Agriculture And Food
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Farmer's Privacy Act of 2012 [HB-5961]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Data Privacy ]
Farmer's Privacy Act of 2012 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in exercising any authority under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act), from conducting aerial surveillance of agricultural land unless the Administrator has: (1) obtained the voluntary written consent of the owner or operator of the land to be surveilled, and (2) obtained from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia a certification of reasonable suspicion that a violation of the Act exists
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Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012 [HB-5955]
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[Agriculture ]
[Small Business ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Rural Energy Investment Act of 2012 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the biobased markets program to: (1) extend program funding through FY2017, (2) increase the number of categories of biobased products designated and individual biobased products eligible for preferred purchasing, and (3) provide for a program of biobased product education and promotion activities. Amends the Rural Energy for America Program to: (1) extend Program funding through FY2017; (2) make nonprofit organizations eligible for assistance;
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Protect our Prairies Act [HB-5879]
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[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Protect our Prairies Act - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to reduce crop insurance assistance and noninsured crop disaster assistance for crops grown on native sod acreage converted to cropland for the first four years.
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Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012 [HB-5873]
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[Energy ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include in the definition of "biobased product" forest products that meet biobased content requirements, notwithstanding the market share the product holds, the product's age, or whether the market for the product is new or emerging. Defines "forest product" as a product made from materials derived from the practice of forestry or the management of growing timber, including: (1) pulp, paper, paperboard, pellets, and wood products; and (2) any recycled
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Rural Energy Improvement Act [HB-5825]
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[Agriculture ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
Rural Energy Improvement Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the Rural Energy for America Program to: (1) extend the Program through FY2017, (2) create a tiered loan and grant application process that reflects project costs, and (3) prohibit requiring a second meter for on-farm residential portions of rural projects connected to the energy grid.
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the approval of genetically engineered fish. [HB-521]
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[Science ]
[Healthcare ]
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem genetically-engineered fish to be unsafe under provisions related to new animal drugs and adulterated food.
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To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish. [HB-520]
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[Consumer Protection ]
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food to be misbranded if it contains genetically-engineered fish unless the food bears a label stating that it contains genetically-engineered fish.
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To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from making payments to the Brazilian Cotton Institute. [HB-5143]
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[Trade ]
Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) from making payments, either directly or through the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), to the Brazilian Cotton Institute.
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Livestock Disaster Protection Act [HB-4948]
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[Animals ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Safety ]
[Food ]
Livestock Disaster Protection Act - Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to make FY2012-FY2017 livestock indemnity payments (at 75% of market value) to eligible producers on farms that have incurred livestock death losses in excess of the normal mortality due to: (1) attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law, including wolves and avian predators; or (2) adverse weather, disease, or wildfires. Provides FY2012-FY2017 compensation for losses to eligible livestock producers for livestock grazing
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Let's Grow Act of 2012 [HB-4351]
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[Food ]
[Community Development ]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Let's Grow Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (Secretary) to carry out the Green and Healthy Corner Store Initiative to assist qualified convenience stores expand their offering of fruits and vegetables. Directs the Secretary to make grants to provide access to farmers' markets for communities with limited access to affordable and nutritious food, particularly areas of predominantly lower-income communities. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a pilot grant program to allow local and tribal
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REAL Beef Act [HB-4346]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
Requiring Easy and Accurate Labeling of Beef Act or the REAL Beef Act - Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require a package or other container of meat at the final point of sale that contains low-temperature rendered product (lean finely textured beef) to bear a label stating that it contains such product.
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Enhancing Nutrition Services to the Elderly and Disabled Act of 2012 [HB-4333]
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[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
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Enhancing Nutrition Services to the Elderly and Disabled Act of 2012 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (formerly known as the Food Stamp Act of 1977) to include as a "retail food store" under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) a public or private nonprofit food purchasing and delivery service that: (1) serves individuals who are unable to shop for food and who are at least 60 years old or physically or mentally handicapped or otherwise disabled, and (2) notifies the participating household at the
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To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify the maximum distance between Farm Service Agency county offices for purposes of the closure or relocation of a county office for the Farm Service Agency. [HB-4330]
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[Energy ]
[Food ]
Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to prohibit the closing of a Farm Service Agency county or field office unless there is another Agency office not more than 20 driving miles away.
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Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2012 [HB-4328]
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[Water ]
[Food ]
Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2012 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), in consultation with the Great Lakes States, to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural non-point source pollution prevention. Defines "Great Lakes State" as Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin.
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To prohibit the use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine. [HB-4318]
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[Trade ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibits the use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of atrazine (pesticide) or an atrazine product.
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To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to require an evaluation of county workload assessments for purposes of the closure or relocation of a county office for the Farm Service Agency, and for other purposes. [HB-4313]
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[Energy ]
[Food ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Farm Service Accountability Act - Amends the the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) from closing or relocating a Farm Service Agency county or field office in a state if the Secretary determines that the office has a high workload volume compared with other county offices in the state.
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To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act to repeal a duplicative program relating to inspection and grading of catfish. [HB-4296]
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[Food ]
Repeals a provision of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 establishing an inspection and grading program for catfish and other species of farm-raised fish shellfish effective on the date of enactment of such Act.
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Puerto Rico Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Restoration Act of 2012 [HB-4280]
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[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Puerto Rico Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Restoration Act of 2012 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (formerly known as the Food Stamp Act of 1977) to: (1) include Puerto Rico in the definition of state for purposes of supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly food stamp) eligibility, and (2) remove Puerto Rico from the consolidated block grant program upon the effective date of the amendments made by this Act. Provides for the application by, and approval of, retail food stores in Puerto Rico for program participation.
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Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2012 [HB-4162]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Food ]
Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2012 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), in consultation with the Great Lakes States, to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural non-point source pollution prevention. Defines "Great Lakes State" as Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin.
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MILC Continuation Act of 2012 [HB-4085]
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[Food ]
MILC Continuation Act of 2012 - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to extend, for one year, the milk income loss contract program.