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Fair Access for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018 [S.3117]
Fair Access for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2018
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Emergency SNAP Lapse Act [S.3092]
Emergency SNAP Lapse Act This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to withhold Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) funds from state agencies that do not provide sufficient funds to pay the state share of the administrative costs of the program. To participate in SNAP, state agencies must submit annually to USDA a statement certifying the amount of funds committed by the state agency to pay the state share of the administrative costs for
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Federal School Meals Parity Act [HB-6132]
Federal School Meals Parity Act
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Food Security, Housing, and Sanitation Improvements in Rural, Remote, and Frontier Areas Act of 2018 [S.3080]
Food Security, Housing, and Sanitation Improvements in Rural, Remote, and Frontier Areas Act of 2018
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Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancements Act of 2017 [S.2139]
Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancements Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to modify and increase funding for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). (The RCPP operates through several USDA conservation programs to provide funding for partners to join in efforts with producers to increase the restoration and sustainable use of soil, water, wildlife, and related natural resources on regional or watershed scales. The RCPP includes the purposes and functions of several conservation
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VET-2-FARM Act of 2018 Veteran Empowerment and Training to Facilitate Agricultural Revitalization and Mobilization Act of 2018 [S.3062]
VET-2-FARM Act of 2018 Veteran Empowerment and Training to Facilitate Agricultural Revitalization and Mobilization Act of 2018
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REAL Opportunity Act Recognizing and Encouraging Agricultural Leadership Opportunity Act [HB-6091]
REAL Opportunity Act Recognizing and Encouraging Agricultural Leadership Opportunity Act This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to require the Department of Agriculture to establish up to six Centers of Excellence and Leadership led by 1890 Institutions (historically black land-grant colleges and universities that were established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890) to award grants, conduct activities, and develop public-private partnerships related to specified research and outreach goals.
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that flowers grown in the United States support the farmers, small businesses, jobs, and economy of the United States, that flower farming is an honorable vocation, and designating July as "American Grown Flower Month". [SR-540]
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that flowers grown in the United States support the farmers, small businesses, jobs, and economy of the United States, that flower farming is an honorable vocation, and designating July as "American Grown Flower Month".
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Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 [S.3042]
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 This bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2023 and modifies Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that address: commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, energy, horticulture, and crop insurance. The bill modifies agriculture and nutrition policies to: require farmers to make a new one-time election to obtain either Price Loss Coverage or Agricultural Risk Coverage
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Livestock and Honey Bee Disaster Assistance Act of 2017 [S.2190]
Livestock and Honey Bee Disaster Assistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to remove the $20 million annual limit on mandatory funding for emergency assistance under the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP). The bill also removes a provision that permits funds provided under ELAP to remain available until expended. (ELAP provides financial assistance to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish for losses due to disease, certain adverse weather events,
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Land Grants-Mercedes Conservation Program Eligibility Act of 2017 [HB-4688]
Land Grants-Mercedes Conservation Program Eligibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into an alternative funding arrangement under any USDA conservation program with a land grant-merced. A land grant-merced is a community, town, colony, or pueblo that: (1) includes certain land granted by Mexico or Spain; or (2) asserted title pursuant to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, through the Office of the Surveyor General for New Mexico or the U.S. Court of Private Land
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McIntire-Stennis Act District of Columbia Equality Act [HB-6045]
McIntire-Stennis Act District of Columbia Equality Act This bill makes the District of Columbia eligible for funding under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. (Under the Act, the Department of Agriculture provides funding to states for forestry research and graduate training at colleges and universities.)
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Fraud Reduction Through Photographic Identification Act of 2018 [S.3025]
Fraud Reduction Through Photographic Identification Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) beneficiaries to show photographic identification when making purchases using SNAP benefits. State agencies must require the electronic benefits transfer card used for SNAP benefits to list the names of: the head of the household, each adult member of the household, and each adult that is not a member of the household that is authorized
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Rural Jobs and Investment Act of 2018 [S.3034]
Rural Jobs and Investment Act of 2018
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Urban Agriculture Act of 2018 [S.3005]
Urban Agriculture Act of 2018
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COVER Act Conservation for Very Erodible Row Cropland Act of 2018 [S.2989]
COVER Act Conservation for Very Erodible Row Cropland Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to modify Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation programs to authorize additional assistance for farm practices related to soil health and carbon storage. The bill modifies the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to require USDA to provide payments under the program for practices that: improve soil health, enhance the ability of a farmer to absorb and recover from shocks and stresses to production, increase the storage of
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A resolution designating the week of June 4 through June 10, 2018, as "Hemp History Week". [SR-532]
A resolution designating the week of June 4 through June 10, 2018, as "Hemp History Week".
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Carbon Utilization Act of 2018 [S.2997]
Carbon Utilization Act of 2018
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Farm Support Integrity for Family Farms Act [HB-5978]
Farm Support Integrity for Family Farms Act
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Seeds for the Future Act [S.2964]
Seeds for the Future Act This bill amends the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that at least $50 million of USDA grant funding is used each year for competitive research grants that support the development of public cultivars. A "cultivar" is a variety of plant that has been intentionally selected for use in cultivation because of its improved characteristics. A "public cultivar" is the commercially available uniform end product of a publicly funded breeding program
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