Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act of 2023 [HB-5081]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Trade ]
[Food ]
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to prohibit retailers from designating the United States as the country of origin of foreign beef, and for other purposes.
HB-5081: Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry. on 09/26/2023
HB-5079: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish criteria for the review of requests by certain meat or poultry establishments to operate at alternate inspection rates, to review and respond to such requests, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brad Finstad
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry. on 09/26/2023
You have voted HB-5079: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish criteria for the review of requests by certain meat or poultry establishments to operate at alternate inspection rates, to review and respond to such requests, and for other purposes..
SEAS Act Supporting Equity for Aquaculture and Seafood Act [HB-5087]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to submit a report to Congress on Department of Agriculture spending related to seafood purchases and grants, and for other purposes.
HB-5087: SEAS Act Supporting Equity for Aquaculture and Seafood Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 07/28/2023
COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2023 [HB-5086]
[Food ]
[Social Security ]
[Poverty ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude from income, for the purpose of determining eligibility and benefits, increased income received from cost of living adjustments made under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, section 3(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231b(a)(1)), or section 5312 of title 38 of the United States Code, and income received from supplementary payments received under section 1616 of the Social Security Act.
HB-5086: COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, And Horticulture. on 09/26/2023
Fairness for Small-Scale Farmers and Ranchers Act [S.2670]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to regulate market concentration and competition in the food and agriculture industry, and for other purposes.
S.2670: Fairness for Small-Scale Farmers and Ranchers Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/27/2023
Timber Innovation for Building Rural Communities Act [S.2662]
[Agriculture ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out certain activities relating to research for wood products, and for other purposes.
S.2662: Timber Innovation for Building Rural Communities Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/27/2023
HB-5062: To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will award grants to specialty crop producers to acquire certain equipment and provide training with respect to the use of such equipment.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, And Horticulture. on 09/19/2023
You have voted HB-5062: To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will award grants to specialty crop producers to acquire certain equipment and provide training with respect to the use of such equipment..
Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion and Development Program Act of 2023 [HB-5061]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will award grants to eligible organizations to encourage the development, maintenance, and expansion of commercial domestic market for domestically produced specialty crop commodities.
HB-5061: Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion and Development Program Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, And Horticulture. on 09/26/2023
Agricultural Emergency Relief Act of 2023 [S.2698]
[Agriculture ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to producers experiencing certain crop losses as a result of a disaster.
S.2698: Agricultural Emergency Relief Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/27/2023
Poultry Grower Fairness Act of 2023 [S.2633]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyard Act, 1921, to provide administrative enforcement authority over live poultry dealers, and for other purposes.
S.2633: Poultry Grower Fairness Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. John Fetterman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/27/2023
Healthy Soils Healthy Climate Act of 2023 [S.2588]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Food ]
A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to create permanent payments within the environmental quality incentives program for soil health practices and carbon sequestration monitoring, and for other purposes.
S.2588: Healthy Soils Healthy Climate Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/27/2023
You have voted S.2578: A bill to amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes..
You have voted HB-5059: To amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to allow certain States to directly purchase commodities, and for other purposes..
Ensuring Accountability for Equity at USDA Act [S.2595]
[Agriculture ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to provide standing authority and accountability for the Secretary of Agriculture and senior leadership of the Department of Agriculture to improve the equitable availability and distribution of services and program benefits to the people of the United States, and for other purposes.
S.2595: Ensuring Accountability for Equity at USDA Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/27/2023
Agricultural Worker Justice Act [S.2601]
[Agriculture ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
A bill to provide for the protection of agricultural workers, and for other purposes.
S.2601: Agricultural Worker Justice Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/27/2023
Farmers Feeding America Act of 2023 [S.2713]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to make commodities available for the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
S.2713: Farmers Feeding America Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/27/2023