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| 116-hr-9034 | 116 | hr | 9034 | Research to Reduce Agricultural Methane Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-12-18 | 2020-12-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] | WA | D | S001216 | 1 | Research to Reduce Agricultural Methane Act This bill revises the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative to include agricultural climate adaptation and mitigation as a priority research area under the initiative, including for methods to reduce methane emissions from livestock production and new technologies to measure and verify environmentally beneficial outcomes of emission mitigation efforts. | 2023-01-11T13:43:56Z | |
| 116-s-5066 | 116 | s | 5066 | Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-12-18 | 2020-12-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S7806-7808) | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 3 | Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2020 This bill authorizes grants and other forms of assistance for smaller and very small meat and poultry processing establishments, including competitive grants for training programs and activities related to COVID-19 response and recovery. | 2023-01-11T13:43:46Z | |
| 116-hr-9004 | 116 | hr | 9004 | Removing Barriers to SNAP Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] | IL | D | G000586 | 0 | Removing Barriers to SNAP Act This bill repeals provisions relating to the denial of benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to individuals with certain drug-related convictions. | 2023-01-11T13:43:57Z | |
| 116-s-5046 | 116 | s | 5046 | Rural Investment Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] | NE | R | F000463 | 0 | Rural Investment Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to enter into an interagency agreement with the Small Business Administration to carry out the day-to-day management and operation of the Rural Business Investment Program. It also provides funding for the program. | 2023-01-11T13:43:47Z | |
| 116-s-5038 | 116 | s | 5038 | Supportive Living Food Access Protection Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-12-16 | 2020-12-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] | IL | D | D000622 | 1 | Supportive Living Food Access Protection Act of 2020 This bill modifies the definitions of food and household under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to make eligible for SNAP benefits individuals (including their spouses) who reside in certain residential care facilities and who are 60 years of age or over or receive Supplemental Security Income or other needs-based Social Security payments for the aged, blind, and disabled. | 2023-01-11T13:43:47Z | |
| 116-s-5017 | 116 | s | 5017 | HEMP Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-12-15 | 2020-12-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan Act of 2020 or the HEMP Act of 2020 This bill modifies the definition of hemp to raise the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana) limit from 0.3% to 1%, and requires hemp shipments to contain a copy of a seed certification showing such hemp was grown from not more than 1% THC seed. | 2023-01-11T13:43:48Z | |
| 116-hr-8909 | 116 | hr | 8909 | Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-12-09 | 2020-12-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] | CA | D | B001285 | 0 | Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act This bill requires the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture to review the national conservation practice standards, taking into consideration the climate benefits of such standards. Climate benefit is defined as a reduction in agricultural greenhouse gas emissions; an increase in carbon sequestration; or mitigation against, or adaptation to, increased weather volatility. | 2023-01-11T13:44:01Z | |
| 116-hr-8910 | 116 | hr | 8910 | CALL Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-12-09 | 2020-12-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] | CA | D | B001285 | 0 | Conservation for Agricultural Leased Land Act or the CALL Act This bill directs the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the Department of Agriculture to carry out a study and make recommendations regarding conservation practices on leased agricultural land. The study must (1) address issues such as participation in conservation programs and barriers to adopting conservation practices; and (2) be carried out with particular consideration of farmers and ranchers who are people of color, including Black and indigenous farmers and ranchers, and beginning farmers and ranchers. | 2023-01-11T13:44:01Z | |
| 116-hr-8887 | 116 | hr | 8887 | AIPM Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-12-07 | 2020-12-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] | HI | D | G000571 | 0 | Areawide Integrated Pest Management Act of 2020 or the AIPM Act of 2020 This bill expands 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 area-wide integrated pest management projects to prevent the spread of pests and invasive species. The bill establishes an area-wide 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. | 2023-01-11T13:44:01Z | |
| 116-hr-8843 | 116 | hr | 8843 | To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase the number of acres authorized for enrollment in the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2020-12-03 | 2020-12-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] | MN | D | P000258 | 0 | This bill increases the number of acres authorized for enrollment in the conservation reserve program for FY2021-FY2025. The Department of Agriculture must prioritize applications for the enrollment of land that would promote soil health and carbon sequestration, including land on which deep-rooted perennials will be planted. | 2023-01-11T13:44:03Z | |
| 116-hr-8866 | 116 | hr | 8866 | MORE USDA Grants Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-12-03 | 2020-12-03 | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] | UT | R | S001192 | 0 | More Opportunities for Rural Economies from USDA Grants Act or the MORE USDA Grants Act This bill revises the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to high-density public land counties and any units of tribal and local governments within such counties. A high-density public land county is a county that has a population of not more than 100,000 people and in which more than 50% of the land is owned or managed by the federal government. Any requirement for local matching funds under a qualifying grant program must be reduced by 50% with respect to such jurisdictions. On request, USDA must provide additional technical assistance to such jurisdictions before and during the annual application period for each qualifying grant program. USDA must also prioritize grant applications from such jurisdictions that have not received support under the qualifying grant program during the 10-year period preceding the date of the application. | 2023-01-11T13:44:02Z | |
| 116-s-4950 | 116 | s | 4950 | MORE USDA Grants Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] | NV | D | C001113 | 3 | More Opportunities for Rural Economies from USDA Grants Act or the MORE USDA Grants Act This bill revises the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to high-density public land counties and any units of tribal and local governments within such counties. A high-density public land county is a county that has a population of not more than 100,000 people and in which more than 50% of the land is owned or managed by the federal government. Any requirement for local matching funds under a qualifying grant program must be reduced by 50% with respect to such jurisdictions. On request, USDA must provide additional technical assistance to such jurisdictions during the annual application period for each qualifying grant program. USDA must also prioritize grant applications from such jurisdictions that have not received support under the qualifying grant program during the 10-year period preceding the date of the application. | 2023-01-11T13:43:50Z | |
| 116-s-4929 | 116 | s | 4929 | Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 2 | Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide a variety of assistance to address historical discrimination and disparities within USDA programs and the agricultural sector, including by providing land grants to Black farmers and assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, and groups. | 2023-01-11T13:44:09Z | |
| 116-hr-8790 | 116 | hr | 8790 | 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-11-19 | 2020-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] | CA | D | T000460 | 12 | 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act This bill expands the Department of Agriculture's Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) to include coverage for losses of crops (including smoke-tainted wine grapes) due to wildfires occurring in calendar year 2020. Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, and other qualifying natural disasters that occurred in the 2018 and 2019 calendar years. | 2023-01-11T13:44:15Z | |
| 116-s-4850 | 116 | s | 4850 | Healthy Soils Healthy Climate Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-10-23 | 2020-10-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 0 | Healthy Soils Healthy Climate Act of 2020 This bill modifies the Environmental Quality Incentives Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide permanent incentive payments to producers to adopt practices designed to improve soil health through increasing carbon levels in soil. USDA must conduct a study regarding changes in soil health and soil organic carbon levels as a result of the adopted practices to improve soil health; develop ranking and scoring criteria under the program that prioritize practices that score highest in soil carbon sequestration on eligible land; create a soil organic carbon conservation activity plan under the program to measure and monitor sequestration and mitigation improvement levels from the practices; provide for streamlined and coordinated procedures for the program and the conservation stewardship program, including contracting, conservation planning, conservation practices, and related administrative procedures; and establish a program to provide grants to land-grant colleges and universities to conduct research relating to soil health and carbon science, and conduct research relating to soil health and carbon science at its agricultural research stations. | 2023-01-11T13:44:22Z | |
| 116-s-4845 | 116 | s | 4845 | Agricultural Emissions Data Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-10-22 | 2020-10-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | KS | R | R000307 | 0 | Agricultural Emissions Data Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct surveys and data analysis to collect agricultural subsector-specific information and data regarding (1) the prevention, reduction, and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, including livestock emissions reductions; (2) soil carbon sequestration; and (3) forest wood and tree carbon sequestration. Additionally, the establishment of federal agricultural baselines for the prevention, reduction, and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, soil carbon sequestration, and forest wood and tree carbon sequestration must be determined by modeling based on the information and data collected by USDA. USDA must submit to the Environmental Protection Agency and other appropriate federal agencies, and make publicly available, the results of the surveys. | 2023-01-11T13:44:22Z | |
| 116-hr-8557 | 116 | hr | 8557 | Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-10-09 | 2020-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] | MO | R | H001053 | 0 | Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish and maintain a library or catalog of each type of contract offered by packers to producers for the purchase of all or part of the production of fed cattle (including cattle that are purchased or committed for delivery). Fed cattle means a steer or heifer that has been feeding on a ration of roughage and feed concentrates prior to slaughter, including grains, protein meal, grass, and other nutrient-rich feeds. USDA must create and maintain a publicly available library of the types of contracts that are being offered by packers to, and are open to acceptance by, producers for the purchase of fed cattle. Additionally, USDA must also establish regional mandatory minimum thresholds to enhance price discovery and transparency for cattle market participants. Further, the bill revises daily reporting requirements for packer processing plants by requiring them to include the number of cattle scheduled to be delivered for slaughter each day for the subsequent 14 days. | 2023-01-11T13:44:33Z | |
| 116-hr-8531 | 116 | hr | 8531 | Food Deserts Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-10-06 | 2020-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | House | Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] | IN | D | C001072 | 1 | Food Deserts Act of 2020 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), or supporting or purchasing an existing store. States may only make loans for grocery stores that meet requirements related to emphasizing unprocessed, healthful foods; providing staple foods and a variety of raw fruits and vegetables; having a plan to keep the foods in stock; charging prices at or below market averages; meeting specified matching requirements using nonfederal funds; and being qualified to operate a store or having partnerships with organizations that provide technical assistance. States must prioritize loan applications from entities that meet criteria related to 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. | 2023-01-11T13:44:34Z | |
| 116-hr-8534 | 116 | hr | 8534 | Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-10-06 | 2020-10-06 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] | CA | D | D000598 | 1 | Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2020 This bill revises requirements for the food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture to allow direct certification of dependent children in households of active duty members of the Armed Forces for the school meal programs. State agencies must establish procedures to certify child dependents of active duty members whose income does not exceed 185% of the federal poverty line for the school meal programs. | 2023-01-11T13:44:34Z | |
| 116-hr-8522 | 116 | hr | 8522 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Reform Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] | WI | D | P000607 | 1 | Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Reform Act This bill revises reporting requirements, allows increased civil penalties for failure to report or knowingly reporting misleading information, and otherwise modifies provisions related to foreign investment in agricultural lands within the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:44:34Z | |
| 116-hr-8482 | 116 | hr | 8482 | American Food Workers Protection Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-10-01 | 2020-10-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] | AR | R | C001087 | 3 | American Food Workers Protection Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to support state and local jurisdictions in providing (1) priority COVID-19 testing for essential critical food and agriculture workers; (2) priority access to personal protective equipment, sanitizers, face coverings, and other health-related or protective supplies necessary to safely perform essential critical infrastructure work; and (3) assurance that the federal agency responsible for the distribution of a vaccine for COVID-19 in the United States will prioritize essential critical food and agriculture workers for inoculation with the vaccine. | 2023-01-11T13:44:36Z | |
| 116-hr-8489 | 116 | hr | 8489 | PRICE Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-10-01 | 2020-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] | SD | R | J000301 | 16 | Price Reform In Cattle Economics Act or the PRICE Act This bill revises provisions related to meat and poultry processing facilities, including by directing the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide competitive grants to land-grant colleges and universities to conduct and publish research on the feasibility of establishing new and expanding existing meat and poultry processing facilities. | 2023-01-11T13:44:36Z | |
| 116-hr-8499 | 116 | hr | 8499 | SNAP for Infant Care Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-10-01 | 2020-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | House | Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] | CA | D | S001175 | 3 | SNAP for Infant Care Act of 2020 This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to permit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase diapering supplies (e.g., diapers, diaper wipes, and diaper cream) for children not more than three years of age. | 2023-01-11T13:44:35Z | |
| 116-s-4768 | 116 | s | 4768 | AIM Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] | AR | R | C001095 | 0 | Agricultural Intelligence Measures Act or the AIM Act This bill establishes the Office of Intelligence in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the National Intelligence Program. The office must leverage the capabilities of the intelligence community and the intelligence-related research of the National Laboratories to ensure that USDA is fully informed of threats by foreign actors to U.S. agriculture; focus on understanding foreign efforts to steal U.S. agriculture knowledge and technology, and develop or implement biological warfare attacks, cyber or clandestine operations, or other means of sabotaging and disrupting U.S. agriculture; prepare, conduct, and facilitate intelligence briefings for USDA; operate as the liaison between USDA and the intelligence community, with the authority to request intelligence collection and analysis on matters related to U.S. agriculture; collaborate with the intelligence community to downgrade intelligence assessments for broader dissemination within USDA; and facilitate the sharing of information on foreign activities related to agriculture with the intelligence community. | 2023-01-11T13:44:39Z | |
| 116-hr-8423 | 116 | hr | 8423 | Feeding Homeless Youth During COVIDâ19 Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-09-29 | 2020-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] | WA | D | J000298 | 1 | Feeding Homeless Youth During COVID-19 Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to reimburse institutions that are emergency shelters for meals and supplements provided under the Child and Adult Care Food Program during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency to individuals who have not attained the age of 25 and who are receiving assistance from such shelters. Under current law, individuals who are older than age 18 are not eligible to participate in the program. | 2023-01-11T13:44:53Z | |
| 116-hr-8431 | 116 | hr | 8431 | Strengthening Local Processing Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-09-29 | 2020-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] | ME | D | P000597 | 3 | Strengthening Local Processing Act This bill authorizes grants and other forms of assistance for small and very small meat and poultry processing establishments, including competitive grants for training programs and activities related to COVID-19 response and recovery. | 2023-01-11T13:44:52Z | |
| 116-s-4704 | 116 | s | 4704 | NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals Reform Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] | SD | R | R000605 | 2 | NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals Reform Act This bill revises provisions related to the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), including by requiring USDA to establish oversight committees in each state that will oversee the appeals of wetland determinations. | 2023-01-11T13:44:42Z | |
| 116-s-4647 | 116 | s | 4647 | Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] | NE | R | F000463 | 2 | Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish and maintain a library or catalog of each type of contract offered by packers to producers for the purchase of all or part of the production of fed cattle (including cattle that are purchased or committed for delivery). Fed cattle means a steer or heifer that has been feeding on a ration of roughage and feed concentrates prior to slaughter, including grains, protein meal, grass, and other nutrient-rich feeds. USDA must create and maintain a publicly available library of the types of contracts that are being offered by packers to, and are open to acceptance by, producers for the purchase of fed cattle. Additionally, USDA must also establish regional mandatory minimum thresholds to enhance price discovery and transparency for cattle market participants. Further, the bill revises daily reporting requirements for packer processing plants by requiring them to include the number of cattle scheduled to be delivered for slaughter each day for the subsequent 14 days. | 2023-01-11T13:44:44Z | |
| 116-hr-8325 | 116 | hr | 8325 | Operation Feed Our Kids Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-09-21 | 2020-09-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] | IL | R | D000619 | 16 | Operation Feed Our Kids Act This bill extends authority through December 31, 2021, for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue waivers of requirements under the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the summer food service program for children due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Under current law, such waiver authority expires on September 30, 2020. Additionally, USDA must extend through at least the end of the 2020-2021 school year all of the child nutrition waivers granted under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that as of September 11, 2020, were set to expire on December 31, 2020. | 2023-01-11T13:44:56Z | |
| 116-hr-8327 | 116 | hr | 8327 | Farm and Agricultural Worker Safety Education Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-09-21 | 2020-09-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] | MN | R | H001088 | 6 | Farm and Agricultural Worker Safety Education Act This bill expands the Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to authorize USDA to provide grants for the dissemination to farm, agricultural workers, and others in the agricultural supply chain of information and training concerning best practices, relevant health and safety guidance, guidelines, requirements, or information related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the bill provides additional prioritization flexibility through FY2025 for USDA to combat substance use disorder in rural America. | 2023-01-11T13:44:56Z | |
| 116-s-4611 | 116 | s | 4611 | Protecting Fairs During Coronavirus Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-09-17 | 2020-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] | AL | D | J000300 | 0 | Protecting Fairs During Coronavirus Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to address the effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on state and local fairs. In carrying out the program, USDA may provide competitive grants to states (i.e., the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States). A state may only use grant funds provided under the program to assist a state agricultural agency to address cost coverage issues related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on state and local fairs, including by identifying opportunities to provide virtual education and entertainment related to agriculture. | 2023-01-11T13:44:45Z | |
| 116-hr-8274 | 116 | hr | 8274 | Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-09-16 | 2020-09-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 3 | Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission. The commission must conduct a comprehensive study on (1) decreasing real values of dairy farmer milk prices and income; (2) economic and policy causes for the declining number of small and medium-sized dairy operations; (3) levels of milk production in the United States with regional changes in farm numbers, cow numbers, and milk production per cow; (4) opportunities and challenges for increasing domestic and export demand for dairy products; (5) effects of declining dairy farm numbers on rural economies; and (6) causes for the consolidation within the dairy industry. In conducting the study, the commission shall develop legislative, regulatory, and market-based recommendations to improve milk prices and dairy farm profitability, including for responding to periods of heightened dairy production during low prices, enhancing competitiveness of American dairy in world markets, and evaluating new markets for dairy exports. The commission shall terminate on the earlier of (1) the date it submits to USDA and Congress a report containing the results of the study, including the legislative and regulatory recommendations; or (2) the date that is two years after the date of its first meeting. | 2023-01-11T13:44:58Z | |
| 116-hr-8238 | 116 | hr | 8238 | AIM Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-09-14 | 2020-09-14 | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] | AR | R | C001087 | 2 | Agricultural Intelligence Measures Act or the AIM Act This bill establishes the Office of Intelligence in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the National Intelligence Program. The office must leverage the capabilities of the intelligence community and the intelligence-related research of the National Laboratories to ensure that USDA is fully informed of threats by foreign actors to U.S. agriculture; focus on understanding foreign efforts to steal U.S. agriculture knowledge and technology and develop or implement biological warfare attacks, cyber or clandestine operations, or other means of sabotaging and disrupting U.S. agriculture; conduct or facilitate intelligence briefings for USDA; operate as the liaison between USDA and the intelligence community, with the authority to request intelligence collection and analysis on matters related to U.S. agriculture; collaborate with the intelligence community to downgrade intelligence assessments for broader dissemination within USDA; and facilitate sharing information on foreign activities related to agriculture with the intelligence community. | 2023-01-11T13:44:59Z | |
| 116-sres-688 | 116 | sres | 688 | A resolution designating September 25, 2020, as "National Lobster Day". | Agriculture and Food | 2020-09-10 | 2020-09-10 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5559; text: CR S5553) | Senate | Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] | ME | I | K000383 | 9 | This resolution designates September 25, 2020, as National Lobster Day and encourages the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. | 2021-12-29T21:58:32Z | |
| 116-hconres-114 | 116 | hconres | 114 | Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2020, be observed as the 130th anniversary of the 1890 Institutions. | Agriculture and Food | 2020-08-28 | 2020-08-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | A000370 | 29 | This concurrent resolution (1) recognizes the 130 years of significant and meaningful contributions the 1890 Institutions (i.e., historically Black universities established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890) have made to the United States, (2) supports the efforts of the Department of Agriculture and other federal agencies to build stronger partnerships with such institutions, and (3) commits to working in a bipartisan way to address the past funding and program inequities of such institutions. | 2023-01-11T13:45:31Z | |
| 116-hr-8135 | 116 | hr | 8135 | Fruits and Vegetables for Children During Pandemic Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-08-28 | 2020-10-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | House | Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] | WA | D | S001216 | 1 | Fruits and Vegetables for Children During Pandemic Act of 2020 This bill increases emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits that were provided under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to households with children who would otherwise receive free or reduced-price school meals if their schools were not closed due to the COVID-19 (i.e. coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, the bill provides such households with a $35 monthly increase in SNAP benefits to purchase fruits and vegetables. | 2023-01-11T13:45:23Z | |
| 116-hr-8096 | 116 | hr | 8096 | Local and Regional Farmer and Market Support Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-08-25 | 2020-08-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | A000370 | 16 | Local and Regional Farmer and Market Support Act This bill provides emergency assistance to certain farmers, ranchers, and farmers' markets affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), including by directing the Department of Agriculture to prioritize providing assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and minority-owned businesses. | 2023-01-11T13:45:24Z | |
| 116-hr-8077 | 116 | hr | 8077 | GIVE MILK Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-08-21 | 2020-08-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] | PA | R | K000395 | 11 | Giving Increased Variety to Ensure Milk Into the Lives of Kids Act or the GIVE MILK Act This bill revises the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to allow WIC participants (or the parent or guardian of such participants) to elect to be issued nonfat milk, 1% low-fat milk, 2% reduced-fat milk, or whole milk. | 2023-01-11T13:45:25Z | |
| 116-hr-8042 | 116 | hr | 8042 | Helping Americaâs Farmers Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-08-14 | 2020-09-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] | CT | D | H001081 | 6 | Helping America's Farmers Act This bill directs the Farm Service Agency (FSA) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a program to provide economic disaster loans to certain agricultural entities with an adjusted gross income of less than or equal to $500,000. Under the program, such entities are eligible for loans of up to $2 million and may seek loan forgiveness based on demonstrated economic hardship.In making loans, priority must be given to (1) entities located in states most impacted by an economic disaster; and (2) minority, veteran, and women farmers and ranchers. The FSA may guarantee a loan to certain agricultural entities with an adjusted gross income of greater than $500,000 if such loan meets certain requirements. Entities that apply for a loan or loan guarantee may request that the FSA provide an emergency grant of at least $20,000 upon application. The bill provides funding for USDA to carry out a training program to provide FSA staff with appropriate training relating to economic injury loan processing and servicing. | 2023-01-11T13:45:26Z | |
| 116-hr-8057 | 116 | hr | 8057 | Healthy Soil, Resilient Farmers Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-08-14 | 2020-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] | VA | D | S001209 | 0 | Healthy Soil, Resilient Farmers Act of 2020 This bill revises the conservation loan and loan guarantee program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to authorize USDA to provide loans for soil health transition plans. A soil health transition plan is a comprehensive, whole-farm plan, approved by USDA, that, for a farming or ranching operation, identifies the conservation activities that will be addressed with loan funds provided or guaranteed to assist the borrower in making a transition to a farming or ranching production and conservation system. USDA may limit eligibility for soil health transition loans to certain entities, including farmers or ranchers whose farm or ranch land is subject to the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe. USDA must establish terms and conditions for making or guaranteeing soil health transition loans that waive principal and interest repayment for up to three years from the date on which the loan is made or guaranteed in order for the borrower to make a satisfactory transition to the farming or ranching production and conservation system under a soil health transition plan. | 2023-01-11T13:45:26Z | |
| 116-hr-8064 | 116 | hr | 8064 | Mobilizing Restaurants in America Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-08-14 | 2020-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | House | Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] | NY | D | V000081 | 0 | Mobilizing Restaurants in America Act of 2020 This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to authorize the use of SNAP benefits to purchase meals for immediate consumption and frozen prepacked meals at approved retail food stores and restaurants during a major disaster or emergency declaration. | 2023-01-11T13:45:25Z | |
| 116-hr-7996 | 116 | hr | 7996 | Rural Equal Aid Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-08-11 | 2020-09-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] | IA | D | A000378 | 5 | Rural Equal Aid Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pay the principal, interest, and any associated fees owed on loans made under certain rural development loan programs for a six-month period. USDA must also encourage the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and state bank regulators to not require lenders to increase their reserves on account of receiving such payments made by USDA. USDA must waive statutory limits on maximum loan maturities for certain loan durations where the lender provides a deferral and extends the maturity of such loans and, when necessary to provide more time because of difficulties during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, extend lender site visit requirements. | 2023-01-11T13:45:28Z | |
| 116-hr-8024 | 116 | hr | 8024 | WIC Waiver Extension Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-08-11 | 2020-08-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] | WA | D | S001216 | 1 | WIC Waiver Extension Act of 2020 This bill extends authority through September 30, 2021, for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to grant certain waivers to participants under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, USDA may grant waivers allowing participants under WIC to get certified or recertified without being physically present at a WIC clinic; defer anthropometric and bloodwork requirements necessary to determine nutritional risk; and grant waivers from administrative requirements for WIC if it determines that the requirement cannot be met by a state due to COVID-19, and the waiver is necessary to provide assistance under WIC. | 2023-01-11T13:45:27Z | |
| 116-s-4522 | 116 | s | 4522 | A bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations for the United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund. | Agriculture and Food | 2020-08-11 | 2020-08-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 1 | This bill authorizes appropriations for the United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund for each fiscal year to promote and support agricultural research and development activities that are of mutual benefit to the United States and Israel. | 2023-01-11T13:45:16Z | |
| 116-s-4470 | 116 | s | 4470 | Rural Equal Aid Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-08-06 | 2020-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 5 | Rural Equal Aid Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to pay the principal, interest, and any associated fees owed on loans made under certain rural development loan programs for a six-month period. | 2023-01-11T13:45:19Z | |
| 116-s-4447 | 116 | s | 4447 | Child Nutrition Relief Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-08-05 | 2020-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] | NV | D | C001113 | 0 | Child Nutrition Relief Act of 2020 This bill extends the authority of the Department of Agriculture to waive certain requirements for the school meal programs due to COVID-19. | 2023-01-11T13:45:20Z | |
| 116-s-4451 | 116 | s | 4451 | Rural Forest Markets Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-08-05 | 2020-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 3 | Rural Forest Markets Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Rural Forest Market Investment Program to guarantee investments to finance certain projects that will enable rural private forest landowners to participate in an innovative market for forest carbon or other products. Eligible projects are projects developed by a private entity or a publicly supported, charitable nonprofit organization engaged in the aggregation of sustainable forestry practices implemented by rural private forest landowners to facilitate the sale of credits in the voluntary carbon market or other environmental market using a methodology approved by a credible, third-party entity. USDA may guarantee up to $150 million with respect to each investment. Authority to carry out the program terminates on September 30, 2023. | 2023-01-11T13:45:19Z | |
| 116-s-4453 | 116 | s | 4453 | Food Supply Protection Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-08-05 | 2020-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 20 | Food Supply Protection Act of 2020 This bill supports the continuity of the food supply chain during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency, including by providing grants that support the purchase or distribution of surplus perishable food or meals prepared with such food. | 2023-01-11T13:45:19Z | |
| 116-hr-7933 | 116 | hr | 7933 | COVIDâ19 WIC Safety and Modernization Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-08-04 | 2020-08-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] | MI | D | L000592 | 2 | COVID-19 WIC Safety and Modernization Act This bill direct the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a task force on supplemental foods delivery in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The task force must study measures to streamline the redemption of supplemental foods benefits that promote convenience, safety, and equitable access to supplemental foods for participants in WIC, including online and telephonic purchasing of supplemental foods. The task force must submit to USDA a report that includes the results of the study and recommendations with respect to such results. USDA must submit to Congress a report that includes a plan to carry out the recommendations of the task force and an assessment of whether legislative changes are necessary to carry out such plan. The task force shall terminate on the date USDA submits the report to Congress. | 2023-01-11T13:45:30Z | |
| 116-hr-7899 | 116 | hr | 7899 | SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-31 | 2020-09-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | House | Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] | PA | D | C001090 | 20 | SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2020 This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to provide a financial incentive for participants to purchase fruits and vegetables containing nutrients that promote the health of the population served by SNAP. | 2023-01-11T13:45:45Z | |
| 116-hr-7916 | 116 | hr | 7916 | Removing Barriers to Basic Needs Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-31 | 2020-09-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | House | Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] | WI | D | M001160 | 59 | Removing Barriers to Basic Needs Act of 2020 This bill modifies eligibility requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to temporarily waive requirements related to the denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related convictions. Any state law, policy, or regulation that imposes conditions on eligibility for SNAP and TANF based on an individual's conviction of an offense related to a controlled substance shall have no force or effect until December 31, 2022. | 2023-01-11T13:45:45Z | |
| 116-hconres-109 | 116 | hconres | 109 | Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2020, be observed as the 130th anniversary of the establishment of the 1890-Institutions. | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-30 | 2020-07-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] | NC | R | W000819 | 15 | This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that (1) the 130th year anniversary of the 1890 Institutions should be observed with appropriate ceremonies and activities to recognize the collective contributions that these 19 historically Black land-grant colleges and universities have made to the United States, (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, and (3) the Second Morrill Act and the Smith-Lever Act have helped the United States develop agricultural leaders. | 2023-01-11T13:46:03Z | |
| 116-hr-7883 | 116 | hr | 7883 | Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-30 | 2020-07-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] | CA | D | P000613 | 55 | Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to award grants to states or state departments of agriculture to provide support to agricultural fairs for losses sustained by such fairs due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Grant amounts shall be based on the difference between the average attendance at agricultural fairs in the state for a month occurring in 2019 compared to the corresponding month in 2020. As a condition of receiving a grant, recipients shall agree to (1) prioritize supporting agricultural fairs in the state facing the greatest financial hardship, and (2) use not more than 1% of grant funds for administrative costs incurred in providing support to agricultural fairs. | 2023-01-11T13:45:46Z | |
| 116-hr-7887 | 116 | hr | 7887 | Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-30 | 2020-07-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] | VA | D | S000185 | 61 | Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act This bill revises food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. USDA must reimburse states at the free rate for meals served by school food authorities in such states during the 2020-2021 school year under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. All children enrolled in a school that participates in such programs are temporarily eligible (without application) to receive free school meals during the 2020-2021 school year. Additionally, such children are certified eligible (without application) for free meals under the (1) summer food service program, (2) child and adult care food program, and (3) meal supplements for children in after-school programs. The bill also sets forth provisions related to the 2021-2022 school year, including provisions regarding (1) calculations to determine the percentage of identified students under the school meal programs, (2) the selection of schools under the fresh fruit and vegetable program, and (3) establishing a price for paid lunches during such school year. | 2023-01-11T13:45:46Z | |
| 116-sconres-42 | 116 | sconres | 42 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2020, be observed as the 130th anniversary of the 1890 Land-Grant Educational Institutions. | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-30 | 2020-07-30 | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S4638) | Senate | Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] | AR | R | B001236 | 13 | This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that (1) the 130th year anniversary of the 1890 Land-Grant Educational Institutions should be observed with appropriate ceremonies and activities to recognize the collective contributions that these 19 historically Black federal land-grant educational institutions have made to the United States, (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, and (3) the Second Morrill Act and the Smith-Lever Act have helped the United States develop agricultural leaders. | 2023-01-11T13:45:32Z | |
| 116-hr-7823 | 116 | hr | 7823 | Emergency Rural Community Relief Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-29 | 2020-10-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] | IL | R | B001295 | 5 | Emergency Rural Community Relief Act This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide emergency grants to associations, local governments, nonprofit corporations, and Indian Tribes to purchase vehicles, equipment, or services needed for the immediate safe operation of an essential community facility or a temporary installation necessary to support the public response to an emergency in a rural area. | 2023-01-11T13:45:48Z | |
| 116-hr-7831 | 116 | hr | 7831 | Small Farm to School Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-29 | 2020-07-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] | NY | D | D000630 | 1 | Small Farm to School Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to award three-year grants to eight states or tribal organizations to provide school food authorities with an increased reimbursement for free and reduced price lunches that are comprised of locally-grown and unprocessed foods procured directly from certain agricultural producers. USDA must select at least one state or tribal organization located in each of the following regions: (1) the Mid-Atlantic Region, (2) the Midwest Region, (3) the Mountain Plains Region, (4) the Northeast Region, (5) the Southern Region, (6) the Southwest Region, and (7) the Western Region. USDA must give the highest priority to applications that propose to carry out certain projects, including projects that (1) serve a high proportion of children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, and (2) increase the availability of locally-produced and unprocessed foods to children. Additionally, priority must be given to states or tribal organizations with a high quantity and variety of growers of local fruits and vegetables on a per capita basis, and with a demonstrated commitment to farm-to-school activities. Each state or tribal organization that receives a grant must provide, from non-federal sources, an amount equal to 100% of the awarded grant amount. | 2023-01-11T13:45:48Z | |
| 116-s-4353 | 116 | s | 4353 | A bill to provide emergency assistance for independent poultry growers, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-29 | 2020-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] | MN | D | S001203 | 1 | This bill provides funding and establishes requirements for the Department of Agriculture to make specified payments to independent poultry growers that have experienced losses during the COVID-19 public health emergency. An independent poultry grower is a poultry grower that assumes the production and market risks associated with the agricultural production of poultry. | 2023-01-11T13:45:34Z | |
| 116-s-4354 | 116 | s | 4354 | A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make recourse loans available to commercial processors of dairy products during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-29 | 2020-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] | MN | D | S001203 | 0 | This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to make recourse loans available to commercial processors, packagers, or merchandisers of dairy products during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The bill also provides funding for the loans and specifies that loans shall be provided to applicants for up to the value of the dairy product inventory of such applicants. Dairy product inventory used as collateral for the recourse loan program shall be pledged on a rotating basis to prevent spoilage of perishable products. | 2023-01-11T13:45:34Z | |
| 116-s-4336 | 116 | s | 4336 | RESILIENT Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-28 | 2020-07-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] | CO | D | B001267 | 0 | Reforming, Expanding, and Simplifying Investment for Local Infrastructure to Enhance our Neighborhoods and Towns Act or the RESILIENT Act This bill establishes the Rural Partnerships Office within the Department of Agriculture and otherwise authorizes policies and programs within various federal agencies to assist rural communities in the strategic planning, design, financing, and implementation of infrastructure (e.g., water, transportation, broadband, and energy) projects, including by providing technical assistance for such projects. | 2023-01-11T13:45:34Z | |
| 116-s-4338 | 116 | s | 4338 | Safe Line Speeds During COVIDâ19 Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-28 | 2020-07-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 11 | Safe Line Speeds During COVID-19 Act of 2020 This bill directs the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to temporarily suspend any waivers and not issue new waivers related to line speeds in meat and poultry establishments and inspection staffing requirements for such establishments through 90 days after the date on which the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period is lifted. Additionally, the implementation of, and conversion to, the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System must be suspended. No funds made available to USDA during such period shall be used to develop, propose, finalize, issue, amend, or implement any policy, regulation, directive, constituent update, or any other agency program that would increase line speeds at meat and poultry establishments. Not later than 90 days after the end of the period, the Government Accountability Office shall conduct a review of actions taken by specific federal agencies, including USDA, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to determine the effectiveness of such actions in protecting animal, food, and worker safety. | 2023-01-11T13:45:34Z | |
| 116-hr-7794 | 116 | hr | 7794 | Emergency SNAP Flexibilities Extension Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-27 | 2020-09-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | House | Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] | OH | D | F000455 | 16 | Emergency SNAP Flexibilities Extension Act This bill extends existing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) flexibilities for states during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Under current law, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has temporarily waived certain requirements under SNAP due to COVID-19. Specifically, the bill authorizes states to extend through June 30, 2021, SNAP certification periods and adjust periodic reporting and interview requirements for some or all participating households without USDA approval. Additionally, states may allow household reporting requirements to satisfy the recertification requirements for some or all participating households with recertification periods set to expire on or before December 31, 2021. | 2023-01-11T13:45:49Z | |
| 116-hr-7745 | 116 | hr | 7745 | Protecting Fairs During Coronavirus Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-23 | 2020-07-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] | CA | D | H001090 | 2 | Protecting Fairs During Coronavirus Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to address the effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on state and local fairs. In carrying out the program, USDA may provide competitive grants to states (i.e., the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States). A state may only use grant funds provided under the program to assist a state agricultural agency to address cost coverage issues related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on state and local fairs, including by identifying opportunities to provide virtual education and entertainment related to agriculture. | 2023-01-11T13:45:51Z | |
| 116-hr-7758 | 116 | hr | 7758 | Assistance for Rural Health, Safety and Educational Facilities Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-23 | 2020-09-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] | GA | R | S001189 | 4 | Assistance for Rural Health, Safety and Educational Facilities Act This bill authorizes and provides funding for Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance to rural hospital, health, public safety, and education facilities affected by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. USDA may (1) provide grants to such entities; (2) provide a zero or 1% interest loan, loan forgiveness, or loan modifications to such entities; and (3) reduce or eliminate any fee that would otherwise be required to be paid with respect to a loan guarantee provided to such entities. Such assistance may be provided to (1) ensure that such entities have the necessary resources to maintain public health, safety, or order; (2) address financial hardships of such entities due to COVID-19; and (3) promote the financial stability of such entities. | 2023-01-11T13:45:51Z | |
| 116-hr-7764 | 116 | hr | 7764 | Child Nutrition Relief Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-23 | 2020-07-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] | NY | D | V000081 | 40 | Child Nutrition Relief Act of 2020 This bill extends the authority of the Department of Agriculture to waive certain requirements for the school meal programs due to COVID-19. | 2023-01-11T13:45:50Z | |
| 116-s-4298 | 116 | s | 4298 | RAMPâUP Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-23 | 2020-07-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] | KS | R | M000934 | 5 | Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants Act or the RAMP-UP Act This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture to provide grants to meat and poultry processing facilities for assistance with costs incurred in making improvements to such facilities and carrying out other planning activities necessary to be subject to inspection and allow for interstate shipment of their products. Each grant shall not exceed $100,000. Grant recipients must provide matching nonfederal funds in an amount equal to the amount of a grant, except for grants awarded in FY2020 or FY2021. | 2023-01-11T13:45:36Z | |
| 116-sres-656 | 116 | sres | 656 | A resolution recognizing the importance of the blueberry industry to the United States and designating July 2020 as "National Blueberry Month". | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-22 | 2020-07-30 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4650; text: 07/22/2020 CR S4428-4429) | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 6 | This resolution (1) designates July 2020 as National Blueberry Month; and (2) recognizes the contributions of blueberry growers in the United States and their families, and that purchasing blueberries grown in the United States supports farmers, jobs, and the economy of the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:45:31Z | |
| 116-hr-7704 | 116 | hr | 7704 | Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-21 | 2020-07-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] | OK | D | H001083 | 3 | Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Food and Nutrition Education in Schools Pilot Program to award grants to local educational agencies for (1) projects that hire qualified, full-time food and nutrition educators to carry out programs in schools that have the goal of improving student health and nutrition; and (2) projects that fund school gardens or other evidence-based interventions relating to student health and nutrition to create hands-on learning opportunities for students. In awarding grants under the program, USDA must prioritize projects that serve schools or districts (1) in which not less than 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, or (2) that include neighborhoods with high rates of childhood obesity or other diet-related diseases. | 2023-01-11T13:45:53Z | |
| 116-hr-7680 | 116 | hr | 7680 | Reinforcing Utility Restoration After Losses (RURAL) Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-20 | 2020-09-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] | AR | R | C001087 | 13 | Reinforcing Utility Restoration After Losses (RURAL) Act This bill provides authority and funding for the Department of Agriculture to establish a loan program for certain rural utility service providers (e.g., electric, telecommunications, or waste disposal service providers) to replace specified losses during a federally declared disaster or emergency. During such a disaster or emergency, interest on the loan shall not accrue, and repayment of principal shall not be required. Borrowers may qualify for partial loan forgiveness if certain requirements are met. The bill also establishes and provides funding for a Rural Utility Bridge Loan Fund to implement the program. | 2023-01-11T13:45:54Z | |
| 116-hr-7656 | 116 | hr | 7656 | Food and Farm Emergency Assistance Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-16 | 2020-07-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] | WA | D | S001216 | 1 | Food and Farm Emergency Assistance Act This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide competitive grants to agricultural producers and other agricultural entities to support worker and public health and safety, or to adapt production, processing, distribution, and sales systems, in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). In awarding grants, preference shall be given to applications containing proposals intended to (1) expand access to food for participants in USDA food and nutrition programs; (2) enhance food distribution in high-need or underserved areas; (3) address local agricultural product oversupply issues and reduce food waste; or (4) benefit young, beginning, or socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers. The amount of a grant shall not exceed $15,000 for individual agricultural producers and $35,000 for other agricultural entities. USDA must conduct outreach to states and eligible entities with respect to the availability of grants under the bill. | 2023-01-11T13:45:55Z | |
| 116-hr-7501 | 116 | hr | 7501 | To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers. | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-09 | 2020-09-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] | IA | D | A000378 | 2 | This bill establishes that a minimum of 50% of a covered packer's weekly volume of livestock slaughter must be purchased through spot market sales from nonaffiliated producers. (The term covered packer applies to a packer that is required to report to the Department of Agriculture each reporting day information on the price and quantity of livestock purchased by such packer and does not include a packer that owns only one livestock processing plant.) A spot market sale is a purchase and sale of livestock by a packer from a producer under (1) an agreement that specifies a firm base price that may be equated with a fixed dollar amount on the date the agreement is entered into, (2) which the livestock are slaughtered not more than 14 days after the date on which the agreement is entered into, and (3) circumstances in which a reasonable competitive bidding opportunity exists on the date on which the agreement is entered into. | 2023-01-11T13:46:00Z | |
| 116-hr-7521 | 116 | hr | 7521 | Safe Line Speeds in COVIDâ19 Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-09 | 2020-09-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] | OH | D | F000455 | 34 | Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 Act This bill directs the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), for the duration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period, to suspend any waivers and not issue new waivers related to line speeds in meat and poultry establishments and inspection staffing requirements for such establishments. Additionally, the implementation of, and conversion to, the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System must be suspended. No funds made available to USDA during the COVID-19 emergency period shall be used to develop, propose, finalize, issue, amend, or implement any policy, regulation, directive, constituent update, or any other agency program that would increase line speeds at meat and poultry establishments. Upon termination of the COVID-19 emergency period, the Government Accountability Office shall conduct a review of actions taken by specific federal agencies, including USDA, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to determine the effectiveness of such actions in protecting animal, food, and worker safety. | 2023-01-11T13:46:00Z | |
| 116-hr-7535 | 116 | hr | 7535 | Expanding SNAP Options Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-09 | 2020-09-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | House | Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] | IL | D | K000385 | 9 | Expanding SNAP Options Act of 2020 This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to make the online redemption of benefits, including the acceptance of Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards, more widely available by requiring the implementation of online SNAP purchasing in every state and providing funding for an online redemption portal and a technical assistance center. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must award on a competitive basis one or more contracts to develop an EBT Online Redemption Portal to (1) allow program participants to use online or mobile electronic benefits transactions to purchase program foods from, and make online payments to, authorized program retailers under SNAP; and (2) facilitate food purchase delivery for program participants using such electronic benefits transactions. The Food and Nutrition Service of USDA must award competitive grants or enter into cooperative agreements with nonprofit entities to establish a SNAP Online Purchasing Technical Assistance Center to provide state agencies, authorized program retailers, and program participants information on and technical assistance with accepting SNAP benefits through online transactions and use of the portal. In providing technical assistance, the center must give priority to entities that are small and limited-resource retailers. The bill provides funding for both the online redemption portal and the technical assistance center. USDA must maintain on its website a publicly available listing, organized and searchable by region, locality, and state, of all approved retail food stores accepting benefits from recipients of SNAP, including through online transactions. | 2023-01-11T13:45:59Z | |
| 116-hr-7554 | 116 | hr | 7554 | American Farmers, Food Banks, and Families Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-09 | 2020-09-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | House | Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] | WA | R | N000189 | 2 | American Farmers, Food Banks, and Families Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the position of Domestic Agriculture Supply Chain Administrator. The Administrator must carry out activities in the interest of assisting farmers in entering their products into the domestic market; act as a liaison to connect farmers with food banks, schools, grocers, restaurants, and nonprofit organizations to expand domestic market access for organizations that are in need of agricultural products; identify barriers, either regulatory or legal, that prevent or inhibit farmers from entering their products into the domestic market through food distribution networks or other entities; and make recommendations to USDA regarding the means by which to remove such barriers. Additionally, USDA must establish a catalog or data resource that is capable of recording (1) farms that have excess agricultural products, and (2) food distribution organizations that are in need of certain agricultural products. | 2023-01-11T13:45:58Z | |
| 116-hr-7490 | 116 | hr | 7490 | RAMPâUP Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-06 | 2020-09-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] | MN | D | P000258 | 21 | Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants Act or the RAMP-UP Act This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture to provide grants to meat and poultry processing facilities for assistance with costs incurred in making improvements to such facilities and carrying out other planning activities necessary to be subject to inspection and allow for interstate shipment of their products. Each grant shall not exceed $100,000. Grant recipients must provide matching nonfederal funds in an amount equal to the amount of a grant, except for grants awarded in FY2020 or FY2021. | 2023-01-11T13:46:01Z | |
| 116-hr-7482 | 116 | hr | 7482 | Future of Agricultural Resiliency And Modernization Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-02 | 2020-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] | CA | D | H001090 | 4 | Future of Agricultural Resiliency And Modernization Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to award grants to certain entities, including states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations, to carry out projects that further agricultural resiliency and modernization, such as projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions; improve air, water, and soil health; and increase carbon sequestration. Additionally, USDA must establish a program to award grants to governmental organizations and private entities in the agricultural sector to carry out at least 10 pilot projects with the potential to reduce or sequester greenhouse emissions that convert and valorize tree nut harvest by-products and waste into multiple higher value biocarbon products, including sustainable industrial applications, agrochemicals, repurposing process heat, energy, and construction materials. | 2023-01-11T13:46:01Z | |
| 116-hr-7483 | 116 | hr | 7483 | Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-02 | 2020-09-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] | MO | R | H001053 | 126 | Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020 This bill allows rural utility service providers to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a request to adjust the interest rate or modify the terms of certain loans. The request shall include a report summarizing how the adjustment or modification will assist the borrower in providing critical utility services to a rural community. Specifically, on receipt of a request, USDA must adjust the interest rate on the loan to match certain interest rates in effect when the bill is enacted for obligations of comparable maturity to the term remaining on the loan (or a higher rate requested by the borrower), and make modifications to the loan terms as necessary to address changes in the financial position of the borrower due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency and to promote the financial sustainability of the borrower. In carrying out the adjustments or modifications, USDA shall not impose or collect any fee from, or impose any penalty on, a borrower. The bill also provides funding to implement the adjustments and modifications. | 2023-01-11T13:46:01Z | |
| 116-s-4152 | 116 | s | 4152 | Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 24 | Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020 This bill allows rural utility service providers to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a request to adjust the interest rate or modify the terms of certain loans. The request shall include a report summarizing how the adjustment or modification will assist the borrower in providing critical utility services to a rural community. Specifically, on receipt of a request, USDA must adjust the interest rate on the loan to match certain interest rates in effect when the bill is enacted for obligations of comparable maturity to the term remaining on the loan (or a higher rate requested by the borrower), and make modifications to the loan terms as necessary to address changes in the financial position of the borrower due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency and to promote the financial sustainability of the borrower. In carrying out the adjustments or modifications, USDA shall not impose or collect any fee from, or impose any penalty on, a borrower. The bill also provides funding to implement the adjustments and modifications. | 2023-01-11T13:45:41Z | |
| 116-s-4156 | 116 | s | 4156 | RELIEF for Producers Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 8 | Responding to Epidemic Losses and Investing in the Economic Future for Producers Act of 2020 or the RELIEF for Producers Act of 2020 This bill establishes requirements and provides funding for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make payments to livestock and poultry producers to offset losses related to the intentional depopulation of livestock and poultry due to insufficient access to meat or poultry processing during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The bill also provides additional funding to USDA for animal disease prevention and management programs. | 2023-01-11T13:45:41Z | |
| 116-s-4202 | 116 | s | 4202 | Expanding SNAP Options Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S4228-4229) | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 4 | Expanding SNAP Options Act of 2020 This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to make the online redemption of benefits, including the acceptance of Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards, more widely available by requiring the implementation of online SNAP purchasing in every state and providing funding for an online redemption portal and a technical assistance center. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must award on a competitive basis one or more contracts to develop an EBT Online Redemption Portal to (1) allow program participants to use online or mobile electronic benefits transactions to purchase program foods from, and make online payments to, authorized program retailers under SNAP; and (2) facilitate food purchase delivery for program participants using such electronic benefits transactions. The Food and Nutrition Service of USDA must award competitive grants or enter into cooperative agreements with nonprofit entities to establish a SNAP Online Purchasing Technical Assistance Center to provide state agencies, authorized program retailers, and program participants information on and technical assistance with accepting SNAP benefits through online transactions and use of the portal. In providing technical assistance, the center must give priority to entities that are small and limited-resource retailers. The bill provides funding for both the online redemption portal and the technical assistance center. USDA must maintain on its website a publicly available listing, organized and searchable by region, locality, and state, of all approved retail food stores accepting benefits from recipients of SNAP, including through online transactions. | 2023-01-11T13:45:39Z | |
| 116-sres-649 | 116 | sres | 649 | A resolution expressing support for the designation of July 2020 as "American Grown Flower Month". | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-02 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4240; text: CR S4232) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 2 | This resolution supports the designation of July 2020 as American Grown Flower Month. | 2021-12-29T21:58:26Z | |
| 116-hr-7452 | 116 | hr | 7452 | Relief for Rural Development Borrowers Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-01 | 2020-09-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] | IA | D | F000467 | 2 | Relief for Rural Development Borrowers Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pay the principal, interest, and any associated fees owed on certain USDA rural development loans for a six-month period. | 2023-01-11T13:46:02Z | |
| 116-hr-7454 | 116 | hr | 7454 | Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-01 | 2020-09-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] | ID | R | F000469 | 0 | Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act This bill revises the Good Neighbor Authority program to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts under good neighbor agreements with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior. (The Good Neighbor Authority permits USDA and Interior to enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with states, counties, and Indian tribes to perform forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on federal land managed by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management.) Specifically, the bill (1) requires Indian tribes and counties to retain revenue generated from timber sales under a good neighbor agreement; and (2) allows states, counties, and Indian tribes to use such revenue for authorized restoration projects on nonfederal lands under a good neighbor agreement. (Under current law, only a state is permitted to retain the revenues, and the revenues must be used for restoration projects on federal land.) | 2023-01-11T13:46:02Z | |
| 116-hr-7458 | 116 | hr | 7458 | U.S. Pork Producer Assistance Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-01 | 2020-07-01 | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] | MN | R | H001088 | 0 | U.S. Pork Producer Assistance Act of 2020 This bill provides supplemental funding for the Department of Agriculture to provide support payments to domestic pork producers with losses of market-ready hogs due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. | 2023-01-11T13:46:02Z | |
| 116-s-4127 | 116 | s | 4127 | Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-01 | 2020-07-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] | ID | R | R000584 | 0 | Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act This bill revises the Good Neighbor Authority program to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts under good neighbor agreements with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior. (The Good Neighbor Authority permits USDA and Interior to enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with states, counties, and Indian tribes to perform forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on federal land managed by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management.) Specifically, the bill (1) requires Indian tribes and counties to retain revenue generated from timber sales under a good neighbor agreement; and (2) allows states, counties, and Indian tribes to use such revenue for authorized restoration projects on nonfederal lands under a good neighbor agreement. (Under current law, only a state is permitted to retain the revenues, and the revenues must be used for restoration projects on federal land.) | 2023-01-11T13:45:42Z | |
| 116-s-4140 | 116 | s | 4140 | Local FARM Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-07-01 | 2020-07-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 2 | Local Food Assistance and Resilient Markets Act of 2020 or the Local FARM Act of 2020 This bill addresses provisions related to programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), including the Specialty Block Grant Program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), the Loan Agriculture Market Program, and the Farm Microloan Program. USDA must provide grants to states under the Specialty Block Grant Program to procure and distribute specialty crops to needy persons at zero cost to those persons. Each grant distributed shall not exceed $2.5 million. The Food and Nutrition Service of USDA must distribute grants to state agencies to develop tools and provide technical assistance to (1) increase the quantity of retailers that accept and redeem SNAP benefits online, and (2) expand the capacity of retailers to accept and redeem SNAP benefits online. The bill temporarily reduces the matching funds requirement for certain nutrition programs under the Local Agriculture Market Program. Additionally, the bill expands funding under such program to include (1) providing grants to organizations that serve socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers, and (2) making payments to certain entities for COVID-19-related losses. The bill also extends the Farm Microloan Program and temporarily waives certain eligibility requirements for the program during the COVID-19 public health emergency. | 2023-01-11T13:45:42Z | |
| 116-hr-7425 | 116 | hr | 7425 | DIRECT Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-06-30 | 2020-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] | SD | R | J000301 | 12 | Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act or the DIRECT Act This bill allows meat and poultry products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold by retail stores, restaurants, or similar retail-type establishments over the internet and shipped by a carrier in commerce (other than for export to a foreign country), provided the meat and poultry products so inspected are shipped directly to household consumers and in normal retail quantities. (Under the inspection programs, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and poultry. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.) | 2022-02-08T23:40:12Z | |
| 116-hr-7393 | 116 | hr | 7393 | Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-06-26 | 2020-06-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] | VA | D | S001209 | 20 | Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a voluntary program to certify technical assistance providers and third-party verifiers that assist farmers, ranchers, or private forest landowners in preventing or mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, sequestering carbon, or verifying processes described in protocols for greenhouse gas credit markets. | 2022-02-08T23:16:49Z | |
| 116-s-4054 | 116 | s | 4054 | United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-06-24 | 2020-12-16 | By Senator Roberts from Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry filed written report. Report No. 116-334. | Senate | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | KS | R | R000307 | 0 | United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020 This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the United States Grain Standards Act, which authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish official marketing standards for grains, and to provide procedures for grain inspection and weighing. Additionally, the bill requires a state agency to notify customers or applicants for weighing or inspection services if it intends to temporarily discontinue the services; extends the authority of USDA to collect fees to fund official inspections and provide official weighing services through FY2025; extends the cap on the administrative and supervisory costs through FY2025; requires USDA to publish quarterly reports describing data from the tests and inspections for intrinsic quality factors (including protein, oil, and starch) and food safety factors; requires USDA to publish quarterly reports including the number of certain waivers and exceptions that were requested and granted; prohibits the use of user fees for activities related to the development or maintenance of grain standards, or for any activity that is not directly related to the performance of an official inspection or weighing service; provides that members of the advisory committee with respect to the act may serve up to two consecutive terms and extends the authorization of the committee through FY2025; and requires USDA to conduct a comprehensive nationwide review of the official agency geographical areas. | 2023-11-17T21:13:49Z | |
| 116-s-4061 | 116 | s | 4061 | SERVE and CARRY Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-06-24 | 2020-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | TX | R | C001056 | 5 | State Emergency Restaurant and Vendor Enhancement and COVID-19 Anti-hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act or the SERVE and CARRY Act This bill provides nutrition assistance to states during an emergency such as COVID-19 by (1) establishing a State Emergency Restaurant and Vendor Enhancement (SERVE) Program that authorizes funding for states to contract with restaurants and provide nutrition benefits to participants for the purchase of meals and food through electronic benefit transfer transactions; (2) providing funds for states to purchase, store, process, package, harvest, and distribute locally grown commodities, fruits, vegetables, specialty crops, dairy, and other consumable items; and (3) expanding eligibility for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). | 2023-01-11T13:46:09Z | |
| 116-hr-7271 | 116 | hr | 7271 | SNAP PLUS Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-06-18 | 2020-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | House | Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] | IL | D | R000515 | 2 | SNAP Provisions to Lower Undue Struggle Act of 2020 or the SNAP PLUS Act of 2020 This bill expands the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to permit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase items such as vitamins, household supplies, personal hygiene items, and menstrual hygiene products. Additionally, the bill requires specified annual increases for the value of the allotment of SNAP benefits that state agencies are authorized to issue to eligible households. | 2022-02-09T00:10:46Z | |
| 116-s-3980 | 116 | s | 3980 | American Agriculture First Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-06-17 | 2020-06-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] | GA | R | L000594 | 0 | American Agriculture First Act This bill requires the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to purchase at least 75% of an agricultural commodity for the Food Purchase and Distribution Program from domestically owned enterprises if it is necessary to respond to trade damage from retaliation by foreign nations with respect to the agricultural commodity. The requirement does not apply if the Department of Agriculture reports to Congress that meeting the requirement is not possible because the quantity of the agricultural commodity available from domestically owned enterprises cannot meet the supply needs of the AMS; or would result in a greater than 150% increase between the amount necessary to purchase the agricultural commodity, and the average cost of the agricultural commodity purchased by the AMS in the prior three years. The authority provided by this bill expires on September 30, 2023. | 2023-01-11T13:46:14Z | |
| 116-s-3970 | 116 | s | 3970 | American Farmers, Food Banks, and Families Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-06-16 | 2020-06-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] | GA | R | L000594 | 0 | American Farmers, Food Banks, and Families Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the position of Domestic Agriculture Supply Chain Administrator. The Administrator must carry out activities in the interest of assisting farmers in entering their products into the domestic market; act as a liaison to connect farmers with food banks, schools, grocers, restaurants, and nonprofit organizations to expand domestic market access for organizations that are in need of agricultural products; identify barriers, either regulatory or legal, that prevent or inhibit farmers from entering their products into the domestic market through food distribution networks or other entities; and make recommendations to USDA regarding the means by which to remove such barriers. Additionally, USDA must establish a catalog or data resource that is capable of recording (1) farms that have excess agricultural products, and (2) food distribution organizations that are in need of certain agricultural products. | 2023-01-11T13:46:14Z | |
| 116-hr-7162 | 116 | hr | 7162 | Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-06-11 | 2020-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] | WY | R | C001109 | 2 | Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2020 This bill allows meat and meat food products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold in interstate commerce. (Under the inspection program, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and meat food products. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.) | 2022-02-08T23:40:05Z | |
| 116-s-3934 | 116 | s | 3934 | Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-06-10 | 2020-06-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] | VT | I | S000033 | 8 | Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020 This bill allows Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) after submitting a plan of operation that is approved by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Under current law, the three territories receive block grants instead of participating in SNAP.) Such territories may request from USDA a one-time grant to pay the cost of the technology infrastructure necessary to implement SNAP, including the cost of information technology, information technology personnel, and training relating to program implementation. | 2023-01-11T13:46:16Z | |
| 116-hr-7108 | 116 | hr | 7108 | To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for emergency use of certain land during a pandemic, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2020-06-04 | 2020-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1] | KS | R | M001198 | 4 | This bill provides authority for the Department of Agriculture during a pandemic to permit activities such as emergency haying and grazing on land that is subject to a contract under the Conservation Reserve Program. | 2022-02-09T02:28:08Z | |
| 116-s-3893 | 116 | s | 3893 | PASTURE Act | Agriculture and Food | 2020-06-04 | 2020-06-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S2735-2736) | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 4 | Pandemic Authority Suitable To Utilize Reserve Easements Act or the PASTURE Act This bill provides authority for the Department of Agriculture during a pandemic to permit activities such as emergency haying and grazing on land that is subject to a contract under the Conservation Reserve Program. | 2023-01-11T13:46:17Z | |
| 116-s-3894 | 116 | s | 3894 | Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-06-04 | 2020-06-24 | Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-477. | Senate | Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] | IN | R | B001310 | 3 | Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a voluntary program to certify technical assistance providers and third-party verifiers that assist farmers, ranchers, or private forest landowners in preventing or mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, sequestering carbon, or verifying processes described in protocols for greenhouse gas credit markets. | 2023-01-11T13:46:17Z | |
| 116-hr-7082 | 116 | hr | 7082 | Ensuring STEAKS Act of 2020 | Agriculture and Food | 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] | IL | D | R000515 | 0 | Ensuring Safety Tools so that Employees are All Kept Secure Act of 2020 or the Ensuring STEAKS Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue regulations with respect to protection against COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) for workers in meat processing establishments. Through the end of the COVID-19 emergency period, USDA must review and update such regulations at least every 90 days to ensure worker safety. Until such regulations are issued, the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to worker safety must be used as interim requirements for meat processing establishments. | 2022-02-08T23:54:45Z | |
| 116-hr-7047 | 116 | hr | 7047 | To provide for expedited additional support under the farm and ranch stress assistance network, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2020-05-28 | 2020-05-28 | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] | MN | R | E000294 | 3 | This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to award expedited additional grants for FY2020, within 60 days, to certain entities under the farm and ranch stress assistance network. Each awarded grant may not exceed $500,000. The bill also provides additional funding for the program. | 2023-01-11T13:42:48Z |
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sponsor_party TEXT,
sponsor_bioguide_id TEXT,
cosponsor_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
summary_text TEXT,
update_date TEXT,
url TEXT
);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_congress ON legislation(congress);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_type ON legislation(bill_type);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_policy ON legislation(policy_area);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_date ON legislation(introduced_date);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor ON legislation(sponsor_name);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor_bioguide ON legislation(sponsor_bioguide_id);