Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2023 [S.2874]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
A bill to provide fresh produce to individuals facing food and nutrition insecurity, and for other purposes.
S.2874: Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 09/20/2023
Agricultural Right to Repair Act [HB-5604]
[Agriculture ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
To require original equipment manufacturers to make available certain documentation, parts, software, and tools with respect to electronics-enabled implements of agriculture, and for other purposes.
HB-5604: Agricultural Right to Repair Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Referred To The Subcommittee On Innovation, Data, And Commerce. on 09/22/2023
Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2023 [HB-5569]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act with respect to reimbursements under the child and adult care food program, and for other purposes.
HB-5569: Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 09/19/2023
BUFFER Act Building Up Farmland Frontiers for Ecological Resilience Act [HB-5466]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Food ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the definition of eligible land for the purposes of the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes.
HB-5466: BUFFER Act Building Up Farmland Frontiers for Ecological Resilience Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Becca Balint
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Research, And Biotechnology. on 09/26/2023
Precision Agriculture Workforce Training and Development Act [HB-5459]
[Agriculture ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Food ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include as a high-priority research and extension initiative research and extension on precision agriculture workforce development, and for other purposes.
HB-5459: Precision Agriculture Workforce Training and Development Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Bacon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Research, And Biotechnology. on 09/26/2023
Designating the Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development Office Act [HB-5445]
[Agriculture ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To provide for the designation of the Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development office as the representative of USDA Rural Development in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the Freely Associated States.
HB-5445: Designating the Guam and Western Pacific USDA Rural Development Office Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James Moylan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, And Rural Development. on 09/26/2023
Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2023 [S.2786]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Senior Citizens ]
A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include the provision of tree nuts under the seniors farmers' market nutrition program, and for other purposes.
S.2786: Farmers’ Market Expansion Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 09/13/2023
Streamlining Organic Research Act of 2023 [S.2756]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Science ]
A bill to amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 and the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to direct the Agricultural Research Service to expand organic research, and for other purposes.
S.2756: Streamlining Organic Research Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Braun
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 09/11/2023
GIVE MILK Act Giving Increased Variety to Ensure Milk Into the Lives of Kids Act [HB-5383]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to allow certain participants in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children to elect to be issued a variety of types of milk, including whole milk, and for other purposes.
HB-5383: GIVE MILK Act Giving Increased Variety to Ensure Milk Into the Lives of Kids Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Introduced In House on 09/08/2023
Rural Development Modernization Act [HB-5359]
[Agriculture ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
To harmonize the population threshold for rural communities under programs carried out by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
HB-5359: Rural Development Modernization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, And Rural Development. on 09/21/2023
Small Farm Conservation Act [HB-5354]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a small farm EQIP subprogram under the environmental quality incentives program, and for other purposes.
HB-5354: Small Farm Conservation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Research, And Biotechnology. on 09/21/2023
SNAP E&T Enhancements Act of 2023 [HB-5362]
[Food ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to enhance the operation of the employment and training program, and for other purposes.
HB-5362: SNAP E&T Enhancements Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, And Horticulture. on 09/21/2023
SR-331: A resolution designating August 2023 as "National Catfish Month".
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 09/06/2023
Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2023 [HB-5312]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Food ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to support women, infants, and children impacted by substance use disorder, and for other purposes.
HB-5312: Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Thompson
Introduced In House on 08/29/2023