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Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit

Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-7051	Federal	To provide Federal relief to hog producers, especially family farmers and independent producers, who have been forced to euthanize hogs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide emergency relief to hog producers to aid in the reduction of intentional depopulation losses of market-ready hogs due to the closure or the reduction in processing capacity of a processing plant related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. USDA may not make a payment for the losses of market-ready hogs unless a veterinarian certifies that such hogs are market-ready hogs, and the number of such hogs for which the hog producer claims a loss. Additionally, USDA may not make payments for (1) any hog losses for which the hog producer does not provide sufficient documentation of ownership; (2) the losses of packer-owned hogs; or (3) the losses of hogs of a producer that is owned, in whole or in part, by any person who is not a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or entity. The bill applies for the period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on the date that national processing capacity of hog processing plants is equal to or greater than such capacity was on February 1, 2020. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Agriculture And Food Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Disaster Relief And Insurance Emergency Medical Services And Trauma Care Food Industry And Services Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Livestock Meat
HB-7035	Federal	Farm to Fridge Act This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide grants to eligible entities under the local agriculture market program for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) losses. Eligible entities must submit USDA an application containing (1) a description of how the applicant's business has been impacted by COVID-19, (2) a narrative explaining how the applicant proposes to use such payments to expand the capacity of their sales in order to properly package and sell agricultural products to consumers either through grocery stores or direct sale, and (3) other information as USDA may require. Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Agriculture And Food Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Buy American Requirements Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Emergency Medical Services And Trauma Care Food Industry And Services Government Information And Archives Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Retail And Wholesale Trades
HB-7030	Federal	To provide emergency assistance to covered producers for market-ready swine losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to use $1.2 billion of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide emergency relief to swine producers to aid in the reduction of intentional depopulation losses of swine due to the closure or the reduction in processing capacity of a processing plant related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Producers shall be eligible for payments based on losses incurred on or after April 19, 2020. Republican: 100% (2) 100% Republican support	Agriculture And Food Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Disaster Relief And Insurance Emergency Medical Services And Trauma Care Food Industry And Services Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Livestock Meat
S.3785	Federal	Farming Support to States Act of 2020 Democrat: 33% (1) Republican: 33% (1) Independent: 33% (1) 33% Democrat support 33% Republican support 33% Independent support	Agriculture And Food Agricultural Conservation And Pollution Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Agricultural Research American Samoa Appropriations Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Caribbean Area Consumer Affairs
HB-6956	Federal	Farming Support to States Act of 2020 Democrat: 70% (14) Republican: 30% (6) 70% Democrat support 30% Republican support	Agriculture And Food Agricultural Conservation And Pollution Agricultural Marketing And Promotion Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Agricultural Research American Samoa Appropriations Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Caribbean Area Consumer Affairs
S.3640	Federal	CARES Windfall for the Wealthiest Repeal Act This bill restores and makes permanent the disallowance of excess business losses of noncorporate taxpayers and limits to two years the carryback of net operating losses of small businesses arising in the first taxable year beginning after August 31, 2019. The bill also permits taxpayers who expect a net operating loss after August 31, 2019, to apply for an advance carryback adjustment of prior year taxes. Democrat: 91% (22) Independent: 8% (2) 91% Democrat support 8% Independent support	Taxation Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Business Expenses Income Tax Deductions Small Business Tax Administration And Collection, Taxpayers
HB-6611	Federal	Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Agriculture to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. This bill provides $50 billion in FY2020 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support agricultural producers impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. USDA may not apply any payment limitations to payments made to producers using funding provided by this bill, except to ensure that the total payments made to producers do not exceed the total damages related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Republican: 72% (24) Democrat: 27% (9) 72% Republican support 27% Democrat support	Agriculture And Food Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Appropriations Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Department Of Agriculture Emergency Medical Services And Trauma Care Executive Agency Funding And Structure Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
HB-6396	Federal	Responsible Relief for Americans Act This bill revises and establishes economic assistance measures in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill provides funding for and authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee paycheck protection loans made to small businesses. Recipients of such loans are eligible for forgiveness of amounts expended for specified costs such as payroll. Small businesses may request an advance of up $10,000 on an SBA disaster loan for which they have applied in response to COVID-19. Further the bill requires the SBA to temporarily pay the principal, interest, and any associated fees that are owed on certain SBA loans; repeals provisions that require an employer to provide paid sick leave for employees who are unable to work due to COVID-19; repeals provisions authorizing the use of certain funds to provide educational assistance and training for U.S. workers; provides additional time for federal contractors to carry out their responsibilities and guarantees payment continuation for federal contractors who are delayed or interrupted because of COVID-19; increases and expands the tax deduction for certain trade or business income; authorizes borrowers with federally backed mortgages who are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 to request forbearance; revises provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs), including to allow increased participation in HSAs and to increase the limit on contributions to HSAs; expands reporting requirements for pharmaceutical manufacturers; and extends the deadline for filing 2019 individual income tax returns from April 15, 2019, to November 15, 2019. Republican: 100% (6) 100% Republican support	Economics And Public Finance Accounting And Auditing Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Appropriations Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital Banking And Financial Institutions Regulation Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Congressional Oversight Consumer Credit
HB-6379	Federal	Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. The bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for federal agencies to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. In addition, the bill expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, and food assistance programs; provides economic assistance payments of up to $1,500 per individual; eliminates cost-sharing (e.g., deductibles, coinsurance, or copayments) for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines; requires health care facilities to implement a comprehensive infectious disease exposure control plan to protect health care workers; provides grants, loans, and other assistance to hospitals, small businesses, state and local governments, elementary and secondary schools, institutions of higher education, and airports; expands or establishes various tax credits; and establishes requirements for early voting and absentee voting. The bill also modifies or expands a wide range of other programs and policies, including those regarding Medicare and Medicaid, medical product supplies, housing, student loans and financial aid, the federal workforce, veterans benefits environmental and consumer protection requirements, the U.S. Postal Service, aviation workers and the airline industry, and pension and retirement plans. 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-6331	Federal	To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish a credit facility to provide loans to small businesses, including small family farms, during the COVID-19 emergency. This bill requires the Federal Reserve Board to establish a credit facility to provide loans to certain small businesses during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Finance And Financial Sector Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Emergency Medical Services And Trauma Care Federal Reserve System Government Lending And Loan Guarantees Infectious And Parasitic Diseases Self-employed Small Business
HB-6340	Federal	To provide for mortgage forbearance during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Housing And Community Development Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Civil Actions And Liability Debt Collection Disaster Relief And Insurance Emergency Medical Services And Trauma Care Federal Reserve System Foreign Language And Bilingual Programs Government Lending And Loan Guarantees
HB-6321	Federal	Financial Protections and Assistance for America's Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency and generally provides for financial assistance and other aid to individuals, businesses, and state and local governments for the duration of the emergency period. Among other things, the bill provides direct payments to individuals of up to $2,000 a month, subject to limits based on adjusted gross income; establishes digital wallets for individuals without bank accounts to receive such payments; provides for the suspension of specified housing and consumer loan payments, evictions, and foreclosures; creates financial assistance programs regarding housing, student loans, and utilities; establishes credit programs for small businesses, nonprofit organizations, farms, independent contractors, minority depository institutions, and community development financial institutions; authorizes funds for housing assistance, elderly assistance, and emergency production of medical supplies; and provides for investigation, oversight, and other requirements regarding COVID-19 aid. The bill also modifies existing provisions, including those regarding deposit insurance for transaction accounts, Federal Reserve Board purchases of municipal bonds, stock buybacks, required disclosures by issuers of securities, international aid programs, and agency guidance concerning pandemics and major disasters. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Finance And Financial Sector Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Advisory Bodies Africa Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Air Quality Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration Appropriations Atmospheric Science And Weather Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital
HB-6111	Federal	To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to allow certain dairy operations to make a 1-time election to recalculate production history for purposes of dairy margin coverage. This bill revises the Dairy Margin Coverage program of the Department of Agriculture to allow certain dairy operations to make a one-time election to recalculate their production history to be equal to the annual milk marketings of their dairy operation during the full calendar year before the enactment of this bill. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Agriculture And Food Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit
HB-5861	Federal	Agriculture Resilience Act Democrat: 100% (13) 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-4805	Federal	ABC Act of 2019 Access Business Credit Act of 2019 This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from the gross income of certain banks interest received on small business loans of up to $5 million. The bill applies to loans that are (1) secured by land situated in the United States that is used or held by the small business in connection with the active conduct of a farming business, or (2) incurred in the ordinary course of the trade or business of the small business. To be eligible for the exclusion, the bank must have less than $50 billion in assets at the closing of the preceding taxable year. Democrat: 75% (3) Republican: 25% (1) 75% Democrat support 25% Republican support	Taxation Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Business Investment And Capital Congressional Oversight Income Tax Exclusion Interest, Dividends, Interest Rates Small Business
HB-4765	Federal	Farm Support Integrity for Family Farms Act The bill modifies Department of Agriculture commodity programs with respect to (1) payment limitations, and (2) the requirement to be actively engaged in farming in order to receive payments. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Transportation And Public Works Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit
HB-4378	Federal	Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 This bill provides FY2020 continuing appropriations to federal agencies through November 21, 2019. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur when FY2020 begins on October 1, 2019, if the 12 regular appropriations bills that fund the federal government for FY2020 have not been enacted. The CR funds most projects and activities at the FY2019 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations to various programs. Additionally, the CR extends several programs that are scheduled to expire at the end of FY2019, including several health programs, the National Flood Insurance Program, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and related programs, several authorities related to immigration, the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act, the Department of Education's National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The bill also includes a provision that permits the Department of Agriculture to continue making payments to farmers affected by retaliatory tariffs by accelerating reimbursements to the Commodity Credit Corporation for certain net realized losses sustained in FY2019. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Economics And Public Finance Advisory Bodies Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Alaska Alaska Natives And Hawaiians Alaska Natives And Hawaiians Appropriations Appropriations California California
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
HB-4142	Federal	America Wins Act Democrat: 100% (10) 100% Democrat support	Taxation Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Air Quality Aviation And Airports Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases Coal Employee Benefits And Pensions Employment And Training Programs Energy Prices Environmental Technology
HB-3055	Federal	Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 This bill provides continuing FY2020 appropriations to federal agencies through December 20, 2019, and extends several expiring health programs. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2020 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expires after November 21, 2019. The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2019 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations to various programs, including the 2020 Census, the Indian Health Service, Ebola preparedness and response activities, the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, and the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program. The bill temporarily extends several authorities and programs, including several public health, Medicare, and Medicaid authorities and programs; the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and related programs; certain provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; the National Flood Insurance Program; several authorities related to immigration; the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act; the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; the Export-Import Bank of the United States; and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The bill also provides a pay raise for the military, repeals a rescission of state highway funding, and modifies the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Economics And Public Finance Access Board Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Agricultural Conservation And Pollution Agricultural Prices, Subsidies, Credit Agricultural Trade Alaska Alaska Natives And Hawaiians Alternative And Renewable Resources Animal Protection And Human-animal Relationships

Title: To provide Federal relief to hog producers, especially family farmers and independent producers, who have been forced to euthanize hogs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.