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FEEDD Act Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters Act [HB-3183]
Modifies the federal crop insurance program to authorize agricultural producers who harvest second crops as a result of a prevented planting to be eligible for specific crop insurance if certain conditions are met. Specifically, a producer may collect an indemnity that is equal to 100% of the prevented planting guarantee for the acreage of the first crop if (1) the acres planted are in an area with low hay or forage supplies due to widespread excessive moisture, flood, or drought; (2) the second crop will be planted with an intended use of animal
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-3164]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. The bill provides appropriations to USDA for Agricultural Programs, including the Office of the Secretary, Executive Operations, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of Civil Rights, Agriculture Buildings and Facilities, Hazardous Materials Management, the Office of Inspector General, the Office of the General Counsel, the Office of Ethics, the Economic Research
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SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2019 [S.1717]
Allows Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to be used to purchase multivitamin-mineral dietary supplements for home consumption. Specifically, the supplements (1) must provide at least half of the vitamins and minerals for which the National Academy of Medicine establishes dietary reference intakes at 50% or more of the daily value for the intended life stage per daily serving, as determined by the Food and Drug Administration; and (2) may not exceed the tolerable upper intake levels
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SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2019 [HB-3142]
Allows Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to be used to purchase multivitamin-mineral dietary supplements for home consumption. Specifically, the supplements (1) must provide at least half of the vitamins and minerals for which the National Academy of Medicine establishes dietary reference intakes at 50% or more of the daily value for the intended life stage per daily serving, as determined by the Food and Drug Administration; and (2) may not exceed the tolerable upper intake levels
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New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2019 [S.1720]
Allows meat and poultry products inspected by State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to be sold in interstate commerce. (Under the inspection programs, the Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service allows states that meet certain requirements to inspect meat and poultry. The state-inspected products are currently limited to intrastate commerce, unless a state opts into a separate Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program.)
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A resolution designating the week of June 3 through June 9, 2019, as "Hemp History Week". [SR-238]
This resolution designates the week of June 3-June 9, 2019, as Hemp History Week. It also recognizes the historical relevance and growing economic potential of industrial hemp.
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School Milk Nutrition Act of 2019 [HB-3125]
Revises requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture. The bill permits schools participating in the program to offer students low-fat flavored milk.
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Farm and Ranch to School Act of 2019 [HB-3090]
Revises the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Farm to School Program to include in the program education activities in curriculum planning that encourage the participation of school children in ranching, livestock production, and meat processing educational activities. USDA must reserve 50% of the amounts made available for the program to carry out such activities.
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Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019 [S.1637]
Reaffirms that the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and any successor agencies must be (1) within the research, education, and economics mission area of the Department of Agriculture (USDA); and (2) administered by the USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics. The headquarters and the majority of the staff of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture must be located within
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CURD Act Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions Act [S.1669]
Provides statutory authority for a definition of natural cheese. Under the bill, natural cheese is defined as cheese that is produced from animal milk or certain dairy ingredients and is produced in accordance with established cheese-making standards.
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PRIME Act Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act [S.1620]
Expands the exemption of custom slaughtering of animals from federal inspection requirements. Under current law, the exemption applies if the meat is slaughtered for personal, household, guest, and employee uses. The bill expands the exemption to include meat that is slaughtered and prepared at a custom slaughter facility in accordance with the laws of the state where the facility is located; and prepared exclusively for distribution to household consumers in the state or restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments
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PRIME Act Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act [HB-2859]
Expands the exemption of custom slaughtering of animals from federal inspection requirements. Under current law, the exemption applies if the meat is slaughtered for personal, household, guest, and employee uses. The bill expands the exemption to include meat that is slaughtered and prepared at a custom slaughter facility in accordance with the laws of the state where the facility is located; and prepared exclusively for distribution to household consumers in the state or restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments
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Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2019 [HB-2809]
Repeals certain work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). (Under current law, the requirements apply to able-bodied adults who are ages 18-49 and have no dependent children. Individuals who do not meet certain work requirements are generally prohibited from receiving more than 3 months of SNAP benefits over a 36-month period.)
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Summer Meals Act of 2019 [HB-2818]
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the efficiency of summer meals.
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BALE Act of 2019 Beginning Agriculturalist Lifetime Employment Act of 2019 [HB-2797]
Revises the limits for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) 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 amount of the loan. The bill also (1) prohibits USDA from guaranteeing a loan under the program that exceeds $3.5
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Expressing support for the designation of July as "American Grown Flower Month". [HR-379]
This resolution supports the designation of American Grown Flower Month.
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To require that purchases of agricultural commodities made by the Secretary of Agriculture under the Food Purchase and Distribution Program be from domestically owned enterprises, and for other purposes. [HB-2712]
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.
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A resolution expressing support for the designation of July as "American Grown Flower Month". [SR-208]
This resolution supports the designation of July as American Grown Flower Month.
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Feeding Hungry Students in Schools Act of 2019 [HB-2706]
Revises program requirements under the National School Lunch Program regarding food donations to allow schools participating in the program to donate food through a charitable organization official who is directly affiliated with the school and the local educational agency serving such school. A charitable organization official may not receive donated food unless they have received a food safety certification, or other applicable certification, from the state health department in the state such food is donated in. The food donated by a school may
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Salad Bars in Schools Expansion Act [HB-2688]
Requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish and implement a plan, including through a five-year program of competitive grants, to promote the use of salad bars in schools participating in the school lunch program. Priority in the award of grants may be given to entities that (1) serve schools in which at least 50% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches or that are located in food deserts, or (2) provide nutrition education. (A food desert is a census tract with a substantial share of residents who live in low-income
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