Agriculture And Food
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Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act [HB-5266]
To provide for the enhancement of urban agriculture, and for other purposes.
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Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2019 [HB-5249]
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to support women, infants, and children impacted by substance use disorder, and for other purposes.
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To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. [HB-5235]
Revises provisions related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to require states to include a photograph of one or more members of a household on electronic benefit cards that are issued to provide program benefits.
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A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Colorado Farm Bureau Federation and celebrating the long history of the Colorado Farm Bureau Federation representing the farmers and ranchers of Colorado. [SR-424]
This resolution commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Colorado Farm Bureau Federation and recognizes its efforts to promote and advocate for the farm and ranch interests of Colorado.
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DRIP Act of 2019 Drought Relief through Innovative Projects Act of 2019 [HB-5100]
Directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a competitive grant program to (1) remove nonnative plant species in riparian areas that contribute to drought conditions, (2) replace those nonnative plant species with native plant species, and (3) maintain and monitor riparian areas in which nonnative plant species have been removed and replaced.
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DRIP Act of 2019 Drought Relief through Innovative Projects Act of 2019 [S.2862]
Directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a competitive grant program to (1) remove nonnative plant species in riparian areas that contribute to drought conditions, (2) replace those nonnative plant species with native plant species, and (3) maintain and monitor riparian areas in which nonnative plant species have been removed and replaced.
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Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019 [HB-5064]
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an interagency task force to examine animal disease transmission, and for other purposes.
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Recognizing the National Peanut Festival held annually in Dothan, Alabama, and the importance of the peanut industry in the State of Alabama and the United States. [HR-681]
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the National Peanut Festival held in Dothan, Alabama, is of remarkable importance to the state of Alabama and the peanut industry.
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A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require consideration of the assets of a household for broad-based categorical eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. [S.2359]
Revises eligibility requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to require certain household assets (e.g., available cash, stock, savings bonds, mutual funds) to be considered when making a categorical eligibility determination for SNAP benefits.
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A resolution reaffirming a strong commitment to the U.S. producers and American-made commodities. [SR-391]
This resolution expresses that the Senate supports legislation to reinstate Country-of-Origin labeling for pork and beef to allow consumers to make an informed and free choice about where their food comes from.
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A resolution recognizing the National Peanut Festival held annually in Dothan, Alabama, and the importance of the peanut industry in the State of Alabama and the United States. [SR-398]
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the National Peanut Festival held in Dothan, Alabama, is of remarkable importance to the state of Alabama, the United States, and the peanut industry.
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CARE for Kids Act of 2019 Caregivers, Access, and Responsible Expansion for Kids Act of 2019 [S.2760]
A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to enhance direct certification under the school lunch program.
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A resolution designating October 2019 as "National Farm to School Month". [SR-403]
This resolution (1) designates October 2019 as National Farm to School Month; (2) recognizes support for policy improvements to farm to school programs in legislation reauthorizing child nutrition programs; (3) encourages schools and local educational agencies to use local farm products in meals; and (4) encourages schools, farmers and farm groups, local businesses, nonprofit institutions, churches, cities, state governments, and other local groups to raise awareness of farm to school efforts in their communities.
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School Hunger Elimination Act of 2019 [S.2752]
A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve program requirements, and for other purposes.
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U.S. Beef Integrity Act [S.2744]
Modifies label requirements for meat food products of cattle. Specifically, the bill prohibits the label of cattle meat or a meat food product of cattle from bearing the phrase Product of U.S.A. unless such meat or meat food product is exclusively derived from one or more cattle born, raised, and slaughtered in the United States. The requirement does not apply to cattle meat or a meat food product of cattle that is intended and offered for export to a foreign country.
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ARPA–Terra Act of 2019 [S.2732]
Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Terra (ARPA-Terra) to (1) overcome the long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the development of agricultural technologies that enhance export competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and resilience to extreme weather and infectious disease; and (2) ensure that the United States maintains a technological lead in developing and deploying advanced agricultural technologies that increase economic opportunities for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.
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ARPA–Terra Act of 2019 [HB-4902]
Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Terra (ARPA-Terra) to (1) overcome the long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the development of agricultural technologies that enhance export competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and resilience to extreme weather and infectious disease; and (2) ensure that the United States maintains a technological lead in developing and deploying advanced agricultural technologies that increase economic opportunities for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.
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Rebuild Rural America Act of 2019 [HB-4874]
To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in the rural areas of the United States to achieve their preferred future while maximizing their contribution to the well-being of the United States, and for other purposes.
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McIntire-Stennis Act District of Columbia Equality Act [HB-4885]
Makes the District of Columbia eligible for funding under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. (Under the Act, the Department of Agriculture provides funding to states for forestry research and graduate training at colleges and universities.)
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Rebuild Rural America Act of 2019 [S.2704]
A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in the rural areas of the United States to achieve their preferred future while maximizing their contribution to the well-being of the United States, and for other purposes.