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Agricultural Marketing And Promotion

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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-6379	Federal	Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act Democrat: 100% (10) 100% Democrat support	Health Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Research Agricultural Trade Animal And Plant Health Appropriations Army Corps Of Engineers Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Coast Guard Computer Security And Identity Theft
HB-5861	Federal	Agriculture Resilience Act Democrat: 100% (8) 100% Democrat support	Agriculture And Food Advisory Bodies Agricultural Conservation And Pollution Agricultural Education Agricultural Insurance Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Practices And Innovations Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Agricultural Research Air Quality
HB-5699	Federal	Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act This bill prohibits mandatory or compulsory checkoff programs and requires producer participation in the programs to be voluntary at the point of sale. (A checkoff program is a program to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands. The Department of Agriculture oversees the programs, which are requested and funded by industry.) Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Agriculture And Food Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Research
HB-5563	Federal	Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2020 This bill establishes restrictions and requirements for checkoff programs, which are programs overseen by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands. The bill prohibits boards established to carry out a checkoff program or a USDA order issued under a checkoff program from entering into a contract or agreement to carry out program activities with a party that engages in activities to influence any government policy or action that relates to agriculture. A board or its employees or agents acting in their official capacity may not engage in any act that may involve a conflict of interest; anticompetitive activity; unfair or deceptive act or practice; or act that may be disparaging to, or in any way negatively portray, another agricultural commodity or product. Upon approval of USDA, a board may enter directly into contracts and agreements to carry out generic promotion, research, or other activities authorized by law if the agreement or contract requires records accounting for the funds received to be submitted to the board. The board must meet specified requirements regarding the publication of budgets and disbursements of funds. The USDA Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office must conduct specified audits regarding checkoff programs. Democrat: 75% (3) Republican: 25% (1) 75% Democrat support 25% Republican support	Agriculture And Food Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Research Business Records Competition And Antitrust Congressional Oversight Government Information And Archives Government Studies And Investigations Public Participation And Lobbying
HB-5410	Federal	Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2019 Republican: 86% (19) Democrat: 13% (3) 86% Republican support 13% Democrat support	Agriculture And Food Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Civil Actions And Liability Food Supply, Safety, And Labeling
SR-403	Federal	A resolution designating October 2019 as "National Farm to School Month". This resolution (1) designates October 2019 as National Farm to School Month; (2) recognizes support for policy improvements to farm to school programs in legislation reauthorizing child nutrition programs; (3) encourages schools and local educational agencies to use local farm products in meals; and (4) encourages schools, farmers and farm groups, local businesses, nonprofit institutions, churches, cities, state governments, and other local groups to raise awareness of farm to school efforts in their communities. Democrat: 50% (2) Republican: 50% (2) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Agriculture And Food Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Child Health Commemorative Events And Holidays Elementary And Secondary Education Food Assistance And Relief Nutrition And Diet
HB-4269	Federal	Climate Stewardship Act of 2019 Democrat: 100% (10) 100% Democrat support	Agriculture And Food Agricultural Conservation And Pollution Agricultural Education Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Practices And Innovations Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Agricultural Research Air Quality Alabama Appropriations
S.2241	Federal	Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2019 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study on the protection of Native American seeds and traditional foods. Under the bill, sensitive tribal information gathered by the study shall be exempt from public disclosure requirements and shall be kept confidential by the GAO. Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Native Americans Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Practices And Innovations Agricultural Research Federal-indian Relations Fraud Offenses And Financial Crimes Government Studies And Investigations Horticulture And Plants Indian Lands And Resources Rights Marketing And Advertising
HB-3916	Federal	Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2019 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study on the protection of Native American seeds and traditional foods. Under the bill, sensitive tribal information gathered by the study shall be exempt from public disclosure requirements and shall be kept confidential by the GAO. Democrat: 57% (4) Republican: 42% (3) 57% Democrat support 42% Republican support	Native Americans Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Practices And Innovations Agricultural Research Federal-indian Relations Federal-indian Relations Fraud Offenses And Financial Crimes Government Studies And Investigations Government Studies And Investigations Horticulture And Plants
HB-2712	Federal	Buy American Agriculture Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service to purchase agricultural commodities and seafood under the Food Purchase and Distribution Program only from domestically owned enterprises. The bill includes exceptions if applying the requirement would be inconsistent with the public interest, is not possible because the domestically produced products are not available in sufficient quantities or in a satisfactory quality, or would result in cost increase of more than 25% compared to the previous year. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Agriculture And Food Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Agricultural Trade Buy American Requirements Government Information And Archives Trade Restrictions
HB-2460	Federal	Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a working group to (1) identify obstacles to safe, humane, and market-efficient transport of livestock, insects, and agricultural commodities; and (2) develop guidelines and recommended regulatory or legislative actions to improve the safe, humane, and efficient transport of livestock, insects, and agricultural commodities. Republican: 77% (14) Democrat: 22% (4) 77% Republican support 22% Democrat support	Transportation And Public Works Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Advisory Bodies Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Department Of Transportation Executive Agency Funding And Structure Fruit And Vegetables Insects Livestock Motor Carriers
HB-2362	Federal	American Agriculture First Act This bill requires the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to purchase at least 75% of the agricultural commodities of the Food Purchase and Distribution Program from domestically owned enterprises if it is necessary to respond to trade damage from retaliation by foreign nations with respect to agricultural commodities. The requirement does not apply if the Department of Agriculture reports to Congress that meeting the requirement is not possible because the agricultural commodities available from domestically owned enterprises cannot meet the supply needs of the AMS; or would result in a greater than 150% increase between (1) the amount necessary to purchase the agricultural commodities, and (2) the average cost of the agricultural commodities purchased by the AMS in the prior 3 years. The authority provided by this bill expires on September 30, 2023. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Agriculture And Food Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Agricultural Trade Congressional Oversight Trade Restrictions
HB-2157	Federal	Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 This bill provides $17.2 billion in FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of recent wildfires, hurricanes, volcanos, earthquakes, typhoons, and other natural disasters. The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. The bill includes appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Energy, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, the Government Accountability Office, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Emergency Management Accounting And Auditing Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Agricultural Research Alaska Appropriations Army Corps Of Engineers Atmospheric Science And Weather Aviation And Airports
S.934	Federal	Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act This bill prohibits mandatory or compulsory checkoff programs and requires producer participation in the programs to be voluntary at the point of sale. (A checkoff program is a program to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands. The Department of Agriculture oversees the programs, which are requested and funded by industry.) Republican: 66% (2) Democrat: 33% (1) 66% Republican support 33% Democrat support	Agriculture And Food Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Research
S.935	Federal	Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2019 This bill establishes restrictions and requirements for checkoff programs, which are programs overseen by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands. The bill prohibits boards established to carry out a checkoff program or a USDA order issued under a checkoff program from entering into a contract or agreement to carry out program activities with a party that engages in activities to influence any government policy or action that relates to agriculture. A board or its employees or agents acting in their official capacity may not engage in any act that may involve a conflict of interest; anticompetitive activity; unfair or deceptive act or practice; or act that may be disparaging to, or in any way negatively portray, another agricultural commodity or product. Upon approval of USDA, a board may enter directly into contracts and agreements to carry out generic promotion, research, or other activities authorized by law if the agreement or contract requires records accounting for the funds received to be submitted to the board. The board must meet specified requirements regarding the publication of budgets and disbursements of funds. The USDA Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office must conduct specified audits regarding checkoff programs. Republican: 50% (2) Democrat: 50% (2) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Agriculture And Food Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Research Business Records Competition And Antitrust Congressional Oversight Government Information And Archives Government Studies And Investigations Public Participation And Lobbying
S.811	Federal	Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Border Security and Disaster Relief, 2019 This bill provides FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to natural disasters and border security. The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. The bill includes appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, the Government Accountability Office, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Emergency Management Accounting And Auditing Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Agricultural Research Appropriations Army Corps Of Engineers Atmospheric Science And Weather Aviation And Airports Border Security And Unlawful Immigration
HB-1717	Federal	Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act This bill allows tax credits and grants for activities that provide access to healthy food in food deserts, which are communities that have limited or no access to grocery stores and meet income requirements. For entities that are certified by the Department of the Treasury as special access food providers using specified criteria, the bill allows tax credits for operating a new grocery store or renovating an existing grocery store in a food desert. The bill also authorizes grants for a portion of (1) the construction costs of building a permanent food bank in a food desert, and (2) the annual operating costs of temporary access merchants (mobile markets, farmers markets, and food banks). Treasury, in coordination with the Department of Agriculture (USDA), must annually allocate the tax credits and grants to special access food providers. Grants authorized by this bill are not considered gross income for tax purposes. The bill also requires USDA to update the Food Access Research Atlas at least annually to account for food retailers that are placed in service during that year. Democrat: 96% (31) Republican: 3% (1) 96% Democrat support 3% Republican support	Taxation Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Food Assistance And Relief Food Industry And Services Government Information And Archives Income Tax Credits Nutrition And Diet Retail And Wholesale Trades
S.786	Federal	Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act This bill allows tax credits and grants for activities that provide access to healthy food in food deserts, which are communities that have limited or no access to grocery stores and meet income requirements. For entities that are certified by the Department of the Treasury as special access food providers using specified criteria, the bill allows tax credits for operating a new grocery store or renovating an existing grocery store in a food desert. The bill also authorizes grants for a portion of (1) the construction costs of building a permanent food bank in a food desert, and (2) the annual operating costs of temporary access merchants (mobile markets, farmers markets, and food banks). Treasury, in coordination with the Department of Agriculture (USDA), must annually allocate the tax credits and grants to special access food providers. Grants authorized by this bill are not considered gross income for tax purposes. The bill also requires USDA to update the Food Access Research Atlas at least annually to account for food retailers that are placed in service during that year. Democrat: 50% (2) Republican: 50% (2) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Taxation Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Food Assistance And Relief Food Industry And Services Government Information And Archives Income Tax Credits Nutrition And Diet Retail And Wholesale Trades
HB-1698	Federal	Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019 Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019 This bill creates an exception to the electronic logging device requirements for certain motor carriers engaged in agricultural business. Democrat: 7% (1) Republican: 92% (13) 7% Democrat support 92% Republican support	Transportation And Public Works Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Agricultural Equipment And Machinery Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Business Records Department Of Transportation Motor Carriers Transportation Safety And Security Worker Safety And Health
HR-196	Federal	Recognizing the American Peanut Shellers Association for their exemplary services and dedicated efforts to support our Nation's peanut industry over the past 100 years. This resolution recognizes the American Peanut Shellers Association for their exemplary services and dedicated efforts to support our nation's peanut industry over the past 100 years. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Agriculture And Food Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Commemorative Events And Holidays Congressional Tributes Georgia Tax-exempt Organizations

Title: Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-6379

Subjects: Health, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Agricultural Research, Agricultural Trade, Animal And Plant Health, Appropriations, Army Corps Of Engineers, Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health, Coast Guard, Computer Security And Identity Theft

Democrat: 100% (10)

Title: Agriculture Resilience Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5861

Subjects: Agriculture And Food, Advisory Bodies, Agricultural Conservation And Pollution, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Insurance, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Agricultural Practices And Innovations, Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit, Agricultural Research, Air Quality

Democrat: 100% (8)

Title: Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5699

Subjects: Agriculture And Food, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Agricultural Research

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2020

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5563

Subjects: Agriculture And Food, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Agricultural Research, Business Records, Competition And Antitrust, Congressional Oversight, Government Information And Archives, Government Studies And Investigations, Public Participation And Lobbying

Democrat: 75% (3) Republican: 25% (1)

Title: Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-5410

Subjects: Agriculture And Food, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Civil Actions And Liability, Food Supply, Safety, And Labeling

Republican: 86% (19) Democrat: 13% (3)

Title: A resolution designating October 2019 as "National Farm to School Month".

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: SR-403

Subjects: Agriculture And Food, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Child Health, Commemorative Events And Holidays, Elementary And Secondary Education, Food Assistance And Relief, Nutrition And Diet

Democrat: 50% (2) Republican: 50% (2)

Title: Climate Stewardship Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-4269

Subjects: Agriculture And Food, Agricultural Conservation And Pollution, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Agricultural Practices And Innovations, Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit, Agricultural Research, Air Quality, Alabama, Appropriations

Democrat: 100% (10)

Title: Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.2241

Subjects: Native Americans, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Agricultural Practices And Innovations, Agricultural Research, Federal-indian Relations, Fraud Offenses And Financial Crimes, Government Studies And Investigations, Horticulture And Plants, Indian Lands And Resources Rights, Marketing And Advertising

Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1)

Title: Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-3916

Subjects: Native Americans, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Agricultural Practices And Innovations, Agricultural Research, Federal-indian Relations, Federal-indian Relations, Fraud Offenses And Financial Crimes, Government Studies And Investigations, Government Studies And Investigations, Horticulture And Plants

Democrat: 57% (4) Republican: 42% (3)

Title: Buy American Agriculture Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2712

Subjects: Agriculture And Food, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit, Agricultural Trade, Buy American Requirements, Government Information And Archives, Trade Restrictions

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2460

Subjects: Transportation And Public Works, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Advisory Bodies, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Department Of Transportation, Executive Agency Funding And Structure, Fruit And Vegetables, Insects, Livestock, Motor Carriers

Republican: 77% (14) Democrat: 22% (4)

Title: American Agriculture First Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2362

Subjects: Agriculture And Food, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit, Agricultural Trade, Congressional Oversight, Trade Restrictions

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2157

Subjects: Emergency Management, Accounting And Auditing, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit, Agricultural Research, Alaska, Appropriations, Army Corps Of Engineers, Atmospheric Science And Weather, Aviation And Airports

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.934

Subjects: Agriculture And Food, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Agricultural Research

Republican: 66% (2) Democrat: 33% (1)

Title: Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.935

Subjects: Agriculture And Food, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Agricultural Research, Business Records, Competition And Antitrust, Congressional Oversight, Government Information And Archives, Government Studies And Investigations, Public Participation And Lobbying

Republican: 50% (2) Democrat: 50% (2)

Title: Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Border Security and Disaster Relief, 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.811

Subjects: Emergency Management, Accounting And Auditing, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit, Agricultural Research, Appropriations, Army Corps Of Engineers, Atmospheric Science And Weather, Aviation And Airports, Border Security And Unlawful Immigration

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-1717

Subjects: Taxation, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Food Assistance And Relief, Food Industry And Services, Government Information And Archives, Income Tax Credits, Nutrition And Diet, Retail And Wholesale Trades

Democrat: 96% (31) Republican: 3% (1)

Title: Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.786

Subjects: Taxation, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Food Assistance And Relief, Food Industry And Services, Government Information And Archives, Income Tax Credits, Nutrition And Diet, Retail And Wholesale Trades

Democrat: 50% (2) Republican: 50% (2)

Title: Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-1698

Subjects: Transportation And Public Works, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Agricultural Equipment And Machinery, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Business Records, Department Of Transportation, Motor Carriers, Transportation Safety And Security, Worker Safety And Health

Democrat: 7% (1) Republican: 92% (13)

Title: Recognizing the American Peanut Shellers Association for their exemplary services and dedicated efforts to support our Nation's peanut industry over the past 100 years.

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HR-196

Subjects: Agriculture And Food, Agricultural Marketing And Promotion, Commemorative Events And Holidays, Congressional Tributes, Georgia, Tax-exempt Organizations

Democrat: 100% (1)

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