Agriculture And Food

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to establish a program to provide advance payments under the Emergency Conservation Program for the repair or replacement of fencing. [HB-4213] [Agriculture ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ]
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to establish a program to provide advance payments under the Emergency Conservation Program for the repair or replacement of fencing. This bill amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to give agricultural producers the option of receiving advance payments under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) for the repair or replacement of fencing. (The ECP provides emergency funding and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate farmland (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 11/16/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to increase support for conservation practices under the emergency conservation program, and for other purposes. [HB-4212] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Water ]
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to increase support for conservation practices under the emergency conservation program, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to increase the maximum cost-share payment permitted under the Department of Agriculture Emergency Conservation Program (ECP). (The ECP provides emergency funding and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by natural disasters and to implement emergency water conservation measures in periods of severe (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 11/16/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Nourishing Our Golden Years Act [S.2085] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Senior Citizens ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
Nourishing Our Golden Years Act This bill amends the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to establish a minimum certification period of one year for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). During the certification period, a participant in the program may continue to receive benefits without a formal review of eligibility. (The CSFP provides supplemental food to low-income elderly persons who are at least 60 years of age. Certification periods currently vary by state.) Upon the request of a state, the Department of Agriculture (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 11/07/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Making Rural America Count Act [HB-3890] [Agriculture ] [Community Development ] [Crime ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ]
Making Rural America Count Act This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture from including incarcerated prison populations when determining eligibility or the levels of assistance for rural development programs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 11/16/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

American Prairie Conservation Act [S.1913] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Climate Change ] [Food ]
American Prairie Conservation Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act and the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to modify provisions, known as sodsaver provisions, that reduce benefits under the Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop insurance and noninsured crop disaster assistance programs for farmers who plant crops on native sod. The bill also amends the Agriculture Act of 2014 to extend the requirement for USDA to submit annual reports to Congress regarding cropland acreage.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 10/04/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to establish a program to provide advance payments under the Emergency Conservation Program for the repair or replacement of fencing. [S.2054] [Agriculture ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ]
A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to establish a program to provide advance payments under the Emergency Conservation Program for the repair or replacement of fencing. This bill amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to give agricultural producers the option of receiving advance payments under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) for the repair or replacement of fencing. (The ECP provides emergency funding and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate farmland (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Inhofe Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 11/01/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

To increase the maximum amount of assistance authorized under supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs for livestock indemnity payments, livestock forage disaster assistance, and emergency assistance for livestock, honey bee, and farm-raised fish losses. [HB-4210] [Agriculture ] [Disaster Relief ] [Animals ] [Food ]
To increase the maximum amount of assistance authorized under supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs for livestock indemnity payments, livestock forage disaster assistance, and emergency assistance for livestock, honey bee, and farm-raised fish losses. This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the payment limitation for certain Department of Agriculture supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs. The bill increases from $125,000 to $250,000 the total amount of disaster assistance payments that may be received (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall Introduced In House on 11/01/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to increase support for conservation practices under the emergency conservation program, and for other purposes. [S.2049] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Water ]
A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to increase support for conservation practices under the emergency conservation program, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to increase the maximum cost-share payment permitted under the Department of Agriculture Emergency Conservation Program (ECP). (The ECP provides emergency funding and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by natural disasters and to implement emergency water conservation measures in periods of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jerry Moran Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 11/01/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the maximum amount of assistance authorized under supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs. [S.2053] [Agriculture ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the maximum amount of assistance authorized under supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs. This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the payment limitation for certain Department of Agriculture supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs. The bill increases from $125,000 to $250,000 the total amount of disaster assistance payments that may be received under all of the programs by a person or legal entity (excluding a joint venture or general partnership) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jerry Moran Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 11/01/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide to producers partial payments under the livestock indemnity program for livestock sold for salvage. [HB-4211] [Agriculture ] [Animals ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide to producers partial payments under the livestock indemnity program for livestock sold for salvage. This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Department of Agriculture to make payments under the Livestock Indemnity Program for livestock that is sold for a reduced sale price in excess of the normal mortality. Any payments made pursuant to this bill must be reduced by the amount that the producer received from the sale. (Under current law, the Livestock Indemnity Program provides (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Marshall Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 11/16/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Northern Mariana Islands Enhanced Nutrition Assistance Act of 2017 [HB-4216] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Human Services ]
Northern Mariana Islands Enhanced Nutrition Assistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to reauthorize through FY2023 the pilot program for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to operate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) in the same manner in which the program is operated in the states.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 11/16/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Veterans' Agricultural Apprenticeship Act of 2017 [HB-4339] [Agriculture ] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Veterans' Agricultural Apprenticeship Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to make direct loans to farmers and ranchers who will provide mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to learn the skills necessary to become successful farmers or ranchers. USDA must carry out the program through agreements with state departments of agriculture that will: select veterans to participate in the program, secure established farmers and ranchers to provide the mentorship and apprenticeship (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 12/05/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Acer Access and Development Program Reauthorization Act [HB-5667] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Acer Access and Development Program Reauthorization Act This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to reauthorize the Acer Access and Development Program through FY2023. (The Department of Agriculture program provides grants to states, tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry.)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Courtney Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 05/22/2018

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

CREAATE Act Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act [S.1839] [Agriculture ] [Trade ] [Food ]
CREAATE Act Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act This bill amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to extend through FY2023 the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program, which are programs administered by the Department of Agriculture to promote exports of U.S. agricultural products.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 09/19/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Food Donation Act of 2018 [S.2787] [Food ] [Consumer Protection ] [Agriculture ] [Public Health ] [Nonprofit ] [Human Services ]
Food Donation Act of 2018 This bill amends the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to expand the liability protections for the donation of food. The bill expands the liability protections to include donations of an apparently fit grocery product or apparently wholesome food: that is mislabeled in a manner that is not related to safety and safety-related labeling standards and regulations; meets safety and safety-related labeling standards and regulations but is past the date label; for which the recipient is charged a "good Samaritan reduced" (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/26/2018

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Farmers CARE Act Farmers Conserving Agricultural Resources through EQIP Act [HB-5627] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Climate Change ]
Farmers CARE Act Farmers Conserving Agricultural Resources through EQIP Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/26/2018

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

WHOLE MILK Act Wholesome Healthy Original Lactic Excellence Making Intelligent Literate Kids Act [HB-5640] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ]
WHOLE MILK Act Wholesome Healthy Original Lactic Excellence Making Intelligent Literate Kids Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to serve unflavored whole milk.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Introduced In House on 04/26/2018

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

President Trump's Farm Bill Reforms Act of 2018 [HB-5629] [Agriculture ]
President Trump's Farm Bill Reforms Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar Introduced In House on 04/26/2018

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Community Wood Energy Innovation Act of 2018 [S.2790] [Energy ] [Small Business ] [Agriculture ] [Community Development ] [Manufacturing ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Grants ]
Community Wood Energy Innovation Act of 2018 This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize and modify the Forest Service Community Wood Energy Program. Under current law, the program provides grants for: (1) state and local governments to develop community wood energy plans or acquire or upgrade community wood energy systems, and (2) for biomass consumer cooperatives. The bill makes private entities eligible for grants and modifies the purposes for which the grants may be used. The grants may be used to install (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/26/2018

Weigh In

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 3

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Next Generation in Agriculture Act [S.2762] [Agriculture ]
Next Generation in Agriculture Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/26/2018

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0