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Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013 [HB-2290]
Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the biobased markets program to: (1) extend program funding through FY2018, (2) increase the number of categories of biobased products designated and individual biobased products eligible for preferred purchasing, and (3) provide for a program of biobased product education and promotion activities. Amends the Rural Energy for America Program to: (1) extend Program funding through FY2018; (2) make nonprofit organizations eligible for assistance;
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Preserving Healthy Food for the Hungry Act [HB-2147]
Preserving Healthy Food for the Hungry Act - Amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to provide agricultural product market development grants to assist persons in preserving the quality and shelf-life of fruit and vegetable crops produced by such persons on qualified land through the use of mobile and fixed flash freezing and quick freezing units.
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Community College Energy Training Act of 2013 [HB-2029]
Community College Energy Training Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE), in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to create a program awarding grants to community colleges to provide workforce training and education in sustainable energy industries and practices, such as: (1) alternative energy; (2) high-performance green building construction, design, and redevelopment; (3) sustainable energy technologies; (4) water, energy, and resource conservation; (5) recycling and waste reduction; and (6) sustainable agriculture and farming.
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Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 [HB-1947]
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - Title I: Commodities - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - (Sec. 1101) Repeals, but continues for crop year 2013: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). (Sec. 1105) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for a farm's base acreage adjustment for covered commodities if: (1) a conservation reserve contract expires or is voluntarily terminated, (2) cropland is released from conservation reserve contract coverage,
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Let's Grow Act of 2013 [HB-1933]
Let's Grow Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (Secretary) to carry out the Green and Healthy Corner Store Initiative to assist qualified convenience stores to expand their offering of fruits and vegetables. Directs the Secretary to make grants to provide access to farmers' markets for communities with limited access to affordable and nutritious food, particularly areas of predominantly lower-income communities. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a pilot grant program to allow local and tribal
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Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013 [HB-1727]
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend: (1) the conservation reserve and related programs, and (2) assistance to disadvantaged or beginning farmers or ranchers for access to the environmental quality incentives and the conservation stewardship programs. Permits conservation reserve contract modification to facilitate transfers from retiring owners to limited resource farmers or ranchers. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to: (1) reduce the number of operating years
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Maple Tapping Access Program Act [HB-1272]
Maple Tapping Access Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grants to states, tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through: (1) promotion of research and education, (2) promotion of natural resource sustainability, (3) market promotion, and (4) encouragement of owners and operators of privately held land to initiate or expand maple-sugaring activities or to voluntarily make the land available to the public for maple-sugaring activities. Defines "maple-sugaring" as
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Global Wildlife Trade Biosecurity Act [HB-8678]
Establishes the Global Zoonotic Disease Task Force and requires the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to take specified measures to respond to and prevent zoonotic (animal-to-human) disease outbreaks. The bill also authorizes a program to promote food security, global health, and biodiversity protection.
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Healthy Soils Healthy Climate Act of 2020 [S.4850]
A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to create permanent payments within the environmental quality incentives program for soil health practices and carbon sequestration monitoring, and for other purposes.
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A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the signing of Public Law 87-788, an Act commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. [SR-576]
Celebrates the 50th anniversary of the signing of the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. Affirms the importance of the state-supported institutions of higher education conducting forestry research and training supported by such Act. Requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit to the National Association of University Forest Resources Programs an enrolled copy of this resolution.
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A resolution celebrating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the First Morrill Act. [SR-502]
Celebrates the 150th anniversary of the signing of the First Morrill Act by President Abraham Lincoln. Affirms the importance of the land-grant institutions which are the product of the commitment to U.S. higher education that the First Morrill Act represents. Requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit to the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities an enrolled copy of this resolution for appropriate display.
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A resolution congratulating the Soil Science Society of America on its 75th anniversary. [SR-224]
Congratulates the Soil Science Society of America on its 75th anniversary. Commends the Soil Science Society of America for its dedicated service to advance soil science and management. Supports the promise of the Soil Science Society of America to continue to enrich the lives of all people of the United States by improving stewardship of the environment, combating world hunger, and enhancing the quality of life for the future.
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Maple Tapping Access Program Act [S.691]
Maple Tapping Access Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grants to states and tribal governments to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through: (1) promotion of research and education, (2) promotion of natural resource sustainability, (3) market promotion, and (4) encouragement of owners and operators of privately held land to initiate or expand maple-sugaring activities or to voluntarily make the land available to the public for maple-sugaring activities. Defines "maple-sugaring" as the collection of sap
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Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 [S.3240]
Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 - Repeals, but continues for crop year 2012: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). Establishes the agriculture risk coverage program through crop year 2017 for covered crops to make payments to producers for each planted crop when actual farm or county-wide crop revenue is below the agriculture risk coverage guarantee (89% of historical revenue). Requires producers to choose individual or county coverage. Authorizes: (1) nonrecourse
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 [S.2375]
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2013 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) Office of Tribal Relations; (3) Office of the Chief Economist; (4) National Appeals Division; (5) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (6) Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination; (7) Office of Advocacy and Outreach; (8) Office of
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Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011 [S.1850]
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend: (1) the conservation reserve and related programs, (2) the pilot program for enrollment of wetland and buffer acreage in the conservation reserve program, (3) the environmental quality incentives program, (4) activities to address air quality concerns from agricultural operations, and (5) the conservation access program. Permits conservation reserve contract modification to facilitate transfers from retiring owners to limited resource farmers or
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REFRESH Act of 2011 [S.1658]
Repeals the direct and counter-cyclical payment programs for covered commodities and peanuts beginning with the 2013 crop year. Suspends permanent price support authority through December 31, 2017. Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to: (1) authorize the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to offer supplemental coverage based on an area yield and loss basis to cover that portion of a crop loss not covered under the producer's individual yield and loss basis insurance plan, (2) require CCC to offer a whole farm insurance plan that allows a producer
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National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2011 [S.1181]
National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold and silver coins in commemoration of the National Future Farmers of America Organization and the 85th anniversary of such Organization. Authorizes the issuance of coins under this Act only for a one year period, beginning on January 1, 2014. Requires all sales of coins minted under this Act to include a surcharge of $25 per gold coin and $10 per silver coin. Requires all of the surcharges received from the sale of such
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the enactment of Public Law 87-788, commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. [HR-797]
Celebrates the 50th anniversary of the enactment the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. Affirms the importance of the state-supported colleges and universities conducting forestry research and training supported by such Act.
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Preserving Healthy Food for the Hungry Act [HB-6457]
Preserving Healthy Food for the Hungry Act - Amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to provide agricultural product market development grants to assist persons in preserving the quality and shelf-life of fruit and vegetable crops produced by such persons on qualified land through the use of mobile and fixed flash freezing and quick freezing units.