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| 117-hr-9672 | 117 | hr | 9672 | Farmers Feeding Families Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-12-22 | 2022-12-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] | WA | D | S001216 | 0 | Farmers Feeding Families Act of 2022 This bill amends The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) to authorize the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to provide funds for states to purchase priority agricultural products (e.g., fruits, vegetables, meats, and grains) from eligible small businesses and distribute them to needy persons through emergency feeding organizations. New farmers and small or mid-sized family farms qualify as eligible small businesses under this FNS program, as well as packers, distributors, cooperatives, and others that source agricultural products from them. The bill also requires a state's TEFAP plan eligibility standards to include, at a minimum, all individuals or households with an income less than 250% of the poverty line. | 2023-10-10T17:15:14Z | |
| 117-hr-9667 | 117 | hr | 9667 | SARE Modernization Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-12-21 | 2022-12-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] | WA | D | S001216 | 1 | Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Modernization Act or the SARE Modernization Act This bill reauthorizes the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program and expands the program to include research on agricultural production systems that increase resilience and climate mitigation in the context of a changing climate. The bill also expands SARE's regional councils to include representatives from 1890 land grant institutions, 1994 land grant institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, Alaska Native serving institutions, or Native Hawaiian serving institutions. | 2023-08-30T14:00:29Z | |
| 117-s-5328 | 117 | s | 5328 | A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend terminal lakes assistance. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-12-20 | 2023-01-05 | Became Public Law No: 117-361. | Senate | Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] | NV | D | C001113 | 0 | This act extends through October 1, 2025, authority to provide terminal lakes assistance. | 2023-11-09T20:29:26Z | |
| 117-s-5329 | 117 | s | 5329 | A bill to amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-12-20 | 2023-01-05 | Became Public Law No: 117-362. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 0 | This act expands liability protections for the donation of food and grocery products. Specifically, the act expands the liability protections to include donations of an apparently fit grocery product or apparently wholesome food for which the recipient is charged a good Samaritan reduced price that is no greater than the cost of handling, administering, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, and distributing the food or product; or that is donated directly to a needy individual at zero cost by a retail grocer, wholesaler, agricultural producer, agricultural processor, agricultural distributor, restaurant, caterer, school food authority, or institution of higher education. | 2023-11-09T20:29:26Z | |
| 117-hr-9591 | 117 | hr | 9591 | Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] | NY | D | M001206 | 0 | Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to hold national hearings to review Federal Milk Marketing Orders. (USDA uses these orders to establish a minimum price for various classes of milk.) The hearings must include the review of proposals from producers and the dairy industry on the price of Class I skim milk. | 2023-01-19T19:33:38Z | |
| 117-s-5278 | 117 | s | 5278 | TIPPI Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Transparency in Invasive Pests on Pallets Improvement Act of 2022 or the TIPPI Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to publicize on its website information on violations of wood packaging material (e.g., solid wood pallets, crates, spools and other packaging, and solid wood dunnage) regulations with respect to cargo entering the United States. | 2023-02-28T10:31:15Z | |
| 117-s-5292 | 117 | s | 5292 | Access to Donor Milk Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] | IL | D | D000622 | 0 | Access to Donor Milk Act of 2022 This bill establishes programs and requirements to support the provision of donor milk for infants by nonprofit milk banks, including by (1) allowing Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) funding to be used towards nonprofit milk banks, (2) establishing grants to expand the emergency capacity of nonprofit milk banks, and (3) establishing a donor milk awareness program. | 2023-09-07T14:30:27Z | |
| 117-hr-9552 | 117 | hr | 9552 | Transparency in Depopulation Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-12-14 | 2022-12-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] | WA | D | J000298 | 1 | Transparency in Depopulation Act This bill requires animal feeding operators who receive federal relief funds and that have performed livestock or poultry depopulation to submit to the Department of Agriculture a report that includes the reason depopulation was performed, the methods used, the intended product of the depopulated animals, and the efficacy of the depopulation. | 2023-09-08T19:00:30Z | |
| 117-hr-9472 | 117 | hr | 9472 | SNAP Back to Health Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-12-08 | 2022-12-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] | WI | R | G000576 | 0 | SNAP Back to Health Act of 2022 This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase sugary beverages. Sugary beverages are beverages that contain brown sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, glucose, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, lactose, malt syrup, maltose, molasses, raw sugar, and sucrose, aspartame, Splenda, acesulfame potassium, stevia, or any similar substance. | 2023-02-24T12:45:20Z | |
| 117-hr-9482 | 117 | hr | 9482 | No Hungry Kids in Schools Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-12-08 | 2022-12-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] | CA | D | P000618 | 12 | No Hungry Kids in Schools Act This bill modifies the school meal programs of the Department of Agriculture to establish an option for states to utilize a statewide community eligibility program for certain special assistance payments. | 2023-09-08T18:30:23Z | |
| 117-hr-9483 | 117 | hr | 9483 | Agriculture Foreign Investment Transparency Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-12-08 | 2022-12-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] | NY | R | S001196 | 13 | Agriculture Foreign Investment Transparency Act This bill revises reporting requirements related to acquisitions or transfers of certain agricultural land interests by foreign persons. Specifically, the bill (1) requires the Department of Agriculture to make all reports required under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA) publicly available on its website, and (2) expands the material required to be reported under the AFIDA to include security interests and land leases of any period. | 2023-09-08T18:45:19Z | |
| 117-hr-9395 | 117 | hr | 9395 | Farmland Security Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-12-01 | 2022-12-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] | WI | D | P000607 | 0 | Farmland Security Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to submit to Congress an annual report on foreign investments in agricultural land in the United States, including a description of the impact that foreign ownership of agricultural land has on family farms, rural communities, and the domestic food supply. USDA must also establish a public database that contains data from each report submitted. | 2022-12-29T08:48:26Z | |
| 117-s-5138 | 117 | s | 5138 | Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-11-29 | 2022-11-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 0 | Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act of 2022 This bill establishes additional requirements for larger animal feeding operations (AFOs) owned or controlled by industrial operators and increases handling requirements for livestock and poultry. Specifically, the bill establishes the Office of High-Risk AFO Disaster Mitigation and Enforcement within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and requires such industrial operators to register with the office and submit annual disaster mitigation plans (e.g., for public health emergencies and major disasters). In addition, industrial operators must pay annual disaster mitigation maintenance fees to the office and are liable for costs associated with disaster events or depopulation (the rapid destruction of animals in response to urgent circumstances). Industrial operators are restricted from using specified methods of depopulation; any person may sue an industrial operator or USDA over a violation. Further, USDA must establish depopulation standards that rapidly induce unconsciousness and death with minimal pain and distress. The Department of Labor must enforce minimum labor standards for industrial operators regarding covered workers or affected contract growers in disaster mitigation events, including whistleblower protections and health insurance requirements. Further, industrial operators may not use incarcerated workers in these events. The bill also includes provisions on the handling of livestock and poultry, such as requiring USDA to set additional standards for animal transport; including poultry in the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 and creating a USDA grant program to transition processing facilities to a different slaughter method; requiring USDA to promulgate certain regulations regarding the humane treatment, euthanasia, and disposition of nonambulatory livestock; and terminating programs that allow for slaughter speeds that exceed existing limits or reduce the use of federal inspectors. | 2023-08-18T11:30:28Z | |
| 117-s-5116 | 117 | s | 5116 | A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the authorization of frozen fruits and vegetables under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-11-17 | 2022-11-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] | KS | R | M001198 | 0 | This bill revises the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to require states to make available frozen fruits and vegetables under the program. | 2023-09-08T14:30:29Z | |
| 117-s-5128 | 117 | s | 5128 | Fertilizer SUSTAIN Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-11-17 | 2022-11-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] | KS | R | M001198 | 0 | Fertilizer Stewardship, Utilization, Sustainability, Technology, Access, Innovation, and Nourishment Act or the Fertilizer SUSTAIN Act This bill (1) directs the Department of the Interior to designate potash and phosphates as critical minerals, (2) revises the Federal Register and National Environmental Policy Act permitting process for mining and phosphate and potash exploration, and (3) requires the Environmental Protection Agency to allow phosphogypsum to be used in government road projects. | 2023-09-08T14:30:29Z | |
| 117-hr-9319 | 117 | hr | 9319 | SNAP Theft Protection Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-11-16 | 2022-11-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | House | Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] | MD | D | R000576 | 6 | SNAP Theft Protection Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish criteria for state agencies to identify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits stolen by identity theft or typical skimming practices and provide for the reissuance of stolen SNAP benefits to households that meet such criteria. USDA must periodically review and modify its regulations to take into account evolving technology and the threat landscape to better protect against theft. | 2023-01-26T17:30:24Z | |
| 117-hr-9281 | 117 | hr | 9281 | Food Deserts Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-11-10 | 2022-11-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | House | Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] | IN | D | C001072 | 13 | Food Deserts Act 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 affordable 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, or demonstrating existing supply chain relationships or expertise in the grocery industry. | 2023-09-05T19:30:43Z | |
| 117-hr-9244 | 117 | hr | 9244 | Supporting Market Access to Reinvigorate Trade Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-10-28 | 2022-11-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] | CA | D | C001059 | 6 | Supporting Market Access to Reinvigorate Trade Act of 2022 or the SMART Act This bill increases through FY2029 funding to carry out the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program, which are programs administered by the Department of Agriculture to promote exports of U.S. agricultural products. | 2023-09-03T20:15:22Z | |
| 117-hres-1448 | 117 | hres | 1448 | Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-10-25 | 2022-10-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] | MS | R | G000591 | 3 | This resolution (1) celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation; and (2) commemorates its history, effective advocacy, and contributions to agriculture in Mississippi. | 2022-12-29T13:34:04Z | |
| 117-hr-9186 | 117 | hr | 9186 | Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-10-14 | 2022-10-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] | ME | D | P000597 | 2 | Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a grant program to help states address contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, on agricultural land and commercial farms. The bill also requires USDA to establish a task force to provide (1) advice regarding whether addressing PFAS contamination should be added as an eligible activity for each USDA program, and (2) technical assistance to states in addressing PFAS contamination. | 2023-03-01T14:01:42Z | |
| 117-s-5070 | 117 | s | 5070 | Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-10-11 | 2022-10-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6471-6472) | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 7 | Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a grant program to help states address contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, on agricultural land and commercial farms. The bill also requires USDA to establish a task force to provide (1) advice regarding whether addressing PFAS contamination should be added as an eligible activity for each USDA program, and (2) technical assistance to states in addressing PFAS contamination. | 2023-03-04T06:24:37Z | |
| 117-hr-9144 | 117 | hr | 9144 | SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-10-07 | 2022-10-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | House | Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] | OH | D | B001313 | 0 | SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2022 This bill revises the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to allow households with individuals under 18 years of age who have chronic medical conditions to deduct certain medical expenses incurred by the individual from household income when calculating SNAP benefits. Currently, the excess medical expense deduction under SNAP allows households with an elderly or disabled individual to deduct such expenses. | 2023-09-03T18:33:48Z | |
| 117-hr-9111 | 117 | hr | 9111 | INFANT Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large] | AK | D | P000619 | 0 | Infants Need Food And Nutrition Today Act or the INFANT Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to allow infant food combinations and dinners to be served under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). | 2022-12-29T12:48:51Z | |
| 117-hr-9047 | 117 | hr | 9047 | Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-29 | 2022-10-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] | IA | R | F000446 | 1 | Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2022 This bill establishes a loan program within the Farm Service Agency to assist agricultural producers in purchasing precision agriculture equipment, such as geospatial mapping, data management and analytics software, and network connectivity products and solutions. Precision agriculture refers to managing, tracking, or reducing crop or livestock production inputs, including seed, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, water, and time, at a heightened level of spatial and temporal granularity to improve efficiencies, reduce waste, and maintain environmental quality. | 2023-01-24T15:15:18Z | |
| 117-hr-9069 | 117 | hr | 9069 | Military Family Nutrition Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-29 | 2022-10-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | House | Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] | CA | D | P000613 | 18 | Military Family Nutrition Act of 2022 This bill excludes military housing allowances from income when determining eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). | 2022-12-29T12:48:52Z | |
| 117-hres-1411 | 117 | hres | 1411 | Expressing support for the designation of October 2 through October 8, 2022, as "National 4-H Week". | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-29 | 2022-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] | PA | R | T000467 | 51 | This resolution supports the designation of National 4-H Week. It also (1) recognizes the important role of 4-H in youth development and education, and (2) encourages all citizens to recognize 4-H for the significant impact the organization and members have made and continue to make by empowering young people with the skills needed to lead for a lifetime. | 2022-12-29T12:48:47Z | |
| 117-s-5007 | 117 | s | 5007 | Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-29 | 2022-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] | NE | R | F000463 | 1 | Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2022 This bill revises the Emergency Conservation Program and the Emergency Forest Restoration Program to provide agricultural producers and owners of nonindustrial private forest land impacted by natural disasters the option to receive an advance on cost-sharing payments before carrying out emergency measures. The bill also expands eligibility for payments under the programs to include emergency measures to address damages caused by (1) a wildfire that is not caused naturally if the damage is caused by the spread of the wildfire due to natural causes, and (2) a wildfire that is caused by the federal government. | 2023-09-01T21:00:26Z | |
| 117-s-5023 | 117 | s | 5023 | Agriculture Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-29 | 2022-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S5546-5548) | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 1 | Agriculture Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2022 This bill modifies access to Department of Agriculture disaster assistance programs and requires increased interagency cooperation in drought-related activities. The bill specifies that state and federal grazing permit holders are eligible for the Emergency Conservation Program and the Emergency Forest Restoration Program. Further, emergency measures eligible for payments include new permanent measures, such as permanent water wells and pipelines. The bill also waives the 30-day comment period required for applications under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for emergency measures carried out during a drought emergency. Modifications to the Livestock Forage Disaster Program allow for one monthly payment when a county has four consecutive weeks of a D2 rating (severe drought) and two payments for eight consecutive weeks of D2. Currently, one payment is available for eight consecutive weeks of D2. The bill expands coverage for honey bee producers under the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) for losses caused by adverse weather or drought, such as transportation costs and reduced honey crops. Further, the bill requires the ELAP payment rate for honey bee producers to incorporate additional factors, such as per-hive and per-colony rates of loss. The USDA must establish an interagency working group to improve the consistency and accuracy of U.S. Drought Monitor data. Finally, the Farm Service Agency and the Forest Service must enter into a memorandum of understanding to better align their drought response activities. | 2023-08-18T11:15:24Z | |
| 117-sres-817 | 117 | sres | 817 | A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 2 through October 8, 2022, as "National 4-H Week". | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-29 | 2022-09-29 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6052-6053; text: CR S5558) | Senate | Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] | AR | R | B001236 | 47 | This resolution supports the designation of October 2-October 8, 2022, as National 4-H Week. It also (1) recognizes the important role of 4-H in youth development and education, and (2) encourages all citizens to recognize 4-H for the significant impact the organization and members have made and continue to make by empowering young people with the skills needed to lead for a lifetime. | 2022-12-21T06:31:30Z | |
| 117-s-4971 | 117 | s | 4971 | Innovative Agricultural Technology Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-28 | 2022-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] | TN | R | B001243 | 1 | Innovative Agricultural Technology Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Innovative Agricultural Technology Pilot Program to enable certain U.S. citizens and corporations to test agricultural technologies without complying with applicable laws or regulations, subject to market access limits. Additionally, USDA must (1) establish an online program that educates agricultural producers about using distributed ledger technology in agricultural production, and (2) conduct a study to identify potential applications for distributed ledger technology in agricultural operations. | 2023-09-01T20:30:23Z | |
| 117-s-4954 | 117 | s | 4954 | Farm Credit for Americans Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-27 | 2022-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 1 | Farm Credit for Americans Act of 2022 This bill makes foreign persons ineligible for any credit or financial services provided by a Farm Credit System institution, with specified exceptions. The bill takes effect on January 1, 2024. | 2022-12-29T13:18:35Z | |
| 117-s-4967 | 117 | s | 4967 | Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-27 | 2022-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 6 | Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2022 This bill sets out a process to enable Puerto Rico to participate as a state in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Under current law, a state receives SNAP funding based on the number of participating households in the state whereas Puerto Rico receives a block grant to fund its nutrition assistance program. The bill requires Puerto Rico to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a plan of operation to transition away from the consolidated block grant program to SNAP. USDA must provide appropriate training and technical assistance to enable Puerto Rico to formulate such plan. | 2023-03-06T13:05:57Z | |
| 117-sres-800 | 117 | sres | 800 | A resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-27 | 2022-11-17 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6768-6769) | Senate | Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] | MS | R | H001079 | 1 | This resolution (1) celebrates October 30, 2022, as the 100th anniversary of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation; and (2) commemorates the history, effective advocacy, and contributions to agriculture in Mississippi of the federation. | 2022-12-29T13:18:31Z | |
| 117-s-4931 | 117 | s | 4931 | NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals Reform Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-22 | 2022-09-22 | 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 (NRCS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), including by (1) revising the appeals process of the NRCS for wetland certification requests, (2) requiring USDA to establish oversight committees in each state that will oversee the appeals of wetland determinations, and (3) prohibiting the NRCS from acquiring any permanent easement. | 2023-09-01T20:15:22Z | |
| 117-s-4941 | 117 | s | 4941 | CREAATE Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-22 | 2022-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] | ME | I | K000383 | 4 | Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act of 2022 or the CREAATE Act of 2022 This bill expands and extends through FY2029 the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program of the Department of Agriculture. | 2023-01-28T05:15:40Z | |
| 117-hres-1378 | 117 | hres | 1378 | Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Agriculture to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to Resolution Copper mine. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-21 | 2022-11-29 | Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 152. | House | Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] | AZ | R | G000565 | 0 | This resolution requests the President, and directs the Department of Agriculture, to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents, records, or communications within their possession relating to Resolution Copper mine. The Resolution Copper project is a proposed underground copper mine near the town of Superior, Arizona. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | |
| 117-s-4895 | 117 | s | 4895 | Biochar Research Network Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-20 | 2022-09-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 3 | Biochar Research Network Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a biochar research network of not more than 20 research stations or facilities to test the impact of biochar across various soil types, application methods, and climates to learn more about its potential to benefit farmers and the environment. | 2023-02-08T05:23:40Z | |
| 117-hr-8825 | 117 | hr | 8825 | Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-14 | 2022-09-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] | CA | D | H001068 | 1 | Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act of 2022 This bill provides authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship and sell the marijuana or marijuana products using the U.S. Postal Service or a private or commercial interstate carrier. Specifically, marijuana or a marijuana product may be shipped or sold to individuals within a state or another state in which the possession of it is lawful by such individuals. The bill takes effect on the date on which marijuana is removed from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and federal criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana, are eliminated. | 2022-12-29T12:33:50Z | |
| 117-s-4821 | 117 | s | 4821 | SOIL Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-12 | 2022-09-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] | OK | R | L000575 | 1 | Security and Oversight for International Landholdings Act of 2022 or the SOIL Act of 2022 This bill expands provisions related to foreign investment in certain agricultural land transactions. For example, the bill requires the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review an investment that could result in certain foreign control of U.S. agricultural land. | 2023-08-30T18:45:18Z | |
| 117-hres-1329 | 117 | hres | 1329 | Recognizing the need for greater access to rural and agricultural media programming. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-09-02 | 2022-09-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] | FL | R | P000599 | 7 | This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives recognizes the importance of rural and agricultural programming and the need for greater access to rural and agricultural media programming. | 2023-06-23T18:46:20Z | |
| 117-hconres-103 | 117 | hconres | 103 | Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2021, be observed as the 131st anniversary of the 1890 Institutions. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-08-30 | 2022-09-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | A000370 | 9 | This concurrent resolution (1) recognizes the 131 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. | 2022-12-29T18:48:36Z | |
| 117-hr-8706 | 117 | hr | 8706 | Agricultural Management Assistance Modernization Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-08-12 | 2022-09-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] | HI | D | K000396 | 1 | Agricultural Management Assistance Modernization Act of 2022 This bill revises the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's education and agricultural risk management assistance program. The bill expands the targets of the program to include crop insurance providers, allows nonprofit organizations to receive grants, and allows grantees to use financial assistance for soil health improvements, among other uses. | 2023-08-30T17:45:21Z | |
| 117-hr-8707 | 117 | hr | 8707 | Farmers Market and Food Bank Local Revitalization Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-08-12 | 2022-08-12 | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 5 | Farmers Market and Food Bank Local Revitalization Act of 2022 This bill provides for increased support for farmers' markets. The bill extends through FY2028, expands eligibility for, and increases benefits under the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. The bill extends through FY2025 and increases benefits under the Women, Infants, and Children Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must make loans, loan guarantees, and grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the construction of new farmers markets or the improvement or rehabilitation of existing farmers markets. Additionally, the bill requires USDA to establish a pilot grant program in which food banks may voluntarily contract with their local farmers for them to grow produce for food bank programs to promote local procurement of produce. | 2023-02-03T04:45:58Z | |
| 117-s-4786 | 117 | s | 4786 | PASS Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-08-06 | 2022-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] | SD | R | R000605 | 0 | Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security Act of 2022 or the PASS Act of 2022 This bill establishes requirements to address the national security risk to the agricultural sector of the United States. Specifically, the bill prohibits persons who are acting on behalf of China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea from purchasing or investing in U.S. agricultural land and companies. The President may waive this prohibition, on a case-by-case basis, if the President determines that the waiver is vital to U.S. national security interests. The bill also places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and requires CFIUS to review certain transactions involving investments by foreign persons in the U.S. agricultural sector. Additionally, the Department of Agriculture must report on the risks that foreign purchases of U.S. businesses engaged in agriculture pose to the agricultural sector of the United States. | 2023-08-30T17:15:20Z | |
| 117-hr-8653 | 117 | hr | 8653 | The Emergency Relief Program Reauthorization Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-08-02 | 2022-09-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] | CA | D | T000460 | 22 | The Emergency Relief Program Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to carry out a program to make payments for losses of crops and livestock during calendar year 2022. | 2023-08-30T16:00:25Z | |
| 117-s-4709 | 117 | s | 4709 | Expanding Local Meat Processing Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-08-02 | 2022-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] | NM | D | L000570 | 4 | Expanding Local Meat Processing Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to revise its regulations to allow certain packers to hold an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of a market agency selling livestock on a commission basis. The bill applies to packers that have a cumulative slaughter capacity of (1) less than 2,000 animal per day or 700,000 animals per year with respect to cattle or sheep, and (2) less than 10,000 animals per day or 3 million animals per year with respect to hogs. | 2022-12-29T19:03:37Z | |
| 117-s-4730 | 117 | s | 4730 | National Innovation and Modern Skills Training Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-08-02 | 2022-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] | CO | D | H000273 | 1 | National Innovation and Modern Skills Training Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a pilot program to provide competitive grants to land-grant colleges and universities in 10 states to facilitate research and rapid workforce development and promote entrepreneurship and other benefits to communities in such states. | 2023-08-30T17:15:19Z | |
| 117-s-4745 | 117 | s | 4745 | Spotted Wing Abatement Trust Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-08-02 | 2022-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] | MI | D | P000595 | 3 | Spotted Wing Abatement Trust Act of 2022 or the SWAT Act of 2022 This bill directs the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to establish a fund for research relating to, and activities to mitigate the negative effects of, spotted wing drosophila. Spotted wing drosophila is an invasive species from East Asia that has caused significant damage to many valuable fruit crops in the United States, including raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, peaches, plums, and cherries. | 2022-12-29T19:18:38Z | |
| 117-s-4692 | 117 | s | 4692 | WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-08-01 | 2022-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] | KS | R | M001198 | 0 | WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make available online certain information about solicitations for infant formula bids under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Under current law, state agencies must control infant formula costs in the WIC program through competitive bidding for infant formula rebate contracts. The bill requires state WIC agencies to provide USDA with a description of open solicitations for these competitive bids that includes the title of the solicitation, the state agency administering the solicitation, and other relevant information for the USDA to publish online. | 2023-08-29T21:45:28Z | |
| 117-hr-8590 | 117 | hr | 8590 | Small Family Farmer And Rancher Relief Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-29 | 2022-07-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] | GA | D | S001157 | 2 | Small Family Farmer And Rancher Relief Act This bill increases premium and insurance subsidies for certain small family farmers and ranchers, creates a program to provide relief to small producers when cattle prices and values exceed a specified threshold level, and establishes a grant program to assist cattle producers to market and add value to beef products. | 2023-08-29T21:30:24Z | |
| 117-hr-8592 | 117 | hr | 8592 | GRAIN for America Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-29 | 2022-08-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] | WI | R | T000165 | 0 | Guaranteeing Robust Agricultural Independence and Nutrition for America Act or the GRAIN for America Act This bill establishes a one-year moratorium on the enrollment of land in the Conservation Reserve Program, with a specified exception for land that is already subject to a contract under the program. It also prohibits the Department of Agriculture from enrolling prime farmland in the program. Additionally, the bill allows a participant who has entered into a contract under the program to terminate the contract at any time during the one-year period preceding the date on which the contact would expire. | 2022-12-29T18:18:41Z | |
| 117-hr-8596 | 117 | hr | 8596 | Biochar Research Network Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-29 | 2022-08-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2] | IA | R | M001215 | 7 | Biochar Research Network Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a biochar research network of not more than 20 research stations or facilities to test the impact of biochar across various soil types, application methods, and climates to learn more about its potential to benefit farmers and the environment. | 2023-02-08T04:45:41Z | |
| 117-hr-8587 | 117 | hr | 8587 | INFANT Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-28 | 2022-07-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] | OH | R | T000463 | 0 | Improving Newborn Formula Access for a Nutritious Tomorrow Act of 2022 or the INFANT Act of 2022 This bill revises the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to require state agencies that use a competitive bidding system for infant formula contracts to award such contracts to at least two manufacturers. Additionally, it prohibits states from contracting more than 70% of their WIC infant formula from one manufacturer within a year. | 2023-08-29T21:30:24Z | |
| 117-s-4667 | 117 | s | 4667 | Farmland Security Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-28 | 2022-07-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | B001230 | 2 | Farmland Security Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to submit to Congress an annual report on foreign investments in agricultural land in the United States, including a description of the impact that foreign ownership of agricultural land has on family farms, rural communities, and the domestic food supply. USDA must also establish a public database that contains data from each report submitted. | 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z | |
| 117-hr-8527 | 117 | hr | 8527 | Conservation Opportunity and Voluntary Environment Resilience Program Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-27 | 2022-10-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] | IL | D | C001117 | 1 | Conservation Opportunity and Voluntary Environment Resilience Program Act or the COVER Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a Good Steward Cover Crop Program to provide producers additional premium subsidies when they plant cover crops. Additionally, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation must carry out a pilot program under which a producer who uses innovative soil health practices may receive additional premium subsidies on multi-peril crop insurance. | 2023-08-29T21:15:21Z | |
| 117-hr-8495 | 117 | hr | 8495 | Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-26 | 2022-08-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | House | Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] | PR | R | G000582 | 5 | Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2022 This bill sets out a process to enable Puerto Rico to participate as a state in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Under current law, a state receives SNAP funding based on the number of participating households in the state whereas Puerto Rico receives a block grant to fund its nutrition assistance program. The bill requires Puerto Rico to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a plan of operation to transition away from the consolidated block grant program to SNAP. USDA must provide appropriate training and technical assistance to enable Puerto Rico to formulate such plan. | 2023-03-31T17:15:15Z | |
| 117-hr-8509 | 117 | hr | 8509 | National Advisory Council on Unpaid Meal Debt Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-26 | 2022-07-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] | MN | D | O000173 | 0 | National Advisory Council on Unpaid Meal Debt Act of 2022 This bill establishes the National Advisory Council on Unpaid Meal Debt in Child Nutrition Programs to provide recommendations to the Food and Nutrition Service with respect to addressing unpaid school meal fees by ensuring that students are not stigmatized and school food authorities can maintain fiscal solvency in order to ensure the long-term viability of school meal programs. | 2023-01-26T12:45:20Z | |
| 117-sres-720 | 117 | sres | 720 | A resolution expressing support for the designation of July 2022 as "American Grown Flower and Foliage Month". | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-26 | 2022-07-26 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3688; text: CR S3697) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 2 | This resolution supports the designation of July 2022 as American Grown Flower and Foliage Month. | 2022-12-15T05:20:10Z | |
| 117-sres-722 | 117 | sres | 722 | A resolution recognizing the importance of the blueberry industry to the United States and designating July 2022 as "National Blueberry Month". | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-26 | 2022-07-26 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3688; text: CR S3698) | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 8 | This resolution (1) designates July 2022 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, communities, and the economy of the United States. | 2022-12-15T05:19:37Z | |
| 117-s-4602 | 117 | s | 4602 | No Shame at School Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-25 | 2022-07-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] | MN | D | S001203 | 1 | No Shame at School Act of 2022 This bill establishes requirements for the treatment of a child who is participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program and owes unpaid school meal fees. It also requires local educational agencies to certify certain children (e.g., homeless children) as categorically eligible for free lunches or breakfasts without an application. | 2022-12-29T18:48:39Z | |
| 117-s-4604 | 117 | s | 4604 | A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize grants for eligible institutions to carry out agriculture workforce training programs, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-25 | 2022-07-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] | MN | D | S001203 | 1 | This bill directs the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish a grant program within its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program for eligible institutions to develop and carry out agriculture workforce training programs to (1) promote the growth of the agriculture industry, (2) foster competitiveness within the industry, and (3) improve the training and retention of workers in the agriculture industry. The program must be implemented by January 31, 2024. | 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z | |
| 117-hr-8486 | 117 | hr | 8486 | Child Nutrition Technical Assistance Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-22 | 2022-07-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] | IN | D | M001214 | 1 | Child Nutrition Technical Assistance Act of 2022 This bill revises food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) by directing USDA to provide for technical assistance relating to nutrition standards for the school meal programs, including by awarding competitive grants to assist food service personnel in meeting the nutrition standards under such programs. | 2023-08-29T16:15:30Z | |
| 117-hr-8475 | 117 | hr | 8475 | To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide emergency relief to producers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray wolves, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-21 | 2022-08-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | O000171 | 1 | This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to provide emergency relief to producers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray wolves. Additionally, the bill increases the indemnity compensation that producers are provided for reimbursement from 75% to 100% of the market value of the affected livestock. | 2023-08-28T21:30:24Z | |
| 117-hr-8477 | 117 | hr | 8477 | No Shame at School Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-21 | 2022-07-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] | MN | D | O000173 | 56 | No Shame at School Act of 2022 This bill establishes requirements for the treatment of a child who is participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program and owes unpaid school meal fees. It also requires local educational agencies to certify certain children (e.g., homeless children) as categorically eligible for free lunches or breakfasts without an application. | 2022-12-29T18:18:45Z | |
| 117-s-4578 | 117 | s | 4578 | Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-21 | 2022-07-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 3 | Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to state library administrative agencies to enable them to award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies for summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site. | 2022-12-29T18:48:40Z | |
| 117-s-4585 | 117 | s | 4585 | EPA Transparency for Agriculture Products Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-21 | 2022-07-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] | KS | R | M001198 | 0 | EPA Transparency for Agriculture Products Act of 2022 This bill modifies the rulemaking process of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with respect to pesticide registration, revises the EPA's Science Advisory Panel to require additional nominees, and requires review of certain panel decisions or advice. | 2023-08-28T21:45:23Z | |
| 117-hr-8432 | 117 | hr | 8432 | Beagle Brigade Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-20 | 2022-08-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] | GA | D | B000490 | 8 | Beagle Brigade Act of 2022 This bill provides statutory authority for the National Detector Dog Training Center that is operated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture. The center trains dogs to inspect passenger baggage, cargo, mailed packages, and vehicles to detect foreign pests and diseases that threaten domestic agriculture and natural resources. | 2023-06-15T15:15:26Z | |
| 117-hr-8450 | 117 | hr | 8450 | Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-20 | 2022-11-07 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394. | House | Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] | VA | D | S000185 | 40 | Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act This bill reauthorizes and expands (1) child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and other institutional food service programs; and (2) the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). | 2023-09-03T20:30:27Z | |
| 117-hr-8425 | 117 | hr | 8425 | To amend the Food, Agriculture, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish a grant program for eligible institutions to carry out agriculture workforce training programs, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-19 | 2022-08-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] | MN | R | E000294 | 4 | This bill directs the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish a grant program within its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program for eligible institutions to develop and carry out agriculture workforce training programs to (1) promote the growth of the agriculture industry, (2) foster competitiveness within the industry, and (3) improve the training and retention of workers in the agriculture industry. The program must be implemented by January 31, 2024. | 2022-12-29T18:18:47Z | |
| 117-hr-8429 | 117 | hr | 8429 | Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-19 | 2022-07-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] | NY | D | M001206 | 1 | Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to state library administrative agencies to enable them to award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies for summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site. | 2022-12-29T18:18:46Z | |
| 117-hres-1234 | 117 | hres | 1234 | Expressing support for regenerative agriculture and other conservation practices to support more sustainable and resilient agriculture, and compensating farmers for providing environmental services. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-19 | 2022-07-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] | CA | D | K000389 | 1 | This resolution expresses congressional support for legislation to pay farmers and ranchers in all 50 states and territories for ecological services for climate change mitigation and adaptation, among other conservation initiatives. | 2023-08-25T22:47:52Z | |
| 117-sres-709 | 117 | sres | 709 | A resolution expressing the commitment of the Senate to building on the 20 years of success of the George McGovern-Robert Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-14 | 2022-07-14 | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S3310) | Senate | Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] | KS | R | M000934 | 17 | This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives is committed to building upon the 20 years of success of the George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, complementing humanitarian assistance efforts and development programs through the continued implementation of the McGovern-Dole Program to address global food insecurity and create conditions for peace and stability, and supporting U.S. farmers, millers, shippers, and commodity groups that provide agricultural commodities for use in the McGovern-Dole Program to help combat global malnutrition and food insecurity and advance global education. | 2022-12-29T18:48:36Z | |
| 117-sres-712 | 117 | sres | 712 | A resolution recognizing the need for greater access to rural and agricultural media programming. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-14 | 2022-07-14 | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S3311-3312) | Senate | Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] | MS | R | H001079 | 5 | This resolution expresses that the Senate recognizes the importance of rural and agricultural programming and the need for greater access to rural and agricultural media programming. | 2023-06-23T18:46:21Z | |
| 117-hr-8364 | 117 | hr | 8364 | Protecting Kids, Protecting Lunches Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-13 | 2022-07-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] | AZ | R | L000589 | 14 | Protecting Kids, Protecting Lunches Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture from establishing certain requirements related to reserved spaces for biological males and females under the school meal programs. | 2023-08-25T22:47:52Z | |
| 117-hr-8275 | 117 | hr | 8275 | Wholesale Produce Market Review Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-01 | 2022-09-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] | NY | D | T000486 | 0 | Wholesale Produce Market Review Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to submit to Congress a report on supply chain shortfalls at (1) the five largest wholesale produce markets by annual sales and amount of goods moved for the preceding four calendar years, and (2) a representative sample of eight wholesale produce markets that are not among the largest wholesale produce markets. The report must contain (1) an analysis of the supply chain shortfalls in each wholesale produce market, including the state of repair of infrastructure; (2) a description of any actions USDA recommends be taken as a result of the analysis; (3) recommendations for wholesale produce market owners and operators, and state and local entities, to improve the identified supply chain shortfalls; and (4) proposals for legislative actions and funding needed to improve the supply chain shortfalls. | 2022-12-29T18:05:01Z | |
| 117-hres-1213 | 117 | hres | 1213 | Expressing support for the designation of July 2022 as "American Grown Flower and Foliage Month". | Agriculture and Food | 2022-07-01 | 2022-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | C001112 | 4 | This resolution supports the designation of American Grown Flower and Foliage Month. | 2022-12-29T18:33:49Z | |
| 117-hr-8206 | 117 | hr | 8206 | Stop Wrongs to Our Kidsâ Educational Meals (W.O.K.E.) Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-06-23 | 2022-06-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] | WI | R | G000576 | 21 | Stop Wrongs to Our Kids' Educational Meals (W.O.K.E.) Act of 2022 This bill repeals Executive Order 13988, titled Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation, that directs federal agencies to review all policies that implement non-discrimination protections on the basis of sex and extend such protections to the categories of gender identity and sexual orientation. The bill also prohibits the Department of Agriculture from requiring state or local agencies, program operators, or sponsors that participate in the school meal programs to (1) investigate allegations of discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation, or (2) update non-discrimination policies and signage to include prohibitions against discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. | 2023-08-25T15:00:35Z | |
| 117-hr-8150 | 117 | hr | 8150 | Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-06-21 | 2022-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. | House | Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] | VA | D | S000185 | 15 | Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 This bill provides funding for and makes changes to school meal programs and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). It also rescinds certain funds provided under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Specifically, the bill increases the reimbursement rate for school lunches by 40 cents and for school breakfasts by 15 cents for the school year beginning in July 2022. Further, the bill changes income eligibility for school meal programs for the school year beginning in July 2022. The bill extends the authority of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive certain requirements for the school meal programs and the CACFP to address COVID-19, including by extending authority through September 30, 2022, for USDA to grant waivers related to summer food service programs. The bill authorizes USDA to establish a nationwide waiver of statutory and regulatory requirements under child nutrition programs for the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, the bill increase the reimbursement rate for meals and snacks under the CACFP by 10 cents for the school year beginning in July 2022. Further, the bill increases the reimbursement of tier II family or group day care homes to tier I amounts for the 2022-2023 school year. The bill rescinds certain funding provided to USDA, the Department of Education, and the Small Business Administration. | 2023-03-08T19:58:35Z | |
| 117-s-4438 | 117 | s | 4438 | Let's Get to Work Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-06-21 | 2022-06-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] | FL | R | S001217 | 0 | Let's Get to Work Act of 2022 This bill modifies and expands work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), including by repealing the temporary suspension of work requirements due to COVID-19 that allowed participants who would have lost eligibility due to such requirements to continue to receive SNAP benefits. The bill also establishes work requirements for families residing in public housing and participating in low-income housing assistance programs by applying SNAP work requirements to such programs. | 2023-08-25T14:30:26Z | |
| 117-hr-8069 | 117 | hr | 8069 | Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Domestic Production Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-06-15 | 2022-06-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] | PA | R | T000467 | 50 | Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Domestic Production Act This bill addresses various provisions related to the regulation of domestic agricultural products, including by requiring the Department of Agriculture to publish criteria for considering requests from meat and poultry establishments to operate at line speeds in excess of the current regulatory limitations. The bill also nullifies the final rule issued by the Council on Environmental Quality on April 20, 2022, that reinstated various National Environmental Policy Act regulatory provisions. | 2023-08-24T21:30:22Z | |
| 117-hr-8085 | 117 | hr | 8085 | DRIP Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-06-15 | 2022-06-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | O000171 | 1 | Drought Relief through Innovative Projects Act of 2022 or the DRIP Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a competitive grant program to (1) remove nonnative plant species in riparian areas that contribute to drought conditions, (2) replace those nonnative plant species with native plant species, and (3) maintain and monitor riparian areas in which nonnative plant species have been removed and replaced. | 2022-12-29T17:18:46Z | |
| 117-hres-1179 | 117 | hres | 1179 | Recognizing and promoting the role of demonstration farm networks in expanding the adoption of conservation farming practices that improve the health of watersheds and agricultural lands. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-06-15 | 2022-06-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] | WI | R | G000579 | 2 | This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives recognizes the support that the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative provides to demonstration farm networks and its subsequent contributions to improving water quality and soil health, encourages and applauds the efforts and commitment of partners involved in demonstration farm networks, and promotes the role of demonstration farm networks in expanding the adoption of conservation farming practices that improve the health of watersheds and agricultural lands. | 2022-12-29T17:33:54Z | |
| 117-hr-8018 | 117 | hr | 8018 | Healthy H2O Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-06-09 | 2022-06-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] | ME | D | P000597 | 11 | Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act or the Healthy H2O Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a clean drinking water program to provide grants for water quality testing and for the purchase, installation, and maintenance of point-of use and point-of-entry water filtration systems that remove or significantly reduce contaminants in drinking water. Grants may be given to rural end users (such as homeowners), nonprofit organizations, and government entities. | 2023-08-24T21:00:27Z | |
| 117-hres-1156 | 117 | hres | 1156 | Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to building on the twenty years of success of the George McGovern-Robert Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-06-07 | 2022-12-13 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] | MA | D | M000312 | 85 | This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives is committed to building upon the 20 years of success of the George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, complementing humanitarian assistance efforts and development programs through the continued implementation of the McGovern-Dole Program to address global food insecurity and create conditions for peace and stability, and supporting U.S. farmers, millers, shippers, and commodity groups that provide agricultural commodities for use in the McGovern-Dole Program to help combat global malnutrition and food insecurity and advance global education. | 2023-03-08T19:59:03Z | |
| 117-hr-7812 | 117 | hr | 7812 | Floriculture and Nursery Plant Health Initiative Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-05-18 | 2022-06-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] | HI | D | K000396 | 1 | Floriculture and Nursery Plant Health Initiative Act of 2022 This bill establishes a research and extension grant program for a floriculture and nursery plant health initiative. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants for developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and pathogens that impact floriculture and nursery crops; establishing area-wide integrated pest management programs in areas affected by, or areas at risk of being affected by, invasive plant pests or pathogens; surveying and collecting data on the production of, health of, and markets for floriculture and nursery crops; investigating the biology, genomics, and production systems of floriculture and nursery crops; and conducting research on various factors that may contribute to (or be associated with) resilient floriculture and nursery crop systems, and combatting other serious threats to floriculture and nursery crops. | 2022-12-30T00:04:02Z | |
| 117-hr-7813 | 117 | hr | 7813 | Cacao Tree Health Initiative Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-05-18 | 2022-06-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] | HI | D | K000396 | 2 | Cacao Tree Health Initiative Act of 2022 This bill establishes a research and extension grant program for a cacao tree health initiative. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants for developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests that affect cacao trees; establishing an integrated pest management programs for cacao trees in areas affected by or at risk of being affected by such pests; surveying and collecting data on cacao tree production, health, and markets; investigating cacao tree biology, ecology, genomics, and production systems; conducting research on factors that may contribute to, or be associated with, resilient cacao production systems; and conducting research on factors that may contribute to, or be associated with, serious threats to cacao trees, including the sublethal effects of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides on beneficial insects and cacao tree growth. | 2022-12-30T00:04:02Z | |
| 117-s-4257 | 117 | s | 4257 | Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-05-18 | 2022-05-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2590-2591) | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 39 | Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take certain actions to address emergencies, disasters, and supply chain disruptions (particularly the shortage of infant formula in the United States) affecting participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). For example, the bill directs USDA to require each infant formula cost containment contract to include remedies in the event of an infant formula recall, including how an infant formula manufacturer would protect against disruption to WIC participants in the state. | 2023-08-24T20:30:26Z | |
| 117-hr-7790 | 117 | hr | 7790 | Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-05-17 | 2022-05-19 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 0 | Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 This bill provides $28 million in emergency supplemental appropriations to address the shortage of infant formula in the United States. Specifically, the bill provides appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to (1) address the current shortage of FDA-regulated infant formula and certain medical foods in the United States; and (2) prevent future shortages, including by taking the steps that are necessary to prevent fraudulent products from entering the U.S. market. | 2023-03-09T17:45:31Z | |
| 117-hr-7791 | 117 | hr | 7791 | Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-05-17 | 2022-05-21 | Became Public Law No: 117-129. | House | Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] | CT | D | H001081 | 129 | Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take certain actions to address emergencies, disasters, and supply chain disruptions (particularly the shortage of infant formula in the United States) affecting participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The bill directs USDA to require each infant formula cost containment contract to include remedies in the event of an infant formula recall, including how an infant formula manufacturer would protect against disruption to WIC participants in the state. USDA must, within 30 days, ensure there is a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Health and Human Services that includes procedures for coordination and information sharing regarding any supply chain disruption, including a supplemental food recall. The bill also authorizes USDA to waive or modify any WIC qualified administrative requirement during emergencies, disasters, and supply chain disruptions. Specifically, USDA may waive or modify such a requirement for one or more state agencies if (1) the requirement cannot be met by state agencies during the emergency, disaster, or disruption; and (2) the modification or waiver is necessary to provide assistance to WIC participants and does not substantially weaken the nutritional quality of supplemental foods. For example, USDA may waive the maximum monthly allowance for infant formula. The bill establishes notification requirements for USDA and state agencies related to supply chain disruptions. | 2023-03-08T19:58:35Z | |
| 117-hr-7763 | 117 | hr | 7763 | To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to support and incentivize domestic activities to address fertilizer shortages and deficiencies, diversify fertilizer sources, and reduce dependency on foreign sources for fertilizer, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-05-13 | 2022-06-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] | CA | D | K000389 | 0 | This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to support and incentivize domestic activities to address fertilizer shortages and deficiencies, diversify fertilizer sources, and reduce dependency on foreign sources for fertilizer, including by increasing the availability of innovative fertilizer and fertilizer alternatives. | 2023-08-24T15:45:24Z | |
| 117-hr-7764 | 117 | hr | 7764 | To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide additional payments under the environmental quality incentives program for implementation of a nutrient management practice, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-05-13 | 2022-06-03 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 257. | House | Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] | CA | D | H001090 | 1 | This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide additional payments to producers under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for implementation of a nutrient management practice. USDA must provide the payments through FY2023 and may use up to 5% of the funding to provide technical assistance. | 2023-12-05T10:26:20Z | |
| 117-hr-7765 | 117 | hr | 7765 | American Food Supply Chain Resiliency Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-05-13 | 2022-06-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House | Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] | VA | D | S001209 | 3 | American Food Supply Chain Resiliency Act of 2022 This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service to enter into cooperative agreements with entities (such as states, colleges, and nonprofit organizations) to establish at least six Supply Chain Regional Resource Centers to support small-sized and medium-sized agricultural businesses and producers of agricultural products. | 2023-08-24T18:00:41Z | |
| 117-hr-7768 | 117 | hr | 7768 | Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-05-13 | 2022-06-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] | IL | R | D000619 | 15 | Farm Credit Administration Independent Authority Act This bill prohibits the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from issuing, implementing, or continuing any policy or guidance issued after January 1, 2021, that affects the Farm Credit Administration (FCA), Farm Credit System, or FCA Board. | 2022-12-30T00:04:04Z | |
| 117-s-4189 | 117 | s | 4189 | Agriculture Innovation Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-05-11 | 2022-05-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | Agriculture Innovation Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to identify, collect, link, and analyze certain data regarding the impact of conservation practices and other production practices on farm, ranch, and other working land profitability, including the effect on enhancing crop yields, soil health, ecosystem services, and other risk-reducing factors. | 2023-08-24T15:30:29Z | |
| 117-hr-7675 | 117 | hr | 7675 | To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish an Agricultural and Food System Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response Task Force, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2022-05-06 | 2022-06-15 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283. | House | Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] | MN | D | C001119 | 9 | This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish within USDA an Agricultural and Food System Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response Task Force. Among other responsibilities, the task force must (1) help promote the leadership of the United States with respect to the stability of the agriculture and food system supply chain; (2) monitor the resilience, diversity, security, and strength of the supply chain; and (3) support the creation of jobs with competitive wages in the U.S. agricultural and food system sector. The head of the task force must be the Special Advisor on Supply Chain Resilience and Crisis Response who must conduct an evaluation of the stability and reliability of the agriculture and food system supply chain and report to Congress on the evaluation. | 2023-03-08T20:11:48Z | |
| 117-hr-7639 | 117 | hr | 7639 | Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-05-03 | 2022-05-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] | IA | D | A000378 | 9 | Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take various actions to address transparency in contract terms and pricing in the cattle industry. Among these requirements, USDA must maintain a publicly available library or catalog of contracts entered into between meat packers and livestock producers for the purchase of cattle, including any schedules of premiums or discounts associated with the contracts and other specific details. USDA must make this information available to producers and other interested parties in a monthly report. The bill further requires USDA to establish five to seven regions encompassing the entire continental United States that reasonably reflect similar fed cattle purchase practices for processing plants and establish mandatory minimums for each region (i.e., the minimum percentage of cattle purchases that are required to be made through approved pricing mechanisms from producers that are not packers). Under the bill, approved pricing mechanisms are generally purchases of fed cattle made through a negotiated purchase, through a negotiated grid purchase, at a stockyard, or through trading systems or platforms where multiple buyers and sellers can regularly make and accept bids and offers. The bill also establishes a maximum penalty for mandatory minimum violations by covered packers. Under the bill, a covered packer is a packer that has slaughtered an average of 5% or more of the number of fed cattle slaughtered nationally during the immediately preceding five calendar years. | 2023-08-15T16:30:26Z | |
| 117-hr-7663 | 117 | hr | 7663 | Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act | Agriculture and Food | 2022-05-03 | 2022-05-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] | MI | R | W000798 | 1 | Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. Nonpoint source pollution comes from diffuse sources and is caused by precipitation moving over or through the ground and carrying pollution. In implementing the initiative, USDA must provide grants to Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin) for education and outreach, technical assistance, and voluntary verification programs regarding nonpoint source pollution from agricultural activities; establish a funding priority within the Great Lakes basin for payments to producers that participate in the initiative to achieve verification through a state verification program; and use existing data where it is available. In carrying out the initiative, states may collaborate with entities that have agricultural or environmental expertise, including academic or nonprofit organizations. | 2022-12-29T23:48:32Z | |
| 117-hres-1079 | 117 | hres | 1079 | Supporting the designation of December 5 of each year as "National Soil Health Day". | Agriculture and Food | 2022-04-29 | 2022-04-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] | IL | D | K000391 | 1 | This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Soil Health Day and calls upon this celebration and its related activities to improve the awareness of U.S. farmers and agribusiness toward the importance of the air and water quality environment for all U.S. citizens. | 2022-12-29T23:18:19Z | |
| 117-hr-7603 | 117 | hr | 7603 | WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-04-27 | 2022-04-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] | GA | D | M001208 | 6 | WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to maintain a publicly available, searchable database that contains solicitations for infant formula bids under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Under current law, state agencies must control infant formula costs in the WIC program through competitive bidding for infant formula rebate contracts. The bill requires state WIC agencies to provide USDA with open solicitations for these competitive bids to populate the database. | 2022-12-29T23:18:21Z | |
| 117-hr-7606 | 117 | hr | 7606 | Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022 | Agriculture and Food | 2022-04-27 | 2022-06-21 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | House | Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] | VA | D | S001209 | 3 | Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act This bill addresses provisions related to agriculture, food, and fuel, including by providing funds for nutrient management, precision agriculture, and biofuel infrastructure. Specifically, the bill provides funding for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to (1) assist agricultural producers with the costs of crop nutrient use or adopting precision agriculture practices, and (2) provide grants to eligible entities (e.g., fueling and distribution facilities) for biofuel infrastructure. The bill establishes within USDA the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters, which must investigate and prosecute violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 by packers and live poultry dealers. Additionally, USDA must (1) establish an agriculture and food supply chain task force, and (2) provide assistance to address fertilizer shortages and reduce dependency on foreign sources for fertilizer. The bill allows USDA to make loans and grants for livestock and poultry processing. Further, the bill incorporates support for precision agriculture into various USDA programs. USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service must enter into certain cooperative agreements for establishing supply chain regional resource centers to support small- and medium-sized producers of agricultural products and agricultural businesses. The bill also applies the Reid vapor pressure (a measure of gasoline's volatility) requirements that are applicable to gasoline blended with 10% ethanol (E10) to gasoline blended with more than 10% ethanol. Thus, the waiver given to E10 gasoline, which allows an increase in the Reid Vapor Pressure volatility, is extended to gasoline blended with more than 10% ethanol. | 2023-12-05T10:26:21Z |
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