Agriculture And Food
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SNAP PLUS Act of 2020 ‘SNAP Provisions to Lower Undue Struggle Act of 2020 [HB-7271]
[Food ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of items and to increase the amount of such benefits.
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American Agriculture First Act [S.3980]
[Agriculture ]
[Trade ]
[Food ]
Requires the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to purchase at least 75% of an agricultural commodity for the Food Purchase and Distribution Program from domestically owned enterprises if it is necessary to respond to trade damage from retaliation by foreign nations with respect to the agricultural commodity. The requirement does not apply if the Department of Agriculture reports to Congress that meeting the requirement is not possible because the quantity of the agricultural commodity available from domestically owned enterprises cannot meet
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American Farmers, Food Banks, and Families Act of 2020 [S.3970]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Health ]
A bill 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 foodbanks, grocers, and nonprofit food distributors during periods of food scarcity, and for other purposes.
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Expanding Markets for State-Inspected Meat Processors Act of 2020 [HB-7162]
[Agriculture ]
[Trade ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to allow the interstate sale of State-inspected meat, and for other purposes.
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Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020 [S.3934]
[Food ]
[Agriculture ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Grants ]
Allows Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) after submitting a plan of operation that is approved by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Under current law, the three territories receive block grants instead of participating in SNAP.) Such territories may request from USDA a one-time grant to pay the cost of the technology infrastructure necessary to implement SNAP, including the cost of information technology,
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PASTURE Act Pandemic Authority Suitable To Utilize Reserve Easements Act [S.3893]
[Agriculture ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
Provides authority for the Department of Agriculture during a pandemic to permit activities such as emergency haying and grazing on land that is subject to a contract under the Conservation Reserve Program.
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To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for emergency use of certain land during a pandemic, and for other purposes. [HB-7108]
[Agriculture ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Provides authority for the Department of Agriculture during a pandemic to permit activities such as emergency haying and grazing on land that is subject to a contract under the Conservation Reserve Program.
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Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 [S.3894]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
A bill 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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Ensuring STEAKS Act of 2020 Ensuring Safety Tools so that Employees are All Kept Secure Act of 2020 [HB-7082]
[Agriculture ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue regulations with respect to protection against COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) for workers in meat processing establishments. Through the end of the COVID-19 emergency period, USDA must review and update such regulations at least every 90 days to ensure worker safety. Until such regulations are issued, the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to worker safety must be used as interim requirements for meat processing establishments.
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To provide for expedited additional support under the farm and ranch stress assistance network, and for other purposes. [HB-7047]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Directs the Department of Agriculture to award expedited additional grants for FY2020, within 60 days, to certain entities under the farm and ranch stress assistance network. Each awarded grant may not exceed $500,000. The bill also provides additional funding for the program.
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To provide Federal relief to hog producers, especially family farmers and independent producers, who have been forced to euthanize hogs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. [HB-7051]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide emergency relief to hog producers to aid in the reduction of intentional depopulation losses of market-ready hogs due to the closure or the reduction in processing capacity of a processing plant related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. USDA may not make a payment for the losses of market-ready hogs unless a veterinarian certifies that such hogs are market-ready hogs, and the number of such hogs for which the hog
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Farm to Fridge Act [HB-7035]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide grants to eligible entities under the local agriculture market program for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) losses. Eligible entities must submit USDA an application containing (1) a description of how the applicant's business has been impacted by COVID-19, (2) a narrative explaining how the applicant proposes to use such payments to expand the capacity of their sales in order to properly package and sell agricultural products to consumers either through grocery stores or direct
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To provide emergency assistance to covered producers for market-ready swine losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. [HB-7030]
[Agriculture ]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
Directs the Department of Agriculture to use $1.2 billion of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide emergency relief to swine producers to aid in the reduction of intentional depopulation losses of swine due to the closure or the reduction in processing capacity of a processing plant related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Producers shall be eligible for payments based on losses incurred on or after April 19, 2020.
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Meals on Wheels for Kids Act of 2020 [HB-6968]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to carry out a food service delivery pilot program for children during the non-school summer months, and for other purposes.
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Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief for COVID–19 Act of 2020 [HB-6977]
[Agriculture ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To provide overtime and holiday fee relief for small meat, poultry, and egg processing plants, and for other purposes.
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Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief for COVID–19 Act of 2020 [S.3797]
[Agriculture ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to provide overtime and holiday fee relief for small meat, poultry, and egg processing plants, and for other purposes.
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Food Supply Protection Act of 2020 [S.3840]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Agriculture ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to protect the continuity of the food supply chain of the United States in response to COVID-19, and for other purposes.
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Farming Support to States Act of 2020 [S.3785]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide food and agriculture emergency aid to States, and for other purposes.
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Farming Support to States Act of 2020 [HB-6956]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide food and agriculture emergency aid to States, and for other purposes.
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Renewable Fuel Feedstock Reimbursement Act of 2020 [S.3756]
[Energy ]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Directs the Department of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to certain renewable fuel producers to reimburse them for purchases of renewable fuel feedstock that were made between January 1, 2020, and March 31, 2020. The payment amount shall be equal to 75% of the purchase price of such feedstock.