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| 114-hr-6481 | 114 | hr | 6481 | Urban Agriculture Production Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-12-08 | 2016-12-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 5 | Urban Agriculture Production Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an urban agriculture outreach program to award grants to support outreach activities for: (1) infrastructure, (2) land acquisition and conversion, (3) education and training, (4) technical and financial assistance to farmers or ranchers in urban areas, and (5) other activities that support urban agriculture. USDA must give preference to grants for activities in historically underserved communities. The bill amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to expand the purpose and duties of USDA's Office of Advocacy and Outreach to include activities on behalf of urban farmers or ranchers. USDA must award grants, on a competitive basis, for scientific and community-based participatory research related to urban agriculture. The bill provides specified funds for the grants and requires USDA to give priority to outreach activities to be carried out in historically underserved communities. The bill amends the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 to: (1) establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees for projects or activities to establish, expand, and promote direct producer-to-consumer marketing and assist in the development of local food business enterprises; and (2) extend and provide additional funding for the Farmers' Market Promotion Program. The bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program and provide additional funding. The bill amends the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 to require additional USDA reporting on farmers' markets and agricultural production in urban areas. | 2023-01-11T13:33:55Z | |
| 114-hr-6483 | 114 | hr | 6483 | SWINE Act | Agriculture and Food | 2016-12-08 | 2016-12-13 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1717) | House | Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] | NC | D | P000523 | 0 | Swine Waste Infrastructure and Natural Environment Act or the SWINE Act This bill establishes a program to certify environmentally sustainable swine waste disposal technologies and authorizes related tax credits and grants. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must certify technologies that: eliminate animal discharge into surface waters and groundwater through direct discharge, seepage, or runoff; substantially eliminate atmospheric emissions of ammonia from swine waste; substantially eliminate the emission of odor from swine waste that is detectable beyond the boundaries of the parcel or tract of land on which the swine farm is located; substantially eliminate the release of disease-transmitting vectors and airborne pathogens from swine waste; substantially eliminate nutrient and heavy metal contamination of soil and groundwater from swine waste; and are cost-effective. States may not issue permits, pursuant to any federal law, to a swine farm that is a concentrated animal feeding operation unless the farm disposes of swine waste using a certified technology. The bill amends several agricultural laws to: require USDA to make competitive grants for activities to identify, evaluate, and demonstrate environmentally superior swine waste management technologies; permit the Pork Promotion Board to use its funding for activities related to the grants; and make the installation and maintenance of a certified technology on a swine farm eligible for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) the installation of a certified swine waste disposal technology, and (2) the disposal of swine waste using certified technology. | 2023-01-11T13:33:55Z | |
| 114-s-3495 | 114 | s | 3495 | 100 Years of Women in Congress Act | Agriculture and Food | 2016-12-05 | 2016-12-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 1 | 100 Years of Women in Congress Act This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to designate certain Department of Agriculture research and extension grants to increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as "Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Grants." | 2023-01-11T13:33:52Z | |
| 114-hr-6336 | 114 | hr | 6336 | B-CROP Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-11-17 | 2016-12-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] | WI | D | P000607 | 5 | Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act of 2016 or the B-CROP Act of 2016 This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to include grants in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that provides loans and loan guarantees for broadband telecommunications services in rural areas. In making grants, loans, or loan guarantees under the program, USDA must give the highest priority to applicants that offer to provide broadband service to the greatest proportion of unserved rural households or rural households that do not have the minimum acceptable level of residential broadband service. USDA must then give priority to projects to serve rural communities that: have a population of less than 10,000 permanent residents, are experiencing out-migration, have a high percentage of low-income residents, and are isolated from other significant population centers. A grant may not exceed 50% of the development cost of the project. USDA may increase the limit to 75% for projects that serve a remote or low-income area that does not have access to broadband service from any provider. The bill sets forth reporting requirements for recipients of the grants, loans, or loan guarantees. | 2023-01-11T13:34:03Z | |
| 114-hr-6299 | 114 | hr | 6299 | American Food for American Schools Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-11-14 | 2016-11-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] | CA | D | G000559 | 1 | American Food for American Schools Act of 2016 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require school food authorities (SFAs) to request a waiver from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to purchase foreign commodities or products for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). (Under current law, Buy American provisions require SFAs to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, domestic commodities or products for the NSLP. There are limited exceptions which permit the purchase of non-domestic products in circumstances when using domestic products is truly not practicable. If an SFA uses an exception, there is no requirement to request a waiver to purchase a foreign product or commodity, but the SFA must keep documentation justifying the exception.) USDA may not grant a waiver for an SFA to purchase foreign commodities or products unless: (1) the commodities or products are not produced or manufactured domestically in sufficient amounts or of satisfactory quality, (2) the domestic commodities or products would be significantly higher in price than foreign commodities or products, and (3) the SFA agrees to make the waiver publicly available on its website and meet other specified notification requirements. | 2023-01-11T13:34:04Z | |
| 114-hr-6249 | 114 | hr | 6249 | Macadamia Tree Health Initiative | Agriculture and Food | 2016-09-28 | 2016-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] | HI | D | G000571 | 0 | Macadamia Tree Health Initiative This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize the Department of Agriculture to make competitive research and extension grants available for a macadamia tree health initiative to: develop and disseminate science-based tools and treatments to combat the insect macadamia felted coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei), and establish an areawide integrated pest management program in areas affected by, or areas at risk of being affected by, it. | 2023-01-11T13:33:40Z | |
| 114-hres-913 | 114 | hres | 913 | Supporting a Federal, publically-funded universal school meal and nutrition program. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-09-28 | 2016-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | N000127 | 7 | Expresses support for a federal, publicly-funded universal school meal and nutrition program. | 2023-01-11T13:33:36Z | |
| 114-s-3408 | 114 | s | 3408 | B-CROP Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-09-28 | 2016-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 1 | Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act of 2016 or the B-CROP Act of 2016 This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to include grants in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that provides loans and loan guarantees for broadband telecommunications services in rural areas. In making grants, loans, or loan guarantees under the program, USDA must give the highest priority to applicants that offer to provide broadband service to the greatest proportion of unserved rural households or rural households that do not have the minimum acceptable level of residential broadband service. USDA must then give priority to projects to serve rural communities that: have a population of less than 10,000 permanent residents, are experiencing out-migration, have a high percentage of low-income residents, and are isolated from other significant population centers. A grant may not exceed 50% of the development cost of the project. USDA may increase the limit to 75% for projects that serve a remote or low-income area that does not have access to broadband service from any provider. USDA must: (1) provide technical assistance and training to entities that are eligible for the loans, loan guarantees, or grants; and (2) use a specified portion of the appropriations provided for the program for this purpose. The bill sets forth reporting requirements for recipients of the grants, loans, or loan guarantees. | 2023-01-11T13:33:31Z | |
| 114-s-3420 | 114 | s | 3420 | Urban Agriculture Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-09-28 | 2016-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 0 | Urban Agriculture Act of 2016 This bill amends several agricultural laws to establish an Office of Urban Agriculture within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and make urban agricultural activities eligible to receive funding from various USDA programs. The Office of Urban Agriculture must: manage programs, coordinate agencies, and advise USDA on urban agriculture and urban food systems; continue a community garden program; and establish a rooftop agriculture and outdoor vertical production program. The bill includes urban agricultural activities in several existing and new grant, loan, risk management, and research programs. It also authorizes and provides funding for several of the programs. USDA must conduct various studies and collect specified data related to urban agriculture. USDA must also establish a voluntary farmer-to-farmer assistance and mentorship program. USDA must take several actions related to soil assessment and remediation, including: establishing a coordinated soil testing protocol, coordinating and conducting research to inform the protocol and soil remediation practices with respect to soil contaminated with high levels of heavy metals or other contaminants, and establishing a national soil testing and remediation program to provide related technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers. The bill establishes pilot programs for USDA to: (1) increase municipal compost and food waste reduction activities; and (2) make grants for projects that strengthen marketplace links between healthy food consumption, good environmental practices, and direct public health outcomes. | 2023-01-11T13:33:31Z | |
| 114-hr-6171 | 114 | hr | 6171 | To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to eliminate the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to grant a waiver from the work requirements for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program on account of an area's high unemployment rate or limited employment availability for individuals who reside in the area. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-09-26 | 2016-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. | House | Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] | WI | R | G000576 | 13 | This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to eliminate the Secretary of Agriculture's authority to waive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) work requirements for individuals who reside in areas with an unemployment rate above 10% or an insufficient number of jobs. | 2023-01-11T13:33:43Z | |
| 114-hres-872 | 114 | hres | 872 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Community Gardening Awareness Week. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-09-15 | 2016-09-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] | IL | D | D000622 | 1 | Supports the goals and ideals of National Community Gardening Awareness Week, 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. | 2023-01-11T13:33:37Z | |
| 114-s-3350 | 114 | s | 3350 | Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-09-15 | 2016-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 1 | Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016 This bill amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to expand the definition of "marketing agency" to include any person who engages in the business of buying or selling livestock, on a commission or other fee basis, through the use of online, video, or other electronic methods. The term "marketing agency" does not include a person whose annual average of online, video, or electronic sales of livestock, on a commission or other fee basis, is less than $250,000. The bill also permits electronic funds transfers and other expeditious payment methods that the Department of Agriculture determines to be appropriate to be used as options for meeting prompt payment requirements for livestock purchases. | 2023-01-11T13:33:33Z | |
| 114-hr-6020 | 114 | hr | 6020 | Funding for Student Scholarships for the 1890s Land-Grant African-American Colleges and Universities Act | Agriculture and Food | 2016-09-14 | 2016-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] | GA | D | S001157 | 13 | Funding for Student Scholarships for the 1890s Land-Grant African-American Colleges and Universities Act This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish and provide funding for a grant program within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for scholarships for students at 1890 land-grant colleges and universities (historically black colleges and universities established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890). USDA may award the scholarships to students who: (1) are seeking to attend such a college or university, and (2) intend to pursue a career in the food and agricultural sciences. | 2023-01-11T13:33:49Z | |
| 114-hr-5976 | 114 | hr | 5976 | Agriculture Conservation Stamp Act | Agriculture and Food | 2016-09-08 | 2016-09-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] | IA | R | Y000066 | 0 | Agriculture Conservation Stamp Act This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue for a four-year period a semipostal to benefit certain Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation programs. (A semipostal is a postage stamp that is issued and sold by the USPS at a premium, in order to help provide funding for a cause that the USPS considers to be in the national public interest and appropriate.) USDA is the sole agency to which the USPS may transfer funds received from the sale of the semipostal. USDA must use the transferred funds exclusively for programs authorized under title XII (Conservation) of the Food Security Act of 1985. | 2023-01-11T13:33:50Z | |
| 114-s-3288 | 114 | s | 3288 | Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-09-06 | 2016-09-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 3 | Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to exempt certain recipients of Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation assistance from specified reporting requirements. The bill exempts producers or landowners eligible to participate in any USDA conservation program from reporting requirements related to subawards, executive compensation, the Universal Identifier, and the System for Award Management. | 2023-01-11T13:33:35Z | |
| 114-hr-5925 | 114 | hr | 5925 | Food Stamp Integrity Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-21 | 2016-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. | House | Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] | ME | R | P000611 | 0 | Food Stamp Integrity Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to revise the rules for disqualifying individuals from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). The bill permanently disqualifies individuals who have been found guilty of offenses or misconduct, including: fraud or misrepresentation with respect to SNAP; the trading of a controlled substance, firearms, ammunition, or explosives for benefits; terrorism; defrauding the federal government, a state, or a unit of local government; obtaining cash by destroying food purchased with benefits and collecting deposits for containers; or selling food purchased with benefits. An individual who is delinquent in paying child support may not receive benefits unless a court allowed a payment delay or the individual is complying with a payment plan. If a household requests a third replacement Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card in a one-year period, a state may: (1) require the head of the household to appear in person for an interview before issuing an additional card, and (2) terminate participation of the household for one year if a fifth card is requested in a one-year period. The bill modifies the work requirements and eliminates certain exemptions and waivers from the requirements. If an able-bodied adult without dependents fails to meet the work requirements for three months in a 48-month period (36 months under current law), they are ineligible for SNAP for the remainder of the 48-month period, or until they comply. | 2023-01-11T13:33:18Z | |
| 114-hres-839 | 114 | hres | 839 | Encouraging the people of the United States to observe "National Lobster Day". | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-21 | 2016-07-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] | ME | R | P000611 | 0 | Encourages the United States to observe September 25, 2016, as National Lobster Day. | 2023-01-11T13:33:17Z | |
| 114-hr-5857 | 114 | hr | 5857 | Beginning Farmers Agenda Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-14 | 2016-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] | NY | D | M001185 | 0 | Beginning Farmers Agenda Act of 2016 This bill amends various agricultural laws to modify and establish programs to assist beginning farmers. The bill makes land trusts eligible for certain assistance under the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Conservation Easement Program. In administering the program, USDA may prioritize an application for purchasing an easement that maintains agricultural viability, requires subsequent purchases to be at agricultural value, or both. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income up to $250,000 in gains from the sale or exchange of certain agricultural property to a beginning, socially disadvantaged, or veteran farmer or rancher, subject to specified conditions. The bill modifies several agricultural programs to: require the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to prequalify loan applicants, increase and index for inflation the limit on the amount of USDA farm ownership loans per borrower, establish minimum funding requirements for agriculture land easements and wetland reserve easements, transfer jurisdiction of the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers to the FSA, establish an online customer self-service portal, reauthorize the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, and authorize grants for farm viability programs. The FSA must assign state coordinators to promote communication with beginning farmers or ranchers and increase their access to USDA programs. The General Services Administration may sell surplus farm equipment or property to socially disadvantaged, veteran, or beginning farmers and ranchers. The bill provides funding for: (1) the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Individual Development Accounts Pilot Program, and (2) the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. | 2023-01-11T13:33:21Z | |
| 114-hr-5883 | 114 | hr | 5883 | Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-14 | 2016-10-07 | Became Public Law No: 114-237. | House | Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] | NC | R | R000603 | 12 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 20, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to expand the definition of "marketing agency" to include any person who engages in the business of buying or selling livestock, on a commission or other fee basis, through the use of online, video, or other electronic methods. The term "marketing agency" does not include a person whose annual average of online, video, or electronic sales of livestock, on a commission or other fee basis, is less than $250,000. (Sec. 3) The bill also permits electronic funds transfers and other expeditious payment methods that the Department of Agriculture determines to be appropriate to be used as options for meeting prompt payment requirements for livestock purchases. | 2023-04-24T20:39:47Z | |
| 114-hr-5897 | 114 | hr | 5897 | Precision Farming Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-14 | 2016-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] | NY | R | S001196 | 0 | Precision Farming Act of 2016 This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to require the Department of Agriculture to give priority to loan applicants that offer to provide broadband service, at better than the minimum acceptable level of broadband service, to agricultural producers in the proposed service territory to improve their ability to conduct precision farming or ranching. (Precision farming is a strategy that uses various technologies to manage production through data analysis and automation.) The bill also amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support for the installation of broadband services to improve the ability of an agricultural producer to conduct precision farming or ranching. The bill requires broadband providers to install the services at a discount and makes the providers eligible for a reimbursement of the discount. Agricultural producers are limited to one discount that is the lesser of: (1) the amount that the provider would charge other parties for a similar installation, or (2) $15,000. | 2023-01-11T13:33:19Z | |
| 114-hres-834 | 114 | hres | 834 | Recognizing the important role pollinators play in supporting ecosystems and economies. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-14 | 2016-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] | FL | D | H000324 | 8 | Recognizes the importance of pollinators in agriculture and in maintaining our diverse ecosystem. Supports ongoing efforts to advance research and increase public awareness. | 2023-01-11T13:33:17Z | |
| 114-s-3212 | 114 | s | 3212 | Century Farms Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] | CT | D | M001169 | 1 | Century Farms Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to recognize: (1) any farm that a state department of agriculture or similar statewide agricultural organization recognizes as a Century Farm, or (2) a farm or ranch that has been operated continuously and owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years. In recognizing farms under this bill, USDA must give preference to small farms. | 2023-01-11T13:33:13Z | |
| 114-s-3229 | 114 | s | 3229 | Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 1 | Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2016 This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to increase the amount of unpaid debt permitted per borrower under Department of Agriculture farm ownership and operating loans. | 2023-01-11T13:33:13Z | |
| 114-sres-546 | 114 | sres | 546 | A resolution honoring the centennial of the United States Grain Standards Act. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5193-5194; text as passed Senate: CR S5175-5176) | Senate | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | KS | R | R000307 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Honors the centennial of the United States Grain Standards Act by reaffirming the significance of the Act. Finds that the Act remains necessary to facilitate the movement of U.S. grain into the marketplace by providing an internationally recognized standard in sampling, inspection, process verification, weighing, and stowage examination services that accurately and consistently describe the quality and quantity of grain commodities traded domestically and internationally. | 2021-07-10T19:49:01Z | |
| 114-sres-547 | 114 | sres | 547 | A resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5193-5194; text as passed Senate: CR S5175-5176) | Senate | Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] | AR | R | B001236 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System. Encourages the public to participate in activities that celebrate the anniversary and highlight the importance of this program, working family-owned forests, and the clean water, wildlife habitats, and wood supply that forests provide for all people in the United States. Supports conservation and management of the nation's trees and forests through landowner participation in the Conservation Reserve Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, the Conservation Stewardship Program, the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, and the Forest Stewardship Program. | 2018-06-02T06:21:35Z | |
| 114-hconres-144 | 114 | hconres | 144 | Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-13 | 2016-07-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] | PA | R | T000467 | 12 | Recognizes the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System. Encourages the public to participate in ceremonies and activities that recognize the importance of this program, working family-owned forests, and the clean water, wildlife habitat, and wood supply they provide. Supports conservation and management of the nation's trees and forests through landowner participation in the Conservation Reserve Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, the Conservation Stewardship Program, and the Forest Stewardship Program. | 2023-01-11T13:32:36Z | |
| 114-s-3200 | 114 | s | 3200 | Voluntary Check-off Program Participation Act | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-13 | 2016-07-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 0 | Voluntary Check-off Program Participation Act This bill prohibits mandatory or compulsory check-off programs and requires producer participation in the programs to be voluntary at the point of sale. (A check-off program is a program to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands. The Department of Agriculture oversees the programs, which are requested and funded by industry.) | 2023-01-11T13:33:14Z | |
| 114-s-3201 | 114 | s | 3201 | Commodity Checkoff Program Improvement Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-13 | 2016-07-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 1 | Commodity Checkoff Program Improvement Act of 2016 This bill establishes restrictions and requirements for checkoff programs, which are programs overseen by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands. The bill prohibits boards established to carry out a checkoff program or a USDA order issued under a checkoff program from entering into a contract or agreement to carry out program activities with a party that engages in activities to influence any government policy or action that relates to agriculture. The bill also prohibits a board or its employees or agents acting in their official capacity from engaging in: (1) any act that involves a conflict of interest; and (2) any anticompetitive activity, unfair or deceptive act or practice, or any act that may be disparaging to another agricultural commodity or product. The board must meet specified requirements regarding the publication of budgets and disbursements of funds. The USDA Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office must conduct specified audits regarding checkoff programs. | 2023-01-11T13:33:14Z | |
| 114-hr-5733 | 114 | hr | 5733 | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-12 | 2016-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] | IL | R | B001295 | 1 | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 1961 to revise the limits for the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) conservation loan guarantee program. The bill replaces the existing 80% limit on the portion of a loan that USDA may guarantee with limits that range from 80%-90%, depending on the principal amount of the loan. For socially disadvantaged or beginning farmers or ranchers, the bill replaces the existing 90% limit with limits that range from 85%-95%, depending on the principal amount of the loan. USDA may not guarantee a loan under the program that exceeds $3.5 million. | 2023-01-11T13:33:25Z | |
| 114-hr-5699 | 114 | hr | 5699 | Serve More Kids Act | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-08 | 2016-09-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] | WI | D | M001160 | 1 | Serve More Kids Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to make several changes to the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) child nutrition programs. USDA must: (1) award equipment assistance grants to states for the school lunch and breakfast programs, (2) provide commodity assistance to states for the School Breakfast Program (SBP), and (3) establish a pilot program for providing a third daily meal under the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). USDA may waive or modify the verification sample size requirements under the National School Lunch Program for local educational agencies that demonstrate that the requirement would increase the number of eligible children losing access to benefits or have a disproportionate and adverse impact on vulnerable populations such as migrants and homeless youth. USDA may grant a request to allow children to consume SFSP meals off-site due to specified factors, including extreme weather, violence and other public safety concerns, or efforts to support innovative meal delivery methods to address transportation barriers and low program participation in rural areas. The bill modifies the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to: specify that the food must be nutritious; specify certification periods for breastfeeding women, infants, and postpartum women; require state agencies to submit plans and distribute information related to improving access for members of the Armed Forces; and require USDA to provide additional annual performance bonus payments to state agencies for improving the proportion of breast-fed infants participating in the program. The bill also reauthorizes USDA grants to states for expanding school breakfast programs. | 2023-01-11T13:33:26Z | |
| 114-s-3136 | 114 | s | 3136 | Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-06 | 2016-07-06 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 547. | Senate | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | KS | R | R000307 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to reauthorize and modify: (1) child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and other institutional food service programs; and (2) the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The bill extends through FY2020 the authorizations for: the Summer Food Service Program, WIC, the WIC Farmer's Market Nutrition Program, and State Administrative Expenses. (Under current law, several programs such as the NSLP and the School Breakfast Program are permanently authorized.) For the child nutrition programs, the bill makes policy changes that: require the Department of Agriculture to use an expedited rulemaking process to change regulations regarding whole grain and sodium requirements for the NSLP and the School Breakfast Program; create a hardship exemption to temporarily permit certain schools to serve frozen, dried, or canned fruits under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program; revise application verification requirements for the school meal programs; and permit states to provide summer meals away from a congregate site (specific sites where children come to eat and are supervised) in rural or low-income areas without access to summer service. For WIC, the bill: changes rules regarding the eligibility criteria for children, the infant certification period, and income eligibility calculations; permits commercial availability and participant demand to be considered when amending the list of supplemental foods, and modifies the competitive bidding and contract award process for infant formula and infant foods. | 2019-11-15T21:47:24Z | |
| 114-s-3108 | 114 | s | 3108 | Food Recovery Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-06-29 | 2016-06-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 4 | Food Recovery Act of 2016 This bill provides funding and establishes requirements to reduce food waste and standardize date labeling on food. The bill expands and establishes grant and loan programs to: raise awareness about wasted food and food recovery efforts to reduce the quantity of wasted food, improve cooperation between agricultural producers and emergency feeding organizations, assist schools in using food from farms that would otherwise go to waste and providing farms with compostable materials, and install facilities that include composting or anaerobic digesters that use food or crop waste to produce energy. The bill provides funds for: (1) state storage and distribution costs under the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and (2) media campaigns to decrease food waste. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish an Office of Food Recovery to coordinate programs to measure and reduce food waste. The bill specifies that composting is eligible for support under USDA's conservation programs. Companies that receive federal food service contracts must donate surplus food to nonprofit organizations that assist food-insecure people. Food Date Labeling Act of 2016 Producers, manufacturers, distributors, or retailers that place a date label on food packaging of a product must use the phrases "best if used by" to indicate food quality and the phrase "expires on" to warn of food that may be unsafe to eat after a specified date. Labelers may include a quality date on packaging, but must include a safety date on ready-to-eat products. No one may prohibit the sale, donation, or use of a product after the quality date for the product has passed. | 2023-01-11T13:32:37Z | |
| 114-hr-5605 | 114 | hr | 5605 | Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act | Agriculture and Food | 2016-06-28 | 2016-07-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] | SD | R | N000184 | 3 | Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to revise the process that the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) uses to make a wetland determination, delineation, or certification. The NRCS must make a determination, delineation, or certification within 60 days. If the NRCS misses the deadline, it must provide a reasonable transition period for a person to come into compliance with the decision without losing eligibility for certain payments and loans. A decision is subject to judicial review, and a person is not required to exhaust all administrative remedies prior to bringing a suit in federal court. In the case of a dispute, the NRCS must bear the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence and provide a copy of the agency record upon request. USDA must permit a person to secure technical assistance from an approved source, other than the NRCS, for the preparation of: (1) a conservation plan or similar plan required as a condition for USDA assistance, and (2) a wetland delineation or determination. | 2023-01-11T13:32:42Z | |
| 114-sres-513 | 114 | sres | 513 | A resolution designating September 25, 2016, as "National Lobster Day". | Agriculture and Food | 2016-06-28 | 2016-07-12 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] | ME | I | K000383 | 8 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates September 25, 2016, as National Lobster Day. | 2023-01-11T13:32:36Z | |
| 114-hres-791 | 114 | hres | 791 | Supporting the recognition of 2016 as the "Year of Pulse Crops" and acknowledging the nutritional benefit and important contribution to soil health of pulse crops. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-06-16 | 2016-06-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4] | MI | R | M001194 | 0 | Supports the recognition of the Year of Pulse Crops, participation in events and activities organized pursuant to the United Nations observance of the International Year of Pulses, and future funding to support the cultivation and consumption of pulse crops. (A pulse crop is a dry, edible seed of a plant in the legume family, including a dry bean, dry pea, lentil, or chickpea.) | 2023-01-11T13:32:41Z | |
| 114-hr-5451 | 114 | hr | 5451 | Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-06-10 | 2016-06-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] | NH | D | K000382 | 1 | Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to exempt certain recipients of Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation assistance from specified reporting requirements. The bill exempts producers that receive $450,000 or less in USDA conservation assistance during the year or are Indian tribes from reporting requirements related to subawards, executive compensation, the Universal Identifier, and the System for Award Management. | 2023-01-11T13:32:48Z | |
| 114-sres-492 | 114 | sres | 492 | A resolution designating the week of June 6 through June 12, 2016, as "Hemp History Week". | Agriculture and Food | 2016-06-10 | 2016-06-10 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3812; text as passed Senate: CR S3797-3798) | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the week of June 6-June 12, 2016, as Hemp History Week. Recognizes the historical relevance and growing economic potential of industrial hemp. | 2018-06-02T06:20:54Z | |
| 114-hr-5423 | 114 | hr | 5423 | SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-06-09 | 2016-06-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. | House | Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] | PA | D | C001090 | 27 | SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2016 This bill 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. | 2023-01-11T13:32:49Z | |
| 114-hres-774 | 114 | hres | 774 | Expressing support for designation of the week of June 6 through June 12, 2016, as "Hemp History Week". | Agriculture and Food | 2016-06-09 | 2016-06-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] | CO | D | P000598 | 2 | Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) supports the designation of June 6-June 12, 2016, as Hemp History Week; and (2) recognizes the historical relevance and growing economic potential of industrial hemp. | 2023-01-11T13:32:42Z | |
| 114-hres-734 | 114 | hres | 734 | Recognizing and honoring the historical significance of the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris, and the impact of the California victory at the 1976 Paris Tasting on the world of wine and the United States wine industry as a whole. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-05-17 | 2016-05-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] | CA | D | T000460 | 64 | Recognizes and honors the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris and the impact of the California victory at the 1976 Paris Tasting on the world of wine and the U.S. wine industry. (At the 1976 Paris Tasting, French wine experts were invited to blind taste wines from California and France.) | 2023-01-11T13:32:57Z | |
| 114-hr-5215 | 114 | hr | 5215 | Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-05-12 | 2016-05-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. | House | Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | A000370 | 12 | Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to revise the requirements for calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits. The bill increases the minimum SNAP benefit and requires benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan, which is the diet required to feed a family of four, consisting of: a man and a woman 19-50 years of age, a child 6-8 years of age, and a child 9-11 years of age. USDA must make adjustments to the plan to account for household size, changes in the cost of the diet, and the costs of food in specified areas. The bill revises the amounts authorized for nutrition assistance block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa and requires the amounts to be modified based on adjustments to the low-cost food plan. The bill modifies the requirements for calculating household income to determine SNAP eligibility by: (1) authorizing a standard medical expense deduction for households containing an elderly or disabled member, and (2) eliminating the cap on the deduction for excess shelter expenses. The bill exempts from SNAP work requirements able-bodied adults without dependents who are not offered a position in a SNAP Employment and Training Program. | 2023-01-11T13:33:03Z | |
| 114-s-2911 | 114 | s | 2911 | A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-05-10 | 2016-05-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | This bill amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to prohibit livestock packers from owning, controlling, or feeding livestock to such an extent that the producer no longer materially participates in the management of the operation with respect to the production of the livestock. The bill includes exceptions for: (1) livestock held for not more than seven days before slaughter; (2) certain cooperatives that own, control, or feed livestock and provide such livestock for slaughter; (3) packers that are not required to report price and quantity information on each reporting day; or (4) packers that own one livestock processing plant. | 2023-01-11T13:32:55Z | |
| 114-hr-5043 | 114 | hr | 5043 | Protecting School Meals from Fines Act | Agriculture and Food | 2016-04-21 | 2016-09-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] | VA | R | W000804 | 0 | Protecting School Meals from Fines Act This bill prohibits the implementation of proposed Department of Agriculture regulations to establish criteria for imposing fines on school funding authorities, schools, and state agencies that are administering federal child nutrition programs and have: (1) failed to correct severe mismanagement of any program, (2) failed to correct repeated violations of program requirements, or (3) disregarded a requirement of which they have been informed. | 2023-01-11T13:31:34Z | |
| 114-hr-5003 | 114 | hr | 5003 | Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-04-20 | 2016-12-08 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 665. | House | Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] | IN | R | R000592 | 1 | Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to reauthorize and modify: (1) child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and other institutional food service programs; and (2) the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The bill extends the authorizations for: the Summer Food Service Program, WIC, the WIC Farmer's Market Nutrition Program, and State Administrative Expenses. (Under current law, several programs such as the NSLP and the School Breakfast Program are permanently authorized.) For the child nutrition programs, the bill makes policy changes that: establish a demonstration project to permit up to three states to receive a block grant instead of open-ended funding currently provided by several child nutrition programs; require the Department of Agriculture to review school meal regulations every three years and make any necessary revisions; increase reimbursement rates for the School Breakfast Program; increase the eligibility threshold for participation in the Community Eligibility Provision that permits schools in high poverty areas to serve all meals free of charge; permit states to provide summer meals away from a congregate site (specific sites where children come to eat and are supervised) in rural or low-income areas without access to summer service; and revise application verification requirements for the school meal programs. For WIC, the bill: authorizes appropriations at the current FY2016 level for the next five years, permits commercial availability and participant demand to be considered when amending the list of supplemental foods, and modifies the competitive bidding and contract award process for infant formula and infant foods. | 2023-01-11T13:31:36Z | |
| 114-hr-5013 | 114 | hr | 5013 | Safe Water and Nutrition Access Act | Agriculture and Food | 2016-04-20 | 2016-04-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4] | MI | R | M001194 | 7 | Safe Water and Nutrition Access Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take the following actions regarding eligible states (states in which there is a community with respect to which the President has declared an emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act relating to public health threats associated with the presence of lead or other contaminants in a public drinking water supply): guarantee loans to entities to process, distribute, aggregate, store, and market locally or regionally produced food under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (CFRDA) for projects in underserved communities in an eligible state, using specified Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds for FY2016; provide grants under the CFRDA's emergency and imminent community water assistance grant program to nonprofit entities in an eligible state, notwithstanding maximum population and income requirements or maximum grant limitations under such Act, using specified CCC funds for FY2016; use specified CCC funds for water and waste disposal technical assistance and training grants, and for the rural water and wastewater circuit rider program, in FY2016-FY2017; and use specified CCC funds for eligible projects or partnerships under USDA's healthy food financing initiative, with priority given to eligible projects and partnerships to be carried out in an eligible state. The bill allows such amounts to be obligated during the five-year period beginning with the date the amount is first made available, after which the provision under which such amount is provided shall expire. No funds may be used to carry out a provision of this bill unless completely offset by a corresponding reduction in mandatory funds available for another program. | 2023-01-11T13:31:35Z | |
| 114-sres-431 | 114 | sres | 431 | A resolution recognizing the immeasurable benefits of the national 4-H program to the young people of the United States and supporting the campaign to expand the 4-H program. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-04-19 | 2016-04-19 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2202; text as passed Senate: CR S2200) | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 34 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes 4-H as a vital organization for training the next generation for national leadership, congratulates the National 4-H Council on its "Grow True Leaders" campaign, and supports the council's efforts to grow and diversify the 4-H program. | 2021-12-17T16:04:30Z | |
| 114-s-2810 | 114 | s | 2810 | Local Cheese Promotion and Dairy Support Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-04-18 | 2016-04-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] | CT | D | M001169 | 0 | Local Cheese Promotion and Dairy Support Act of 2016 This bill amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act to establish a Department of Agriculture (USDA) program to provide competitive grants to small cheese producers and cooperative groups of small cheese producers. In awarding grants, USDA must define the term "small cheese producer" and give preference to producers that: (1) purchase raw dairy product from producers located in the same state as the small cheese producers, or (2) produce raw dairy product on the farms of the small cheese producers. Grant recipients may use the funds to: purchase equipment or renovate and make repairs to production facilities, develop a business plan or perform a feasibility study to grow the business, promote and market cheese, participate in accounting and financial literacy education and training, and carry out food safety upgrades and training. Using no more than 10% of the funds provided for this bill, USDA must establish a cheese production, education, and promotion pilot project at eligible institutions, including: land-grant colleges or universities, local offices of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture or other regional USDA offices, groups of regional experts that advise beginning farmers or ranchers, or nonprofit organizations. | 2023-01-11T13:31:25Z | |
| 114-hr-4967 | 114 | hr | 4967 | Food Bank Assistance Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-04-15 | 2016-05-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. | House | Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] | NM | D | L000580 | 0 | Food Bank Assistance Act of 2016 This bill amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 and the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide additional funding to the Department of Agriculture for carrying out the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). (TEFAP helps supplement the diets of low-income Americans, including the elderly, by providing them with emergency food and nutrition assistance. The program provides food and administrative funds to states to supplement the diets of these groups.) | 2023-01-11T13:31:37Z | |
| 114-hr-4896 | 114 | hr | 4896 | Dairy MILC Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-04-11 | 2016-04-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] | NY | R | G000564 | 4 | Dairy Margin Insurance Location Calculation Act of 2016 or the Dairy MILC Act of 2016 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to calculate the average feed cost for the Dairy Margin Protection Program using data from each state rather than the national average. USDA must also take into consideration costs for energy, transportation, and labor. (The Dairy Margin Protection Program makes payments to participating farmers when actual dairy production margins fall below a farmer-selected insured margin. Average feed costs are part of the formula used to calculate actual dairy production margins.) | 2023-01-11T13:31:40Z | |
| 114-s-2743 | 114 | s | 2743 | Farm Payment Loophole Elimination Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-04-05 | 2016-04-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | Farm Payment Loophole Elimination Act of 2016 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to apply to family farms the requirement that recipients of farm subsidies be actively engaged in farming. The bill eliminates the existing exemption for family farms that permits family members that are not actively engaged in farming to receive farm subsidies. | 2023-01-11T13:31:27Z | |
| 114-hr-4849 | 114 | hr | 4849 | Food and Nutrition Reform, Responsibility, and Accountability Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-03-23 | 2016-03-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. | House | Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] | OH | R | C000266 | 2 | Food and Nutrition Reform, Responsibility, and Accountability Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to change the work requirements for the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). The bill reduces, from three months to one month, the time period for which able-bodied adults without dependents may receive SNAP benefits over a three-year period without meeting work requirements. The bill modifies the exemption from work requirements for individuals who are under 18 or over 50 years of age to apply the exemption to those who are: under 18, over 50 in a household that includes an individual that is under 18, or over 63. The bill eliminates USDA's authority to waive work requirements for individuals in areas with an unemployment rate above 10% or an insufficient number of jobs. States may provide exemptions from the work requirements for up to 5% (currently 15%) of the covered individuals who either receive SNAP benefits or were denied benefits due to work requirements. States must expunge benefits from a SNAP electronic benefit transfer account if: (1) the benefits are not used within 90 days of being posted to the account, or (2) the account has not been accessed for a 3-month period. State workfare programs for SNAP participants must require at least six hours of work per week. | 2023-01-11T13:31:50Z | |
| 114-hr-4881 | 114 | hr | 4881 | Healthy Food Choices Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-03-23 | 2016-03-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. | House | Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] | TN | R | R000582 | 0 | Healthy Food Choices Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to apply nutritional standards for the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to foods purchased for USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), with the addition of: meat, fish, and poultry; beans, soups, and immature varieties of legumes (such as those used in canned green peas, green beans, snap beans, yellow beans, and wax beans); and baked beans with meat. (Foods purchased for WIC must: (1) contain nutrients determined by nutritional research to be lacking in the diets of pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, or children; or (2) promote the health of the population served by the program.) | 2023-01-11T13:31:49Z | |
| 114-hr-4833 | 114 | hr | 4833 | Food Deserts Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-03-22 | 2016-03-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. | House | Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] | IN | D | C001072 | 24 | Food Deserts Act of 2016 This bill establishes a Department of Agriculture program to provide grants to states for revolving funds to support the establishment and operation of grocery stores in underserved communities. An underserved community is a community that has: (1) limited access to affordable, healthy foods, including fresh fruits and vegetables, in grocery retail stores or farmer-to-consumer direct markets; and (2) a high rate of hunger or food insecurity or a high poverty rate. States must use the funds to make loans to support grocery stores in underserved communities, including for: opening a store (excluding new construction), supporting an existing store, purchasing an existing store, or supporting a store located in a community that would be underserved without the store. States may only make loans for qualified grocery stores that: emphasize unprocessed, healthful foods; provide staple foods and a variety of raw fruits and vegetables; have a plan to keep the foods in stock; and charge prices at or below municipal averages. States must prioritize loan applications from entities that meet criteria, including: hiring workers from the underserved community, providing classes or educational information about a healthful diet, sourcing food from local urban farms and gardens, not selling alcohol or tobacco products, or demonstrating existing supply chain relationships or expertise in the grocery industry. | 2023-01-11T13:31:50Z | |
| 114-sres-397 | 114 | sres | 397 | A resolution supporting the recognition of 2016 as the "Year of Pulses" and acknowledging the nutritional benefit and important contribution to soil health of pulse crops. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-03-10 | 2016-03-10 | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1443) | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 6 | Supports the recognition of 2016 as the Year of Pulses, participation in events and activities organized pursuant to the United Nations observance of the International Year of Pulses in 2016, and future funding to support the cultivation and consumption of pulses. (A pulse is a dry, edible seed of a plant in the legume family, including a dry bean, dry pea, lentil, or chickpea.) | 2023-01-11T13:31:42Z | |
| 114-s-2651 | 114 | s | 2651 | PRIME Act | Agriculture and Food | 2016-03-08 | 2016-03-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] | ME | I | K000383 | 1 | Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act or the PRIME Act This bill amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to expand the exemption of custom slaughtering of animals from federal inspection requirements. Under current law, the exemption applies if the meat is slaughtered for personal, household, guest, and employee uses. The bill expands the exemption to include meat that is: slaughtered and prepared at a custom slaughter facility in accordance with the laws of the state where the facility is located; and prepared exclusively for distribution to household consumers in the state and restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments in the state that either prepare meals served directly to consumers or sell meat and food products directly to consumers in the state. The bill does not preempt any state law concerning the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products at a custom slaughter facility, or the sale of meat or meat food products. | 2023-01-11T13:31:45Z | |
| 114-hr-4710 | 114 | hr | 4710 | End Subsidies for Tobacco Act | Agriculture and Food | 2016-03-03 | 2016-03-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] | OK | R | R000604 | 2 | End Subsidies for Tobacco Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from subsidizing crop insurance premiums for tobacco. Any savings that occur as a result of this bill must be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction. | 2023-01-11T13:31:55Z | |
| 114-hres-633 | 114 | hres | 633 | Recognizing the important work of Meals on Wheels America and senior nutrition programs throughout the Nation in addressing hunger and isolation and improving the health and quality of life for millions of our Nation's seniors each year. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-03-01 | 2016-03-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] | IA | D | L000565 | 33 | Recognizes and honors: (1) the work of Meals on Wheels America and senior nutrition programs throughout the nation in addressing hunger, isolation, and the quality of life of seniors; (2) the volunteers for the programs; and (3) the role that March for Meals celebrations play in increasing awareness of the need for non-federal funds and volunteers for the programs. Encourages Members of Congress to support their local senior nutrition programs by participating in March for Meals events and by delivering meals to homebound seniors and serving them in a group setting throughout the year. | 2023-01-11T13:31:48Z | |
| 114-s-2609 | 114 | s | 2609 | An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-03-01 | 2016-12-09 | By Senator Roberts from Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry filed written report. Report No. 114-403. Additional views filed. | Senate | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | KS | R | R000307 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a national voluntary bioengineered food labeling standard. The standard applies to food that either contains or was developed or produced using genetic material that: (1) has been modified through in vitro recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) techniques, and (2) could not otherwise be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature. (Recombinant DNA is DNA that has been altered by joining genetic material from two or more different organisms.) USDA regulations implementing this bill must: prohibit claims regarding the safety or quality of food based on whether or not the food is bioengineered, determine the amounts of a bioengineered substance that may be present for a food to be labeled as bioengineered, and establish a process for requesting and granting determinations regarding other factors and conditions under which a food may be labeled as bioengineered. USDA must provide science-based information through education, outreach, and promotion to address consumer acceptance of agricultural biotechnology. USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services must report to Congress regarding the availability of information for determining whether food is bioengineered or bioengineering was used in the development or production process. The labeling standard established by this bill preempts state and local laws regarding the labeling of bioengineered or genetically engineered food or seeds. | 2022-02-02T06:06:21Z | |
| 114-hr-4617 | 114 | hr | 4617 | To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase requirement for the school lunch program include fish harvested within United States waters, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-02-25 | 2016-09-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] | WA | D | D000617 | 9 | This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority that purchases fish or fish products for a school lunch or breakfast program to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, fish harvested within U.S. waters or tuna harvested by a U.S.-flag vessel. | 2023-01-11T13:32:05Z | |
| 114-hr-4631 | 114 | hr | 4631 | Stop Taxpayer-Funded Alcohol Marketing Act | Agriculture and Food | 2016-02-25 | 2016-03-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] | OK | R | R000604 | 0 | Stop Taxpayer-Funded Alcohol Marketing Act This bill amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to prohibit the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from awarding value-added agricultural product market development grants to support the marketing of beer, wine, distilled spirits, hard cider, or other alcohol products. The bill also rescinds $8 million of the unobligated funds that were previously provided to USDA for the grants. | 2023-01-11T13:32:05Z | |
| 114-hr-4570 | 114 | hr | 4570 | 100 Years of Women in Congress Act | Agriculture and Food | 2016-02-12 | 2016-04-19 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | House | Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] | NY | D | M001188 | 49 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) 100 Years of Women in Congress Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to designate as Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program Grants the current research and extension grants to increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), with priority given to eligible institutions that carry out continuing programs funded by the Department of Agriculture. | 2023-01-11T13:31:40Z | |
| 114-hr-4540 | 114 | hr | 4540 | SNAP Empowerment and Accountability Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-02-11 | 2016-03-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] | AL | R | A000055 | 7 | SNAP Empowerment and Accountability Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to permit states to use drug test results for determining eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants to states to treat individuals who test positive. The bill increases from $20 to $50 the amount of annual benefits received under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 or a similar energy assistance program which qualifies a SNAP applicant to use a standard utility allowance to document heating and cooling costs for calculating benefits. | 2023-01-11T13:32:08Z | |
| 114-s-2529 | 114 | s | 2529 | A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase requirement for the school lunch program include fish harvested within United States waters, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-02-10 | 2016-02-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] | AK | R | S001198 | 2 | This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority that purchases fish or fish products for a school lunch or breakfast program to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, fish harvested within U.S. waters or tuna harvested by a U.S.-flag vessel. | 2023-01-11T13:32:00Z | |
| 114-sres-360 | 114 | sres | 360 | A resolution congratulating the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture on the celebration of its 100th anniversary. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-02-03 | 2016-02-03 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S571; text as passed Senate: CR S578) | Senate | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | KS | R | R000307 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congratulates the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture on the 100th anniversary of its founding. | 2021-12-17T16:03:40Z | |
| 114-hr-4420 | 114 | hr | 4420 | No Welfare for Terrorists Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-02-01 | 2016-02-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. | House | Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] | ME | R | P000611 | 45 | No Welfare for Terrorists Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make convicted terrorists ineligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). | 2023-01-11T13:32:12Z | |
| 114-hres-591 | 114 | hres | 591 | Commending the cooperative owners and the employees of the Farm Credit System for their continuing service in meeting the credit and financial-services needs of rural communities and agriculture. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-01-28 | 2016-02-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] | TX | R | C001062 | 185 | Commends the cooperative owners and the employees of the Farm Credit System for their continuing service in meeting the credit and financial-services needs of rural communities and agriculture. | 2023-01-11T13:32:15Z | |
| 114-sres-349 | 114 | sres | 349 | A resolution congratulating the Farm Credit System on the celebration of its 100th anniversary. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-01-28 | 2016-07-14 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | KS | R | R000307 | 58 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congratulates the Farm Credit System (FCS) on its 100th anniversary and commends the service of the cooperative owners and employees of the FCS in helping to meet the credit and financial services needs of rural communities and agriculture. (The FCS is a network of borrower-owned lending institutions that operates as a government-sponsored enterprise to provide credit and other services to agricultural producers and farmer-owned agricultural and aquatic cooperatives. It also makes loans for agricultural processing and marketing activities, rural housing, farm-related businesses, rural utilities, and companies involved in international agricultural trade.) | 2023-01-11T13:32:13Z | |
| 114-s-2445 | 114 | s | 2445 | A bill to improve the effectiveness and coordination of nutrition education. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-01-19 | 2016-01-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study and report to Congress on state administrative expense funds, including: the use of the funds by state agencies; policies, practices, and training methods being implemented using the funds; factors that interfere with the ability of a state agency to use the funds effectively; and ways the funds are being used to encourage the implementation of effective and consistent school nutrition workforce training and technical assistance. USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion must study and report to Congress on the effectiveness and level of coordination between nutrition education in the child nutrition programs and other federal programs that include nutrition education. | 2023-01-11T13:32:15Z | |
| 114-s-2420 | 114 | s | 2420 | SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-12-17 | 2015-12-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 7 | SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exempt Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) beneficiaries from work requirements if they are not offered a position in a state job training or workfare program. The bill also exempts from work requirements veterans who are participating in certain programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs or a state to further employment or rehabilitation goals. The bill permits the Department of Agriculture to allocate specified funds to states for the employment programs. | 2023-01-11T13:32:20Z | |
| 114-hr-4226 | 114 | hr | 4226 | To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide relief for agricultural producers adversely impacted by the Oriental fruit fly. | Agriculture and Food | 2015-12-10 | 2016-01-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] | FL | R | C001107 | 6 | This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reimburse producers on farms for losses that are due to the inability to plant, grow, or ship a crop to market due to a federal or state government quarantine to control the Oriental fruit fly. The payments are limited to 70% of the market value of the affected crop and end as soon as possible once the producer is able to resume marketing a crop after the quarantine is lifted. In implementing this bill, USDA must not discriminate against or penalize a producer that obtained, or did not obtain, crop insurance, noninsured crop disaster assistance, or similar risk protection for the same type of crop, except that assistance provided by this bill must be reduced by the amount of assistance provided for the same losses under any other federal law. Producers receiving assistance under this bill must agree to obtain crop insurance, noninsured crop disaster assistance, or similar risk protection for the same type of crop for at least the next two crop years, if the insurance, assistance, or protection is available. | 2023-01-11T13:32:28Z | |
| 114-sjres-28 | 114 | sjres | 28 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes. | Agriculture and Food | 2015-12-10 | 2016-05-26 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 22 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) This joint resolution disapproves and nullifies a Department of Agriculture rule published on December 2, 2015, to establish a mandatory inspection program for fish of the order Siluriformes, including catfish and products derived from the fish. | 2023-01-11T13:32:20Z | |
| 114-hr-4205 | 114 | hr | 4205 | Christmas Tree Tax Exemption Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-12-09 | 2015-12-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] | TX | R | M001157 | 0 | Christmas Tree Tax Exemption Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to permit "choose and cut" Christmas tree producers to opt out of USDA's Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order with respect to trees sold directly to final consumers. (The order 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.) | 2023-01-11T13:32:29Z | |
| 114-hr-4184 | 114 | hr | 4184 | Food Recovery Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-12-07 | 2016-03-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] | ME | D | P000597 | 47 | Food Recovery Act of 2015 This bill amends the following to provide funding, expand tax deductions, and establish requirements to reduce food waste: the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; the Internal Revenue Code; the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act; and several agricultural laws. The bill expands and establishes federal grant and loan programs to: improve the nutritional health of children and raise awareness about food waste, improve cooperation between agricultural producers and emergency feeding organizations, assist schools in using food from farms that would otherwise go to waste and providing farms with compostable materials, and install facilities that include composting or anaerobic digesters that use food or crop waste to produce energy. Recipients of grants to install anaerobic digesters that use waste to produce energy must meet specified requirements regarding environmental laws and the distribution of certain food to hunger-serving organizations. USDA must: (1) establish an Office of Food Recovery to coordinate federal programs to measure and reduce food waste, and (2) study techniques for decreasing food waste and estimating the amount of food wasted by farms. The bill provides that composting is a conservation practice eligible for support under USDA's conservation programs. The bill extends and expands tax deductions for the donation of food to charitable organizations. "Sell-by" dates included on food labeling must indicate that the dates are only the manufacturer's suggestion and use uniform language. Companies that receive food service contracts with the federal government must donate surplus food to nonprofit organizations that assist food-insecure people. | 2023-01-11T13:32:29Z | |
| 114-sjres-27 | 114 | sjres | 27 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes. | Agriculture and Food | 2015-12-07 | 2015-12-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 2 | This joint resolution disapproves and nullifies a Department of Agriculture rule published on December 2, 2015, to establish a mandatory inspection program for fish of the order Siluriformes, including catfish and products derived from the fish. | 2023-01-11T13:32:20Z | |
| 114-hr-4121 | 114 | hr | 4121 | Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-11-19 | 2015-12-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. | House | Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] | NY | D | S000248 | 6 | Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2015 This bill reduces administrative requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), authorizes funding to increase access to SNAP offices, and authorizes grants for community-based nonprofits to expand anti-hunger activities. The bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal existing provisions regarding administrative costs and authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pay 75% of the administrative costs for state agencies to increase the operating hours of SNAP offices, reduce wait times, accept online applications, upgrade technology, and provide a checklist of required documents. If a state agency believes that information provided by a SNAP applicant is incorrect or incomplete, the agency must notify the applicant in writing and include instructions for providing the required information. Unless the information is not provided in response to the request or it cannot be verified, a state must not require an applicant to appear in person. State agencies must not require fingerprints for any member of a household to participate in SNAP or receive benefits. USDA must report annually to Congress on the comparative progress of states in improving access to SNAP. Beyond the Soup Kitchen Grants Program Act of 2015 The Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program is established to provide grants to community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups for programs to reduce hunger, increase the use of nutrition assistance and anti-poverty programs, bolster food security, assist individuals and families to develop assets, promote economic independence, improve nutrition, and reduce obesity. | 2023-01-11T13:29:20Z | |
| 114-hr-3973 | 114 | hr | 3973 | AFFIRM Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-11-05 | 2015-12-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 3 | Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures Act or the AFFIRM Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reduce federal crop insurance payments and disclose details regarding subsidies. The bill prohibits premium subsidies: (1) for additional coverage for any person or legal entity that has an average adjusted gross income that exceeds $250,000, (2) that exceed $40,000 per year for any person or legal entity, or (3) for policies that are based on the actual market price of an agricultural commodity at the time of harvest. The bill establishes an annual cap on total reimbursements for administrative and operating costs of crop insurance providers that begins at $900 million for 2015 and is adjusted for inflation in each subsequent year. The overall rate of return for insurance providers is capped at 8.9%. The bill eliminates a requirement that any renegotiated Standard Insurance Agreement (SRA) be budget-neutral. (The SRA is an agreement between USDA and the private companies that administer the federal crop insurance program that specifies details such as administrative and operating expense reimbursements and risk sharing. Eliminating the budget neutrality requirement permits USDA to use the renegotiation of the SRA to achieve savings.) USDA must annually disclose to the public specified details regarding the recipients and amounts of federal crop insurance subsidies. | 2023-01-11T13:29:25Z | |
| 114-s-2243 | 114 | s | 2243 | Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-11-05 | 2015-11-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] | WI | R | J000293 | 5 | Fruit and Vegetables Access for Children Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow federal grant-funded fresh fruit and vegetable programs carried out by states to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables. | 2023-01-11T13:32:35Z | |
| 114-s-2244 | 114 | s | 2244 | AFFIRM Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-11-05 | 2015-11-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] | AZ | R | F000444 | 1 | Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures Act or the AFFIRM Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reduce federal crop insurance payments and disclose details regarding subsidies. The bill prohibits premium subsidies: (1) for additional coverage for any person or legal entity that has an average adjusted gross income that exceeds $250,000, (2) that exceed $40,000 per year for any person or legal entity, or (3) for policies that are based on the actual market price of an agricultural commodity at the time of harvest. The bill establishes an annual cap on total reimbursements for administrative and operating costs of crop insurance providers that begins at $900 million for 2015 and is adjusted for inflation in each subsequent year. The overall rate of return for insurance providers is capped at 8.9%. The bill eliminates a requirement that any renegotiated Standard Insurance Agreement (SRA) be budget-neutral. (The SRA is an agreement between USDA and the private companies that administer the federal crop insurance program that specifies details such as administrative and operating expense reimbursements and risk sharing. Eliminating the budget neutrality requirement permits USDA to use the renegotiation of the SRA to achieve savings.) USDA must annually disclose to the public specified details regarding the recipients and amounts of federal crop insurance subsidies. | 2023-01-11T13:32:35Z | |
| 114-hr-3886 | 114 | hr | 3886 | Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-11-03 | 2016-03-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] | OR | D | B001278 | 66 | Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to revise several provisions related to the child and adult care food program. Under current law: (1) an institution that provides child or day care under the program may be reimbursed for up to two meals and one supplement per day per child; and (2) a family or group day care home sponsoring organization may receive the same maximum reimbursement, but only with respect to a child maintained in a child care setting for at least eight hours per day. The bill eliminates this distinction between institutions and sponsoring organizations, and increases maximum reimbursement for both to: (1) two meals and one supplement or one meal and two supplements per day per child; or (2) three meals and one supplement or two meals and two supplements per day per child, for each child maintained in a child care setting for at least eight hours per day. A determination of a for-profit day care center's eligibility to participate in the program shall be in effect for six months. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must issue guidance and, as appropriate, regulations to assist in ensuring a fair and effective process for the identification, review, and correction of serious program deficiencies. USDA shall establish an advisory committee to examine the feasibility of reducing unnecessary or duplicative paperwork for those participating or seeking to participate in the program. | 2023-01-11T13:29:28Z | |
| 114-hr-3893 | 114 | hr | 3893 | AIPM Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-11-03 | 2015-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] | HI | D | G000571 | 4 | Areawide Integrated Pest Management Act of 2015 or the AIPM Act of 2015 This bill amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to expand the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program to include grants to colleges, universities, and other entities for qualified areawide integrated pest management projects to prevent the spread of pests and invasive species. The bill establishes an areawide integrated pest management committee to consider stakeholder feedback and determine priorities for the projects. The projects must be implemented on a landscape scale or larger and include collaboration with specified federal, regional, state, and nongovernmental entities. The projects may prevent the spread of pests and invasive species through: prevention, avoidance, monitoring, and suppression; educational programs; and physical, mechanical, cultural biologically-based, or chemical controls. A qualified project must: provide for significant benefits for the prevention, eradication, or management of pests and invasive species; provide for economic and environmental benefits to agriculture, individuals, wildlife, and the environment; address the annual priorities established by the integrated pest management committee; last no more than five years; establish a regional advisory committee to oversee the project; and involve the cooperative extension services in translating the results of research into practical information and tools to be shared. USDA must transfer to the National Institute of Food and Agriculture the authority for the Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program. | 2023-01-11T13:29:27Z | |
| 114-hr-3845 | 114 | hr | 3845 | Crop Insurance Restoration Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-10-28 | 2015-12-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] | IA | R | Y000066 | 35 | Crop Insurance Restoration Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to repeal changes regarding the Standard Reinsurance Agreement that were enacted as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. The bill eliminates provisions that: (1) require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to renegotiate the Standard Reinsurance Agreement no later than December 31, 2016, and at least once every five years thereafter, and (2) establish an 8.9% cap on the overall rate of return for insurance providers under the agreement. (The Standard Reinsurance Agreement is an agreement between USDA and the private companies that administer the federal crop insurance program. It specifies details such as administrative and operating expense reimbursements and risk sharing between USDA and the companies in the operation of the program.) | 2023-01-11T13:29:36Z | |
| 114-hr-3828 | 114 | hr | 3828 | Land-Grant Opportunity Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-10-26 | 2015-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] | FL | D | B000911 | 35 | Land-Grant Opportunity Act This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to modify the formula that the Department of Agriculture uses to distribute funds for land-grant colleges and universities to provide additional funding for certain historically black colleges and universities. | 2023-01-11T13:29:37Z | |
| 114-hr-3817 | 114 | hr | 3817 | Improving School Nutrition Training Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-10-23 | 2016-03-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] | WI | D | P000607 | 32 | Improving School Nutrition Training Act This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to add requirements regarding the availability of training that the Department of Agriculture provides under current law for local food service personnel. The training must be scheduled primarily during paid working hours, offered in-person when appropriate, and incorporate hands-on training techniques. If the training is scheduled outside of working hours, food service personnel must be informed about the necessity of scheduling the program and compensated for attending the program. Personnel may not be penalized for failing to attend a program outside of working hours. | 2023-01-11T13:29:37Z | |
| 114-hr-3800 | 114 | hr | 3800 | Nutrition Education Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-10-22 | 2016-03-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] | PA | D | C001090 | 33 | Nutrition Education Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a local educational agency that participates in a school lunch or breakfast program to require each student to receive 50 hours of nutrition education per school year. Such instruction must be consistent with applicable school meal program requirements as well as meet certain other standards with respect to content and delivery. | 2023-01-11T13:29:38Z | |
| 114-hconres-80 | 114 | hconres | 80 | Expressing the sense of the Congress on Hunger in our Communities. | Agriculture and Food | 2015-09-30 | 2015-10-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. | House | Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | A000370 | 9 | Expresses the sense of Congress on hunger in our communities by resolving that Congress should: increase support for programs that will strengthen wages and move the nation toward full employment; increase funding for programs such as Unemployment Insurance, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), refundable tax credits, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program); appropriate funds for the Department of Agriculture to operate and manage programs that are authorized as part of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative; permit nonprofit organizations that serve children through the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program to operate one program year-round; and waive the on-site requirement for after-school and summer meals programs to allow communities to develop more effective ways to serve children outside of the school day. | 2023-01-11T13:29:55Z | |
| 114-hr-3657 | 114 | hr | 3657 | Food Security Improvement Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-09-30 | 2015-10-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. | House | Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] | FL | D | D000610 | 0 | Food Security Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan using the diet described in the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's publication entitled "The Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans, 2007" and adjustments specified in this bill. The bill revises the amounts of nutrition assistance block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa and requires the amounts to be modified based on adjustments to the low-cost food plan. | 2023-01-11T13:29:48Z | |
| 114-hr-3563 | 114 | hr | 3563 | Milk Freedom Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-09-18 | 2015-09-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] | KY | R | M001184 | 11 | Milk Freedom Act of 2015 This bill provides that federal departments, agencies, or courts must not prohibit, interfere with, regulate, or otherwise restrict the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk or milk products packaged for direct human consumption based on the determination that, solely because the product is unpasteurized, it is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise in violation of federal law. | 2023-01-11T13:29:51Z | |
| 114-hr-3564 | 114 | hr | 3564 | Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-09-18 | 2015-09-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] | KY | R | M001184 | 19 | Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2015 This bill provides that federal departments, agencies, or courts must not prohibit, interfere with, regulate, or otherwise restrict the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk or milk products packaged for direct human consumption if: the action is based on a determination that, solely because the product is unpasteurized, it is adulterated, misbranded, or otherwise in violation of federal law; the state of origin allows unpasteurized milk or milk products to be distributed for direct human consumption by any means; the product is produced, packaged, and moved in compliance with the laws of the state of origin; and the product is moved from the state of origin with the intent to transport it to another state which allows the distribution of unpasteurized milk or milk products for direct human consumption. The bill does not preempt any state laws. | 2023-01-11T13:29:51Z | |
| 114-hr-3532 | 114 | hr | 3532 | Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-09-17 | 2016-03-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] | ME | R | P000611 | 17 | Fruit and Vegetables Access for Children Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow federal grant-funded fresh fruit and vegetable programs carried out by states to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables. | 2023-01-11T13:29:52Z | |
| 114-hr-3540 | 114 | hr | 3540 | Farm to Table Safety Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-09-17 | 2015-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] | CA | D | C001097 | 1 | Farm to Table Safety Act This bill amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to modify the food safety education program authorized in the Act. The bill requires the Department of Agriculture to: (1) include farm workers in the program, and (2) expand the scope of the program to include practices that prevent bacterial contamination of food, methods of identifying sources of food contamination, and other means of decreasing food contamination. | 2023-01-11T13:29:52Z | |
| 114-hr-3502 | 114 | hr | 3502 | Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-09-11 | 2016-03-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] | NM | D | L000580 | 3 | Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Act to allow an Indian tribe to assume, from a nearby local educational agency (LEA) and in lieu of a state, responsibility for administration of the school breakfast program, the school lunch program, the child and adult care food program, or the summer food service program for children. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must identify, for optional use in LEAs on or near Indian reservations, alternatives to current program requirements related to the daily counting of meals by category, the use of annual applications to determine program eligibility, and the use of universal meal service. USDA may implement such alternatives, as limited by the bill, as well as further test them in demonstration projects. The bill also amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require USDA to increase the amount of administrative funds paid to an Indian tribe that agrees to assume responsibility for the administration of one of the aforementioned food programs. | 2023-01-11T13:29:53Z | |
| 114-s-1966 | 114 | s | 1966 | Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-08-05 | 2015-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] | AR | R | B001236 | 16 | Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish electronic benefit (EBT) cards and off-site consumption as two alternative delivery options for schools and service institutions in the summer food service program for children. These options shall be available to a child only if the child lives either in a rural area or outside of an area in which poor economic conditions exist, or, in the case of off-site consumption, if the summer program is available to the child at a congregate feeding site but the site is inaccessible, as specified by the bill. A state may not operate the EBT card option and the off-site consumption option simultaneously in the same area. Each state desiring to participate in the summer food service program shall include in its annual management and administration plan the state's plans for using one or both of these alternative delivery options. | 2023-01-11T13:29:58Z | |
| 114-s-1937 | 114 | s | 1937 | Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-08-04 | 2015-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] | NM | D | U000039 | 2 | Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Act to allow an Indian tribe to assume, from a nearby local educational agency (LEA) and in lieu of a state, responsibility for administration of the school breakfast program, the school lunch program, the child and adult care food program, or the summer food service program for children. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must identify, for optional use in LEAs on or near Indian reservations, alternatives to current program requirements related to the daily counting of meals by category, the use of annual applications to determine program eligibility, and the use of universal meal service. USDA may implement such alternatives, as limited by the bill, as well as further test them in demonstration projects. The bill also amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require USDA to increase the amount of administrative funds paid to an Indian tribe that agrees to assume responsibility for the administration of one of the aforementioned food programs. | 2023-01-11T13:29:59Z | |
| 114-hr-3282 | 114 | hr | 3282 | Protecting Honest Fishermen Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-07-29 | 2015-08-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | House | Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] | TX | R | F000460 | 1 | Protecting Honest Fishermen Act of 2015 This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to ensure that its seafood inspection activities are coordinated with the national sea grant college program to provide outreach on seafood safety to states, local health agencies, consumers, and the seafood industry. The Department of Commerce and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must ensure that seafood inspections and tests collect information for seafood fraud detection and prevention. "Seafood fraud" is defined as the mislabeling or misrepresentation of seafood information. Seafood imported into the United States or distributed or offered for sale in interstate commerce must display (on its packaging or otherwise accompanying the seafood) through processing, distribution, and final sale: (1) the market and scientific species names, (2) whether the seafood was harvested wild or was farm-raised, (3) the harvest method and date of the catch, and (4) the weight or number of product for an individual fish or lot. Additional information is required for seafood that was: (1) previously frozen, treated with substances affecting weight, or processed in a country other than that in which it was landed or harvested; or (2) farm-raised. The bill exempts importers, processors, distributors, or retailers from violations for unknowingly selling a product that was already mislabeled upon receipt, provided that such entities can produce the appropriate product traceability documentation. As an alternative to the disclosure requirements for certain categories of information, an importer, processor, distributor, or retailer (including a restaurant) may make the information available upon request to federal, state, or local officials authorized to conduct inspections of: (1) seafood, or (2) any facility that processes or sells seafood. Persons engaging in fishing on a U.S. vessel in the exclusive economic zone under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act are deemed to be i… | 2023-01-11T13:30:22Z | |
| 114-hr-3307 | 114 | hr | 3307 | School Lunch Affordability Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-07-29 | 2015-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] | MO | R | H001053 | 1 | School Lunch Affordability Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act by repealing its paid lunch equity requirements (which generally require schools to charge students for paid meals at a price that is, on average, equal to to the difference between free meal reimbursement and paid meal reimbursement). | 2023-01-11T13:30:22Z | |
| 114-hr-3316 | 114 | hr | 3316 | School Food Modernization Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-07-29 | 2015-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] | PA | R | B001269 | 62 | School Food Modernization Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies (LEAs), school food authorities, and other eligible entities to finance infrastructure improvements or equipment purchases to facilitate their provision of healthy meals through the school lunch program. USDA must give preference to applicants that demonstrate a substantial or disproportionate need for food service infrastructure or durable equipment, and shall establish fees for the loan guarantee program that are sufficient to cover the federal government's administrative costs in operating the program. USDA must also award competitive matching grants to assist LEAs, school food authorities, and other eligible entities in purchasing the durable equipment and infrastructure they need to serve healthier meals and improve food safety. In doing so, USDA must give grant priority to applicants that: (1) have identified and are reasonably expected to meet an unmet local or community need, and (2) are located in states that have enacted funding measures to assist them with such purchases. In addition, USDA must award competitive matching grants to experienced third-party training institutions to provide school food service personnel with the training and technical assistance they need to: (1) meet school lunch program nutrition standards, and (2) improve the efficacy and efficiency of the school lunch and breakfast programs. The bill authorizes these grant and loan programs through FY2021 and, as an offset, rescinds $35 million of the Department of Education's unobligated balance available for administrative expenses. USDA must complete a study on the use of state administrative expense funds. | 2023-01-11T13:30:21Z | |
| 114-sres-230 | 114 | sres | 230 | A resolution designating September 25, 2015, as "National Lobster Day". | Agriculture and Food | 2015-07-27 | 2015-08-05 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] | ME | I | K000383 | 7 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates September 25, 2015, as National Lobster Day. | 2023-01-11T13:30:00Z | |
| 114-sres-232 | 114 | sres | 232 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that August 30, 2015, be observed as "1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day". | Agriculture and Food | 2015-07-27 | 2015-08-04 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] | AR | R | B001236 | 21 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) August 30, 2015, should be designated as 1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day; and (2) the Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture should remain committed to supporting the goals of the Second Morrill Act and the Smith-Lever Act, which have helped the United States develop agricultural leaders. | 2023-01-11T13:30:00Z | |
| 114-hr-3187 | 114 | hr | 3187 | PRIME Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-07-23 | 2015-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] | KY | R | M001184 | 21 | Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act or the PRIME Act This bill amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to expand the exemption of custom slaughtering of animals from federal inspection requirements. Under current law, the exemption applies if the meat is slaughtered for personal, household, guest, and employee uses. The bill expands the exemption to include meat that is: slaughtered and prepared at a custom slaughter facility in accordance with the laws of the state where the facility is located; and prepared exclusively for distribution to household consumers in the state and restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments in the state that either prepare meals served directly to consumers or sell meat and food products directly to consumers in the state. The bill does not preempt any state law concerning the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products at a custom slaughter facility, or the sale of meat or meat food products. | 2023-01-11T13:30:26Z | |
| 114-s-1844 | 114 | s | 1844 | Voluntary Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) and Trade Enhancement Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-07-23 | 2015-07-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5528) | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 16 | Voluntary Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) and Trade Enhancement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to revise country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken. Under current law, country of origin labeling requirements are administered by the Department of Agriculture and require a retailer to inform consumers of the country of origin of a covered commodity. The bill repeals the mandatory requirements for beef, pork, and chicken and permits a packer to voluntarily designate any raw single-ingredient beef, pork, or chicken intended for retail sale as exclusively having a U.S. country of origin. | 2023-01-11T13:30:03Z |
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