Agriculture And Food
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Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act [HB-7521]
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Directs the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), for the duration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period, to suspend any waivers and not issue new waivers related to line speeds in meat and poultry establishments and inspection staffing requirements for such establishments. Additionally, the implementation of, and conversion to, the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System must be suspended. No funds made available to USDA during the COVID-19 emergency period shall be used to develop,
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Expanding SNAP Options Act of 2020 [HB-7535]
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[Food ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand online benefit redemption options under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
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American Farmers, Food Banks, and Families Act of 2020 [HB-7554]
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To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to promote an American agriculture first agenda and establish the position of Domestic Agriculture Supply Chain Administrator in the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture to connect United States farmers with food banks, grocers, and nonprofit food distributors during periods of food scarcity, and for other purposes.
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To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers. [HB-7501]
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Establishes that a minimum of 50% of a covered packer's weekly volume of livestock slaughter must be purchased through spot market sales from nonaffiliated producers. (The term covered packer applies to a packer that is required to report to the Department of Agriculture each reporting day information on the price and quantity of livestock purchased by such packer and does not include a packer that owns only one livestock processing plant.) A spot market sale is a purchase and sale of livestock by a packer from a producer under (1) an agreement
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RAMP–UP Act Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants Act [HB-7490]
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[Grants ]
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants for improvements to meat and poultry facilities to allow for interstate shipment, and for other purposes.
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RELIEF for Producers Act of 2020 Responding to Epidemic Losses and Investing in the Economic Future for Producers Act of 2020 [S.4156]
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A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide relief from hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic to agricultural producers, and for other purposes.
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A resolution expressing support for the designation of July 2020 as "American Grown Flower Month". [SR-649]
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This resolution supports the designation of July 2020 as American Grown Flower Month.
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Expanding SNAP Options Act of 2020 [S.4202]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
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A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand online benefit redemption options under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
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Future of Agricultural Resiliency And Modernization Act [HB-7482]
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Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to award grants to certain entities, including states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations, to carry out projects that further agricultural resiliency and modernization, such as projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions; improve air, water, and soil health; and increase carbon sequestration. Additionally, USDA must establish a program to award grants to governmental organizations and private entities in the agricultural sector to carry out at least 10 pilot projects with the potential to
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Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020 [HB-7483]
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Allows rural utility service providers to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a request to adjust the interest rate or modify the terms of certain loans. The request shall include a report summarizing how the adjustment or modification will assist the borrower in providing critical utility services to a rural community. Specifically, on receipt of a request, USDA must adjust the interest rate on the loan to match certain interest rates in effect when the bill is enacted for obligations of comparable maturity to the term remaining on the
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Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020 [S.4152]
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Allows rural utility service providers to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a request to adjust the interest rate or modify the terms of certain loans. The request shall include a report summarizing how the adjustment or modification will assist the borrower in providing critical utility services to a rural community. Specifically, on receipt of a request, USDA must adjust the interest rate on the loan to match certain interest rates in effect when the bill is enacted for obligations of comparable maturity to the term remaining on the
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Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act [HB-7454]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Native American Affairs ]
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under good neighbor agreements, and for other purposes.
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U.S. Pork Producer Assistance Act of 2020 [HB-7458]
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Provides supplemental funding for the Department of Agriculture to provide support payments to domestic pork producers with losses of market-ready hogs due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
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Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act [S.4127]
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A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under good neighbor agreements, and for other purposes.
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Local FARM Act of 2020 Local Food Assistance and Resilient Markets Act of 2020 [S.4140]
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A bill to provide additional emergency funding for certain nutrition programs.
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Relief for Rural Development Borrowers Act [HB-7452]
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To require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide relief from hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic to certain borrowers of rural development loans, and for other purposes.
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DIRECT Act Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions Act [HB-7425]
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To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to allow for the interstate internet sales of certain State-inspected meat, and for other purposes.
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Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 [HB-7393]
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[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a program to reduce barriers to entry for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in certain private markets, and for other purposes.
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United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020 [S.4054]
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Reauthorizes through FY2025 the United States Grain Standards Act, which authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish official marketing standards for grains, and to provide procedures for grain inspection and weighing. Additionally, the bill requires a state agency to notify customers or applicants for weighing or inspection services if it intends to temporarily discontinue the services; extends the authority of USDA to collect fees to fund official inspections and provide official weighing services through FY2025; extends the cap
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SERVE and CARRY Act State Emergency Restaurant and Vendor Enhancement and COVID–19 Anti-hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act [S.4061]
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A bill to provide emergency nutrition assistance to States, and for other purposes.