Agriculture And Food
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100 Years of Women in Congress Act [HB-382]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
100 Years of Women in Congress Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to designate as Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program Grants the current research and extension grants to increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Sponsored by: Rep. Louise Slaughter
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 03/21/2017
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Funding for Student Scholarships for the 1890s Land-Grant African-American Colleges and Universities Act [HB-51]
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[Grants ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Funding for Student Scholarships for the 1890s Land-Grant African-American Colleges and Universities Act This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish and provide funding for a grant program within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for scholarships for students at 1890 land-grant colleges and universities (historically black colleges and universities established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890). USDA may award the scholarships to students who: (1) are seeking to attend such a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 01/13/2017
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Summer Meals Act of 2017 [HB-203]
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[Children and Youth ]
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[Public Health ]
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[Human Services ]
Summer Meals Act of 2017 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to redefine "areas in which poor economic conditions exist," where the summer food service program for children may operate, as areas in which at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children have been determined to be eligible for free or reduced price school meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs. The bill reimburses service institutions (other than school food authorities) for up to one meal and one snack per child each day during after-school
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish. [HB-205]
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[Consumer Protection ]
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish. This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of food that contains genetically engineered fish unless the food bears a label stating that it contains genetically engineered fish.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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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-207]
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[Property Tax ]
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To resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program. The bill 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 bill.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 01/13/2017
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Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017 [HB-113]
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[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem equine (horses and other members of the equidae family) parts to be an unsafe food additive or animal drug. The bill prohibits the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts for human consumption.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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Organic Agriculture Research Act of 2017 [HB-2436]
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Organic Agriculture Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to increase and make permanent mandatory funding for the organic agriculture research and extension initiative and extend discretionary funding for such initiative through FY2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 06/08/2017
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Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017 [HB-2401]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish requirements for the treatment of a child who is a student at a school participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program and is unable to pay for a meal at the school. The bill applies to a child who either does not have funds to pay for a meal or has outstanding credit that was extended by a school food authority (SFA). A SFA may not permit public identification or stigmatization of the child, such as by
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/08/2017
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Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017 [S.1064]
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Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish requirements for the treatment of a child who is a student at a school participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program and is unable to pay for a meal at the school. The bill applies to a child who either does not have funds to pay for a meal or has outstanding credit that was extended by a school food authority (SFA). A SFA may not permit public identification or stigmatization of the child, such as by
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/08/2017
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Permanent Flexibility for School Meals Act [HB-2382]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Permanent Flexibility for School Meals Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Kristi Noem
Introduced In House on 05/04/2017
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CREAATE Act Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act [HB-2321]
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[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 Program, which are programs administered by the Department of Agriculture to promote exports of U.S. agricultural products.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/03/2017
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AFFIRM Act Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures Act [HB-2332]
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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 is greater than $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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 05/19/2017
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AFFIRM Act Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures Act [S.1025]
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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 is greater than $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
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/03/2017
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A bill to designate the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the "Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center". [S.1017]
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A bill to designate the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the "Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center". This bill renames the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the "Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center."
Sponsored by: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/03/2017
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Foster and Homeless Youth Food Security Act of 2017 [HB-2236]
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[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Foster and Homeless Youth Food Security Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 05/19/2017
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To rename the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center. [HB-2154]
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To rename the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center. (Sec. 1) This bill renames the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the "Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center."
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Became Public Law No: 115-157. (txt | Pdf) on 03/27/2018
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Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2017 [S.909]
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[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Food ]
[Veterans ]
Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to modify the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and conservation easement programs administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (CRP provides payments to farmers who agree to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will improve environmental health and quality.) The bill modifies CRP to: reauthorize the program through FY2023, increase the annual acreage cap to 30 million acres, revise the formula
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/07/2017
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Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act [HB-2064]
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[Public Health ]
[Agriculture ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require consumers to be notified regarding food produced from crops, poultry, or livestock on land in which sewage sludge was applied. Sewage sludge is solid, semi-solid, or liquid residue generated during the treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works. Under the bill, if consumers are not notified regarding food produced
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Serrano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017
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A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter. [S.813]
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[Food ]
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A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter. This bill amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to prohibit livestock packers from owning, controlling, or feeding livestock to such an extent that the producer no longer materially participates in the management of the operation with respect to the production of the livestock. The bill includes exceptions for: (1) livestock held for not more than seven days before slaughter; (2) certain cooperatives
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/04/2017
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Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act [HB-1752]
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Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act This bill prohibits mandatory or compulsory checkoff programs and requires producer participation in the programs to be voluntary at the point of sale. (A checkoff program is a program to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands. The Department of Agriculture oversees the programs, which are requested and funded by industry.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Introduced In House on 03/28/2017