Department Of Agriculture
Hawaii 2017 Regular Session
Relating To Agriculture. [HB-453]
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Requires the Department of Agriculture to provide grants to farmers to assist them in paying for the costs of compliance with the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, FDA regulations, and state food safety laws. Appropriates funds. (HB453 CD1)
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama
Act 183, On 07/11/2017 (gov. Msg. No. 1297). on 07/12/2017
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Idaho 2017 Regular Session
Appropriates $44,939,600 to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 209; appropriates an additional $171,300 to the Idaho State Police for fiscal year 2018; authorizes one additional full-time equivalent position to the Idaho State Police; and provides legislative intent regarding the Watercraft Inspection Program. [HB-308]
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APPROPRIATIONS -- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE -- Appropriates $44,939,600 to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 209; appropriates an additional $171,300 to the Idaho State Police for fiscal year 2018; authorizes one additional full-time equivalent position to the Idaho State Police; and provides legislative intent regarding the Watercraft Inspection Program.
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Reported Signed By Governor On April 4, 2017 Session Law Chapter 320 Effective: 07/01/2017 on 04/04/2017
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TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking [HB-1625]
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TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State's rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the State Department and federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who prey on the most vulnerable people around the world. (Sec. 3) The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to include severe forms of trafficking in persons involving
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-141. on 03/23/2018
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Food Security is National Security Act of 2017 [S.616]
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Food Security is National Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to: (1) require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to consider the potential effects of a proposed or pending transaction on the security of the U.S. food and agriculture systems, including any effects on the availability of, access to, or safety and quality of food; and (2) include the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services as members of the committee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/14/2017
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Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act [HB-1368]
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Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to maintain and publicly disclose records relating to the administration of the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act, including specified details regarding inspections, enforcement actions, regulations, registrations, and licenses under the two laws. Within 90 days of the enactment of this bill, USDA must make the records available to the public in an online searchable database in a machine-readable format on its website. The bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 03/23/2017
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Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act [HB-1332]
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Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to revise several provisions related to the child and adult care food program. Under current law: (1) an institution that provides child or day care under the program may be reimbursed for up to two meals and one supplement per day per child; and (2) a family or group day care home sponsoring organization may receive the same maximum reimbursement, but only with respect to a child maintained in a child care setting for at least eight hours
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 03/02/2017
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Horse Protection Amendments Act [HB-1338]
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Horse Protection Amendments Act This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to replace the Designated Qualified Persons program responsible for inspecting horses for soring with a new inspection system. (The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness.) The Department of Agriculture must establish a single Horse Industry Organization (HIO) in order to establish a formal affiliation with the management of each horse sale, horse exhibition, and horse
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 03/17/2017
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Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act [S.503]
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Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to maintain and publicly disclose records relating to the administration of the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act, including specified details regarding inspections, enforcement actions, regulations, registrations, and licenses under the two laws. Within 90 days of the enactment of this bill, USDA must make the records available to the public in an online searchable database in a machine-readable format on its website. The bill
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1580; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1580-1581) on 03/02/2017
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Federal Property Low Hanging Fruit Act [HB-1087]
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Federal Property Low Hanging Fruit Act This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and the General Services Administration (covered agencies) to develop and carry out a plan to enter into agreements with eligible entities (defined to include a limited liability company, limited partnership, corporation, business trust, or nonprofit entity) to: (1) lease underutilized or excess federal real properties; and (2) develop, rehabilitate, or renovate facilities on such leased properties for the benefit of such agencies.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 02/16/2017
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21st Century Respect Act [HB-995]
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21st Century Respect Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the General Services Administration to change the terminology used to describe the racial background or place of origin of people in regulations concerning: (1) USDA programs for financing and insuring loans for properties in rural areas, and (2) the 1974 development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC.
Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 513. on 07/12/2018
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Food Donation Act of 2017 [HB-952]
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Food Donation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to expand the liability protections for the donation of food. The bill expands the liability protections to include donations of an apparently fit grocery product or apparently wholesome food: that is mislabeled in a manner that is not related to safety and safety-related labeling standards and regulations; meets safety and safety-related labeling standards and regulations but is past the date label; for which the recipient is charged a "good Samaritan reduced"
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 02/07/2017
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New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 [HB-800]
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New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish a rural broadband office within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and authorize new grants and loans for developing broadband in rural, underserved, and tribal areas. The bill establishes the Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives and the position of Under Secretary for Rural Broadband Initiatives to: administer all rural broadband-related grant and loan programs currently administered by the Rural Utilities Service, conduct specified outreach
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 02/24/2017
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Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act [HB-622]
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Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act This bill declares that, by September 30, 2017, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall terminate the Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations unit and cease using Forest Service employees to perform law enforcement functions on federal lands. Also by such date, the Department of the Interior shall terminate the Bureau of Land Management Office of Law Enforcement and cease using Interior employees to perform law enforcement functions on federal lands. Interior shall make a grant to each state to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Stewart Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 622, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Chaffetz, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 07/11/2017
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BARN Act Better Agriculture Resources Now Act [HB-641]
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BARN Act Better Agriculture Resources Now Act This bill revises the H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker visa program, including with respect to: (1) agricultural labor and services, (2) application requirements, (3) wages, (4) period of authorized nonimmigrant status, (5) housing, (6) legal assistance, and (7) violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/08/2017
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READ Act Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act [HB-601]
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READ Act Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act DIVISION A--REINFORCING EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY IN DEVELOPMENT ACT Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act or the READ Act (Sec. 3) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it shall be U.S. policy to work with partner countries, other donors, multilateral institutions, the private sector, and nongovernmental and civil society organizations (including faith-based organizations and organizations that represent teachers, students, and parents) to promote
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Pursuant To The Provisions Of S. Con. Res. 24, Enrollment Corrections On H.r. 601 Have Been Made. on 09/08/2017
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Agriculture Conservation Stamp Act [HB-581]
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Agriculture Conservation Stamp Act This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue for a four-year period a semipostal to benefit certain Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation programs. (A semipostal is a postage stamp that is issued and sold by the USPS at a premium, in order to help provide funding for a cause that the USPS considers to be in the national public interest and appropriate.) USDA is the sole agency to which the USPS may transfer funds received from the sale of the semipostal. USDA must use the transferred funds
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 02/13/2017
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National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act [HB-520]
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National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act This bill addresses the mine permitting process. Under the bill, projects that provide minerals vital to job creation, energy infrastructure, American economic competitiveness, and national security must be considered to be "infrastructure projects" as described in Executive Order 13604, entitled "Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects" dated March 22, 2012. This order directed federal agencies to significantly reduce the time required to make permitting
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-631. on 04/11/2018
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National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act [S.145]
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National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act This bill addresses the mine permitting process. Under the bill, projects that provide minerals vital to job creation, energy infrastructure, American economic competitiveness, and national security must be considered to be "infrastructure projects" as described in Executive Order 13604, entitled "Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects" dated March 22, 2012. This order directed federal agencies to significantly reduce the time required to make permitting
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Sponsored by: Sen. James Risch
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/12/2017
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GO Act Guides and Outfitters Act [HB-289]
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GO Act Guides and Outfitters Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to the Forest Service, or the Department of the Interior, with respect to any other federal land management agency, may issue and charge a fee for special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters. Interior and USDA may issue special recreation permits: for specialized individual and group use of federal facilities and federal recreational
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 10/03/2017
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Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 [HB-281]
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Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a process for receiving H-2A nonimmigrant visas (temporary agricultural workers) which shall ensure that that petitioners may file such petitions over the Internet or in paper form. (Administration of the H-2A program is transferred from the Department of Labor to USDA.) The bill: (1) includes year-round livestock workers, including dairy workers, in the H-2A category with a maximum three-year period of admissions, which may be renewed three months
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/02/2017