Agriculture And Food
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Farming Support to States Act of 2020 [S.3785]
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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide food and agriculture emergency aid to States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/20/2020
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Farming Support to States Act of 2020 [HB-6956]
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To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide food and agriculture emergency aid to States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Introduced In House on 05/19/2020
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Renewable Fuel Feedstock Reimbursement Act of 2020 [S.3756]
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Directs the Department of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to certain renewable fuel producers to reimburse them for purchases of renewable fuel feedstock that were made between January 1, 2020, and March 31, 2020. The payment amount shall be equal to 75% of the purchase price of such feedstock.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/19/2020
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Healthy Dog Importation Act [HB-6921]
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To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Introduced In House on 05/19/2020
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Increasing Access to SNAP Delivery During COVID–19 Act of 2020 [HB-6904]
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Requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase access to food delivery under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national emergency. Specifically, the bill requires USDA to notify authorized program retailers of existing opportunities through which they can deliver food to SNAP participants, including allowing an electronic benefit transfer card to be swiped on delivery of food to the home (with a mobile device); authorizes
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 05/15/2020
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Increasing Access to SNAP Delivery During COVID–19 Act of 2020 [S.3736]
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Requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase access to food delivery under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national emergency. Specifically, the bill requires USDA to notify authorized program retailers of existing opportunities through which they can deliver food to SNAP participants, including allowing an electronic benefit transfer card to be swiped on delivery of food to the home (with a mobile device); authorizes
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/14/2020
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Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2020 [S.3719]
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Revises the requirements for calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits. The bill increases the minimum SNAP benefit and requires benefits to be calculated using the value of a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan, which is the diet required to feed a family of four, consisting of a man and a woman 19-50 years of age, a child 6-8 years of age, and a child 9-11 years of age. USDA must make adjustments
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/13/2020
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A resolution reaffirming a strong commitment to United States producers and commodities made in the United States. [SR-575]
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This resolution expresses that the Senate urges the President to require the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into the trade negotiations necessary to implement mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef, in order to allow consumers to make an informed and free choice about where their food comes from.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/13/2020
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Farmer’s Milk in Low-Income Kitchens Act MILK Act [HB-6834]
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Revises and expands the milk donation program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Specifically, the bill (1) increases funding for the program, and (2) requires USDA to carry out a program to match eligible dairy organizations with eligible distributors in order to facilitate the formation of eligible partnerships.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Introduced In House on 05/12/2020
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WIC Act of 2020 Wise Investment in Children Act of 2020 [HB-6811]
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Expands eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Specifically, the bill allows states to extend eligibility for the program until the period that ends on the earlier of the sixth birthday of a child or when the child enters kindergarten; extends the certification period under the program for infants to two years, instead of the current one year; and authorizes states to increase the certification time under the program for breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Introduced In House on 05/12/2020
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A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers. [S.3693]
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Establishes that a minimum of 50% of a covered packer's daily volume of livestock slaughter must be purchased through spot market sales from nonaffiliated producers. (The term covered packer applies to a packer that is required to report to the Department of Agriculture each reporting day information on the price and quantity of livestock purchased by such packer and does not include a packer that owns only one livestock processing plant.) A spot market sale is a purchase and sale of livestock by a packer from a producer under (1) an agreement that
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/12/2020
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SNAP COVID–19 Anti-Hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act of 2020 [S.3697]
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A bill to modify the Restaurant Meals Program under the supplemental nutrition assistance program in response to COVID-19, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/12/2020
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Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020 [HB-6846]
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Allows Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) after submitting a plan of operation that is approved by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Under current law, the three territories receive block grants instead of participating in SNAP.) Such territories may request from USDA a one-time grant to pay the cost of the technology infrastructure necessary to implement SNAP, including the cost of information technology,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 08/13/2020
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Farm to Food Bank Enhancement Act of 2020 [HB-6757]
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To provide additional agricultural products for distribution by emergency feeding organizations during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/08/2020
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End Pandemic Hunger for College Students Act of 2020 [HB-6756]
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To modify the eligibility standards applicable to low-income college students under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 during COVID-19 public health emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 09/11/2020
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Recognizing the United Chinese Americans' nationwide food drive and the contributions of Chinese Americans to the United States. [HR-956]
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This resolution (1) recognizes the significance of the Chinese-American community as an integral component of the rich diversity and strength of the United States, (2) recognizes the United Chinese Americans' nationwide Food of Love Day meal drive, and (3) honors the Chinese-American community for its community service and philanthropic efforts during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health crisis.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Introduced In House on 05/08/2020
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Farmers-Feeding-Families Coronavirus Response Act [S.3655]
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Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use specified federal funding to purchase specialty crops, dairy, meat, and poultry products from specific agricultural producers relying on markets affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to provide to food assistance programs, including the Emergency Food Assistance Program. USDA must also provide additional funding to the states for the purpose of procuring food products to support food assistance programs within each state. USDA and the states must use at least 10% of the funding
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/07/2020
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Suspend School Meal Debt Act of 2020 [S.3651]
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Prohibits each school food authority and local educational agency participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program from collecting unpaid school meal fees (including late fees associated with unpaid meals) or using a debt collector to collect such fees during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The prohibition ends 30 days after the date on which the public health emergency is terminated. Additionally, the Department of Agriculture must reimburse each school food authority and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tina Smith
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/07/2020
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To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to raise the borrowing limit of the Commodity Credit Corporation. [HB-6728]
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Raises the borrowing limit of the Commodity Credit Corporation from $30 billion to $68 billion.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Introduced In House on 05/05/2020
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Farmers Feeding Families Coronavirus Response Act [HB-6725]
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Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use specified federal funding to purchase specialty crops, dairy, meat, and poultry products from specific agricultural producers relying on markets affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to provide to food assistance programs, including the Emergency Food Assistance Program. USDA must also provide additional funding to the states for the purpose of procuring food products to support food assistance programs within each state. USDA and the states must use at least 10% of the funding
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 05/05/2020