) biorefinery assistance, (2) the biodiesel fuel education program, (3) biomass research and development, (4) the Rural Energy Self-Sufficiency Initiative, (5) the biomass crop assistance program, (6) the forest biomass for energy program, (7) the community wood energy program, and (8) the feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers. | 2023-01-11T13:25:00Z | |
| 113-hr-1789 | 113 | hr | 1789 | Creating Crop Insurance Certainty for Farmers Act | Agriculture and Food | 2013-04-26 | 2013-05-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] | KY | R | B001282 | 2 | Creating Crop Insurance Certainty for Farmers Act - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide specified advanced public notice and a period for public comment before any modification to the terms or conditions of a crop insurance policy or plan may be made. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such provision in an emergency situation. | 2022-11-15T16:34:18Z | |
| 113-hr-1794 | 113 | hr | 1794 | Halal and Kosher Food Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-04-26 | 2013-05-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] | NY | D | C001038 | 0 | Kosher and Halal Food Act of 2013 - Amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to: (1) provide for the increased purchase of Kosher and Halal food if such food is cost neutral as compared to food that is not from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal certification, and (2) modify the labeling of the commodities list under the emergency food assistance program to enable Kosher and Halal food bank operators to identify which commodities to obtain from local food banks. | 2019-11-15T20:44:39Z | |
| 113-hr-1727 | 113 | hr | 1727 | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-04-25 | 2013-04-25 | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] | MN | D | W000799 | 21 | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend: (1) the conservation reserve and related programs, and (2) assistance to disadvantaged or beginning farmers or ranchers for access to the environmental quality incentives and the conservation stewardship programs. Permits conservation reserve contract modification to facilitate transfers from retiring owners to limited resource farmers or ranchers. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to: (1) reduce the number of operating years required for a beginning farmer or rancher to qualify for a direct real estate loan; (2) extend conservation loan and loan guarantee authority, and reserve specified amounts for beginning farmers and ranchers; (3) extend the beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts pilot program; (4) authorize micro loans for beginning farmers or ranchers; and (5) make the direct operating loan set-aside for beginning farmers and ranchers permanent. Amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to extend the value-added agricultural product market development grant program. Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend the beginning farmer and rancher development program. Provides assistance for agricultural rehabilitation and vocational training for veterans. Amends the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to extend the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. Provides priority assistance for new farming opportunities, including young, beginning, socially disadvantaged, and immigrant issues, as well as farm entry, transition, and transfer issues. Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to provide for risk management programs targeted at beginning, socially disadvantaged, transitioning, or legal immigrant farmers and ranchers. Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) the position of Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison. | 2023-01-11T13:23:16Z | |
| 113-hr-1731 | 113 | hr | 1731 | Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-04-25 | 2013-05-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit. | House | Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] | OR | D | S001180 | 149 | Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2013 - Amends the Egg Products Inspection Act to revise provisions concerning housing and treatment of egg-laying hens and enforcement of such requirements. Sets forth separate caging device and environmental and housing conversion provisions for California. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to delegate to the California Department of Food and Agriculture certain enforcement authority with respect to eggs produced, shipped, handled, transported, or received in California prior to the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:23:16Z | |
| 113-hr-1741 | 113 | hr | 1741 | Dairy Freedom Act | Agriculture and Food | 2013-04-25 | 2013-05-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit. | House | Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] | VA | R | G000289 | 1 | Dairy Freedom Act - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a dairy producer margin insurance program to protect dairy producer income by paying participating dairy producers margin insurance payments when actual dairy producer margins are less than such payments' threshold levels. Makes the program available to all U.S. dairy producers. Sets forth program provisions. Repeals: (1) the dairy product price support program, (2) the milk income loss contract program, and (3) the dairy export incentive program. | 2022-11-15T16:33:17Z | |
| 113-hr-1752 | 113 | hr | 1752 | SNAP Transparency Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-04-25 | 2013-05-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. | House | Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] | PA | R | M001179 | 2 | SNAP Transparency Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) establish a uniform reporting system to enable retail stores participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) to collect and provide the Secretary with detailed information on SNAP-purchased food items, and (2) publish such information on the Internet. | 2022-11-15T16:34:31Z | |
| 113-hres-182 | 113 | hres | 182 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, that the Committee on Agriculture should propose funding for programs that support specialty crops priorities, and that legislation should be passed that includes funding reflecting specialty crops as a growing and important part of United States agriculture. | Agriculture and Food | 2013-04-25 | 2013-05-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] | WA | D | D000617 | 21 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) specialty crops are a vital part of U.S. agriculture, (2) the Committee on Agriculture should propose funding for programs that support specialty crop priorities, and (3) legislation should be passed that includes funding reflecting specialty crops as a growing and important part of U.S. agriculture. | 2022-11-15T16:33:28Z | |
| 113-s-811 | 113 | s | 811 | Halal and Kosher Food Act of 2013 | Agriculture and Food | 2013-04-25 | 2013-04-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Kosher and Halal Food Act of 2013 - Amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to: (1) provide for the increased purchase of Kosher and Halal food if such food is cost neutral as compared to food that is not from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal certification, and (2) modify the labeling of the commodities list under the emergency food assistance program to enable Kosher and Halal food bank operators to identify which commodities to obtain from local food banks. | 2022-11-15T16:33:36Z |
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