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Precision Farming Act of 2016 [HB-5897]
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Precision Farming Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Elise Stefanik
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 08/30/2016
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Beginning Farmers Agenda Act of 2016 [HB-5857]
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Beginning Farmers Agenda Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 08/30/2016
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Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 [HB-5733]
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Beginning Farmer and Rancher Guaranteed Loan Modernization Act of 2016 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 1961 to revise the limits for the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) conservation loan guarantee program. The bill replaces the existing 80% limit on the portion of a loan that USDA may guarantee with limits that range from 80%-90%, depending on the principal amount of the loan. For socially disadvantaged or beginning farmers or ranchers, the bill replaces the existing 90% limit with limits that range from 85%-95%, depending on the principal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 08/30/2016
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Serve More Kids Act [HB-5699]
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Serve More Kids Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/19/2016
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Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act [HB-5605]
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Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to revise the process that the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) uses to make a wetland determination, delineation, or certification. The NRCS must make a determination, delineation, or certification within 60 days. If the NRCS misses the deadline, it must provide a reasonable transition period for a person to come into compliance with the decision without losing eligibility for certain payments and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Collin C. Peterson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 07/14/2016
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Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 [HB-5451]
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Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to exempt certain recipients of Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation assistance from specified reporting requirements. The bill exempts producers that receive $450,000 or less in USDA conservation assistance during the year or are Indian tribes from reporting requirements related to subawards, executive compensation, the Universal Identifier, and the System for Award Management.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 06/30/2016
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5325]
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 (Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 5) Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the emergency amounts and transmitting the designations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Graves
Presented To President. on 09/29/2016
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5054]
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and related agencies. TITLE I--AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS Provides appropriations for the following agricultural programs and services: the Office of the Secretary; Executive Operations; the Office of the Chief Information Officer; the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; the Office
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Aderholt
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-531, By Mr. Aderholt. on 04/26/2016
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Dairy MILC Act of 2016 Dairy Margin Insurance Location Calculation Act of 2016 [HB-4896]
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Dairy MILC Act of 2016 Dairy Margin Insurance Location Calculation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to calculate the average feed cost for the Dairy Margin Protection Program using data from each state rather than the national average. USDA must also take into consideration costs for energy, transportation, and labor. (The Dairy Margin Protection Program makes payments to participating farmers when actual dairy production margins fall below a farmer-selected insured margin.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 04/26/2016
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End Subsidies for Tobacco Act [HB-4710]
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End Subsidies for Tobacco Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from subsidizing crop insurance premiums for tobacco. Any savings that occur as a result of this bill must be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 03/22/2016
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To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide relief for agricultural producers adversely impacted by the Oriental fruit fly. [HB-4226]
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To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide relief for agricultural producers adversely impacted by the Oriental fruit fly. This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reimburse producers on farms for losses that are due to the inability to plant, grow, or ship a crop to market due to a federal or state government quarantine to control the Oriental fruit fly. The payments are limited to 70% of the market value of the affected crop and end as soon as possible once the producer is able to resume
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carlos Curbelo
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 01/05/2016
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Food Recovery Act of 2015 [HB-4184]
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Food Recovery Act of 2015 This bill amends the following to provide funding, expand tax deductions, and establish requirements to reduce food waste: the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; the Internal Revenue Code; the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act; and several agricultural laws. The bill expands and establishes federal grant and loan programs to: improve the nutritional health of children and raise awareness about food waste, improve cooperation between agricultural producers and emergency feeding
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
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AFFIRM Act Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures Act [HB-3973]
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AFFIRM Act Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reduce federal crop insurance payments and disclose details regarding subsidies. The bill prohibits premium subsidies: (1) for additional coverage for any person or legal entity that has an average adjusted gross income that exceeds $250,000, (2) that exceed $40,000 per year for any person or legal entity, or (3) for policies that are based on the actual market price of an agricultural
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 12/01/2015
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To resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program. [HB-392]
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To resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program. Vests title to real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program in the grant recipient in accordance with the compensation provisions in this Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 01/26/2015
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America First Act [HB-3777]
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America First Act This bill increases discretionary spending limits, repeals sequestration for direct spending, and includes offsets that change direct spending programs and tax provisions. The bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase the discretionary spending limits for FY2016-FY2025 and to eliminate the sequestration for direct spending that is required under current law. The bill permanently extends two expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit, limits tax deductions for high-income individuals,
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Sponsored by: Rep. E. Scott Rigell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016
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Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2015 [HB-3076]
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Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2015 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the number of acres on which agricultural producers are authorized to grow fruits and vegetables without a resulting reduction in the payment acres used to calculate price loss coverage and agriculture risk coverage payments. The increases are permitted if the crops on the additional acres are grown for sale or donation in a food desert, which is a census tract that: (1) has a poverty rate of at least 20%, and (2) provides difficult access
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 07/28/2015
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-3049]
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and related agencies. TITLE I--AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS Provides appropriations for the following agricultural programs and services: the Office of the Secretary; Executive Operations; the Office of the Chief Information Officer; the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; the Office
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Aderholt
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-205, By Mr. Aderholt. on 07/14/2015
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Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act [HB-2146]
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Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the exemption from the 10% penalty tax on early distributions from a government retirement plan for qualified public safety employees who have reached age 50, to expand the exemption to include specified federal law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, federal firefighters, and air traffic controllers who similarly have reached age 50. The bill also eliminates the restriction that only distributions from
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Reichert
Signed By President. on 06/29/2015
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Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2015 [HB-2051]
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Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2015 This bill reauthorizes and amends laws that address livestock mandatory price reporting requirements, funding for the National Forest Foundation, and procedures for weighing and inspecting grain. TITLE I--MANDATORY PRICE REPORTING This bill amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to extend and revise the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) livestock mandatory price reporting requirements. (Sec. 101) The bill extends the authority for continuing mandatory livestock price reporting through FY2020. Current
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Sponsored by: Rep. Collin C. Peterson
By Senator Roberts From Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-206. on 02/08/2016
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029]
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2016. (Sec. 6) Provides that amounts designated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Charles W. Dent
Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015