Agriculture And Food
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Feed All Struggling Americans Act of 2009 [HB-4163]
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Feed All Struggling Americans Act of 2009 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude from household income for food stamp eligibility purposes any unemployment benefits received for a continuous period exceeding 26 weeks.
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To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to clarify that the delivery of milk to a handler under a Federal milk marketing order occurs when the raw milk is received at the producer's farm, and the producer may not be charged for transportation-related costs incurred by a handler after the raw milk leaves the farm, and for other purposes. [HB-4117]
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Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act, reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to state that: (1) the delivery by a producer or association of producers of raw milk to a handler under a federal milk marketing order shall be deemed to occur when the raw milk is received at the producer's farm, whether directly by the handler or by a transportation agent acting on behalf of the handler; and (2) the producer may not be charged for transportation-related costs, including hauling fees, stop fees, and fuel surcharges,
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Save Our Dairy Farmers Act of 2009 [HB-3935]
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Save Our Dairy Farmers Act of 2009 - Establishes the temporary minimum price for Class II and Class III milk under federal milk marketing orders as: (1) $17.23 per hundredweight for Class II milk; and (2) $16.81 per hundredweight for Class III milk. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to report to Congress regarding dairy price stabilization options.
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Exemplary Breastfeeding Support Act [HB-3626]
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Exemplary Breastfeeding Support Act - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement programs in support of breastfeeding in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC).
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Poison-Free Poultry Act of 2009 [HB-3624]
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Poison-Free Poultry Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem the arsenic compound known as roxarsone to be an unsafe food additive.
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To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for successful claimants following a determination on the merits of Pigford claims related to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture. [HB-3623]
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Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to make it unlawful for a person to knowingly commit specified fraudulent acts relating to a Pigford claim (relating to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture). Subjects a violator to criminal fine and/or up to five years in prison. Provides for: (1) access to the permanent judgment fund for additional claims payments or debt relief after the expenditure of amounts otherwise made available for claims payments; and (2) reasonable attorney fees, administrative costs, and expenses
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Nutritious Food for Health Families Act of 2009 [HB-3587]
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Nutritious Food for Health Families Act of 2009 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to reduce the maximum interval for the issuance of supplemental nutrition assistance (formerly known as food stamp) benefits from 40 days to 17 days.
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Agricultural Credit Act of 2010 [HB-3509]
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Agricultural Credit Act of 2010 - Amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations through FY2015 for state agricultural loan mediation programs.
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National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 [HB-3464]
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National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold and silver coins in commemoration of the National Future Farmers of America Organization and the 85th anniversary of such Organization. Authorizes the issuance of coins under this Act only for a one year period, beginning on January 1, 2012. Requires all sales of coins minted under this Act to include a surcharge of $25 per gold coin and $10 per silver coin. Requires all of the surcharges received from the sale of such
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Dairy Relief and Market Stabilization Act [HB-3322]
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Family Dairy Preservation Act of 2009 - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to increase milk income loss contract payments for the period March 1, 2009-November 30, 2009. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) determine the number of dairy cows to be removed from production to bring national milk supply and demand in line; and (2) contract with a producer association or other third party to encourage dairy producers to remove dairy cows from production.
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Trans Fat Truth in Labeling Act of 2009 [HB-3317]
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Trans Fat Truth in Labeling Act of 2009 - Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) to promulgate a final regulation revising federal nutrition labeling regulations to require the label of a food that has less than .5 grams of trans fat per serving to express that information with an asterisk or other notation instead of expressing the trans fat content as zero when the trans fat content of such food is declared in the nutrition information on the label or in the labeling of the food.
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Community Gardens Act of 2009 [HB-3225]
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[Community Development ]
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Community Gardens Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to eligible entities to establish, build, or operate community gardens.
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Dairy Fairness Act of 2009 [HB-3166]
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[Inflation ]
Dairy Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to annually index for inflation payments under the milk income loss contract program.
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To require the Secretary of Agriculture to use section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, to provide compensation to certain poultry producers whose poultry production contracts were terminated or not renewed because of the closure of poultry processing plants and other cost cutting measures undertaken by a poultry processing company in bankruptcy protection. [HB-3150]
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Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Farm Service Agency, to use specified funds under the Act of August 24, 1935 to compensate poultry producers whose production contracts were terminated or not renewed during the period beginning on July 1, 2008, through the date of the enactment of this Act, because of processing plant closure and other cost cutting measures undertaken by a poultry processing company in bankruptcy protection.
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 [HB-2997]
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2010 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (Department) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) Office of Tribal Relations; (3) Office of the Chief Economist; (4) National Appeals Division; (5) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (6) Office of Homeland Security; (7) Office of Advocacy and Outreach; (8) Office of the Chief Information
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To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to terminate marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for mohair producers. [HB-2914]
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Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to terminate marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for mohair producers.
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Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 [HB-2749]
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Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 - (Sec. 5) Exempts food and facilities regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under specified acts from the requirements of this Act. (Sec. 6) Exempts specified alcohol-related facilities from the requirements of this Act. Title I: Food Safety - Subtitle A: Prevention - (Sec. 101) Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to deem a food to be misbranded if it was manufactured, processed, packed, or held in a facility that is not registered. Declares that a facility under the FFDCA does not include
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White House Conference on Food and Nutrition [HB-2297]
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The White House Conference on Food and Nutrition - Directs: (1) the President to call the White House Conference on Food and Nutrition to be convened in order to make fundamental policy recommendations on ways to end hunger and to improve nutrition in the United States; and (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Treasury to plan and conduct the Conference. Sets forth Conference provisions.
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Food Freshness Disclosure Act of 2009 [HB-2087]
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Food Freshness Disclosure Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem food to be misbranded unless its label bears information on freshness. Requires the label to state a date upon which the food will no longer be fresh (i.e., contain the quantity of nutrients specified on the label and otherwise be not adulterated and of acceptable quality). Requires such date to be preceded by "best if used by," and requires such label to be conspicuously located, easy to read, and in a type size no smaller than eight point. Directs that
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Food Ingredient Right to Know Act [HB-2086]
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Food Ingredient Right to Know Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food misbranded if it contains any spice, flavoring, or coloring derived from meat, poultry, any other animal product (including insects) unless its labeling bears a statement with appropriate prominence on the information panel providing that fact and the name of the meat, poultry, or other animal product.