Agriculture And Food

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US Congress 118th Congress

Safe School Meals Act of 2024 [S.5084]
A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to ban foods with contaminants above safe levels in or on final products served in school meals, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 09/18/2024

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Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act [HB-9550]
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the provision of training and information to certain personnel relating to food allergy identification and response, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 09/12/2024

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CARE Act Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act [HB-9571]
To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Betty McCollum Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry. on 10/02/2024

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HPRP Progress Act of 2024 Heirs’ Property Relending Program Progress Act of 2024 [HB-9560]
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for administrative costs with respect to the Heirs' Property Relending Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alma Adams Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, And Credit. on 10/02/2024

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Local Procurement Act [S.5020]
A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish certain requirements for meat, poultry, fruit, and vegetable purchases by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 09/11/2024

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Local Procurement Act [HB-9538]
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish certain requirements for meat, poultry, fruit, and vegetable purchases by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry. on 10/02/2024

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Student Food Security Act of 2024 [S.5004]
A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, establish college student food insecurity demonstration programs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 09/10/2024

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Student Food Security Act of 2024 [HB-9521]
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, establish college student food insecurity demonstration programs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, And Horticulture. on 09/23/2024

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Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2024, be observed as the 134th anniversary of the 1890 Institutions. [HR-1424]
Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2024, be observed as the 134th anniversary of the 1890 Institutions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alma Adams Introduced In House on 09/06/2024

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School Hunger Elimination Act of 2024 [HB-9448]
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve program requirements, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 09/03/2024

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Summer Meals Act of 2024 [HB-9406]
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the efficiency of summer meals.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 08/23/2024

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Increasing Small-Scale Poultry Processing Opportunities Act [HB-9251]
To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to allow poultry processing facilities to perform regular slaughter and custom exempt at the same facility.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Randy Feenstra Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry. on 09/10/2024

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Protecting Our Produce Act [S.4982]
A bill to amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a pilot program to provide recovery payments to producers of seasonal and perishable crops that experience low prices caused by imports, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Ossoff Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 08/01/2024

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Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2024 [S.4876]
A bill to create a new Federal grant program that provides grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during the summer months.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/31/2024

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A resolution designating the week of August 4 through August 10, 2024, as "National Farmers Market Week". [SR-782]
A resolution designating the week of August 4 through August 10, 2024, as "National Farmers Market Week".

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S5633; Text: Cr S5591) on 07/30/2024

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Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2024 [HB-9222]
To create a new Federal grant program that provides grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during the summer months.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Morelle Introduced In House on 07/30/2024

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Avian Influenza Research and Response Act [HB-9182]
To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary awards grants for purposes of providing training and any related assistance to dairy producers and dairy workers on implementation of risk mitigation strategies related to biosecurity threats, to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 with respect to emergency assistance for certain losses due to highly pathogenic avian influenza, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry. on 09/03/2024

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Ensuring Health in SNAP Act of 2024 [HB-9169]
To amend section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit State agencies to restrict the use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to prevent the purchase of soft drinks, candy, ice cream, and prepared desserts (such as cakes, pies, cookies, and similar products).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Introduced In House on 07/25/2024

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Designating the week of August 4 through August 10, 2024, as "National Farmers Market Week". [HR-1385]
Designating the week of August 4 through August 10, 2024, as "National Farmers Market Week".

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Introduced In House on 07/24/2024

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Prioritizing Rural Hospitals Act [HB-9093]
To prioritize healthcare facilities and mental or behavioral health facilities in the Community Facilities program for fiscal years 2025 through 2031, and allow loans and grants under the program to be used for medical supplies, increasing telehealth capabilities, supporting staffing needs, or renovating and remodeling closed facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie Thompson Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, And Credit. on 09/03/2024

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