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To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide relief for agricultural producers adversely impacted by the Oriental fruit fly. [HB-4226]
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide relief for agricultural producers adversely impacted by the Oriental fruit fly. This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reimburse producers on farms for losses that are due to the inability to plant, grow, or ship a crop to market due to a federal or state government quarantine to control the Oriental fruit fly. The payments are limited to 70% of the market value of the affected crop and end as soon as possible once the producer is able to resume
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carlos Curbelo
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 01/05/2016
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Food Recovery Act of 2015 [HB-4184]
Food Recovery Act of 2015 This bill amends the following to provide funding, expand tax deductions, and establish requirements to reduce food waste: the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; the Internal Revenue Code; the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act; and several agricultural laws. The bill expands and establishes federal grant and loan programs to: improve the nutritional health of children and raise awareness about food waste, improve cooperation between agricultural producers and emergency feeding
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
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Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016 [HB-3957]
Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a full deduction in the current taxable year of the cost of replanting lost or damaged citrus plants. The taxpayer must own an equity interest of at least 50% in such replanted plants and may deduct costs paid or incurred through 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Received In The Senate. on 09/22/2016
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Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act [HB-3532]
Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow federal grant-funded fresh fruit and vegetable programs carried out by states to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
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To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from obligating or expending any funds for grants for developing or evaluating a video game to train parents in food parenting practices, and for other purposes. [HB-3405]
To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from obligating or expending any funds for grants for developing or evaluating a video game to train parents in food parenting practices, and for other purposes. This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from funding any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for developing or evaluating a video game to train parents in food parenting practices, including “Kiddio: Food Fight--Training Vegetable Parenting Practices.” Unobligated balances of amounts made available for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Salmon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 07/31/2015
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Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2015 [HB-3076]
Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2015 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the number of acres on which agricultural producers are authorized to grow fruits and vegetables without a resulting reduction in the payment acres used to calculate price loss coverage and agriculture risk coverage payments. The increases are permitted if the crops on the additional acres are grown for sale or donation in a food desert, which is a census tract that: (1) has a poverty rate of at least 20%, and (2) provides difficult access
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 07/28/2015
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Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015 [HB-2903]
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: allow taxpayers who are liable for not more than $50,000 per year in excise taxes on distilled spirits, wine, or beer to file and pay such taxes quarterly without the requirement of posting a bond covering the operations and withdrawals of such distilled spirits, wines, or beer; allow such taxpayers who reasonably expect to have a tax liability of not more than $1,000 per year and who were liable for not more than $1,000 in taxes in the preceding calendar
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H4875) on 07/08/2015
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Salad Bars in Schools Expansion Act [HB-2627]
Salad Bars in Schools Expansion Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish and implement a plan, including through a five-year program of competitive grants, to promote the use of salad bars in schools participating in the school lunch program. Priority in the award of grants may be given to entities that: (1) serve schools in which at least 50% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches or that are located in food deserts, or (2) provide
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation. [HB-2510]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the additional 50% depreciation allowance, known as bonus depreciation, for depreciable business property (i.e., qualified property) placed in service after December 31, 2014. The term "qualified property" is modified to include qualified improvement property, in lieu of qualified leasehold improvement property, which is defined as any improvement to an interior portion of a building that
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-317, Part I. on 10/28/2015
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Stop Blood Tomatoes Act [HB-2385]
Stop Blood Tomatoes Act This bill requires each public or private company that produces or sells products in interstate commerce and has gross annual revenues exceeding $1 million to submit to annual audits of its supply chains by an independent auditor to determine if the chains are free of child labor and forced labor. The independent auditor shall determine in each audit either that: the company's products are produced without the use of child labor or forced labor; or if the auditor cannot be certain that child labor or forced labor was used,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Juan Vargas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 05/22/2015
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029]
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2016. (Sec. 6) Provides that amounts designated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Dent
Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [HB-1735]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. (Sec. 4) Specifies procedures for determining the budgetary effects of this bill for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Vetoed By President. on 10/22/2015
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Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 [HB-1599]
Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 TITLE I--FOOD SAFETY AFFIRMATION FOR CERTAIN PLANT PRODUCTS Subtitle A--Food and Drug Administration (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue the voluntary consultation process established under the FDA’s "Statement of Policy: Foods Derived from New Plant Varieties." In that process, the FDA evaluates a scientific and regulatory assessment provided by the developer of a food produced from, containing, or consisting
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/24/2015
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Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act [HB-1433]
Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rate of the rehabilitation tax credit for a supermarket building placed in service after December 31, 2015, and before January 1, 2018, in an underserved area (i.e., any enterprise community or empowerment zone and any renewal community); (2) increase by $1,000 the the limit on wages eligible for the work opportunity tax credit for employees of a supermarket located in an underserved area; and (3) allow a business-related tax credit for 15% of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/18/2015
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No Hungry Kids Act [HB-1363]
No Hungry Kids Act Nullifies the rule published by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) on January 26, 2012, establishing nutrition standards for the school lunch and breakfast programs. (This rule is summarized as requiring most schools to increase the availability of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free and low-fat fluid milk in school meals; reduce the levels of sodium, saturated fat and trans fat in meals; and meet the nutrition needs of school children within their calorie requirements.) Amends the Richard B. Russell National School
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015
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Healthy Food Financing Initiative [S.821]
Healthy Food Financing Initiative - Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide assistance in order to: (1) improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas; (2) create and preserve quality jobs; and (3) revitalize low-income communities by providing loans and grants to eligible food retailers to overcome the higher costs and initial barriers to entry in underserved, urban, suburban, and rural areas.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/25/2013
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Farming Flexibility Act of 2013 [S.751]
Farming Flexibility Act of 2013 - Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to consider mung beans and pulse crops as covered commodities whose planting on base acres is prohibited unless the commodity, if planted, is destroyed before harvest. Provides that: (1) as of crop year 2014 producers on a farm may reduce the base acres for any covered commodity for a crop year by one acre for each acre used for the production of fruits or vegetables (other than potatoes) for processing; (2) such acres devoted to fruits or vegetables shall be
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/17/2013
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Apple Red Tape Elimination Act of 2013 [S.694]
Apple Red Tape Elimination Act of 2013 - Provides that the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall have no authority to inspect apples prior to export.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/10/2013
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Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 [S.679]
Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 regarding the supplemental food assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to include as a retail store an agricultural producer marketing agricultural products directly to consumers. Requires participating retailers to pay 100% of the costs of acquiring, and arranging for the implementation of, electronic benefit transfer (EBT) point-of-sale equipment and supplies. Allows exemptions, including for farmers' markets, direct farmer-to-consumer
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/09/2013
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Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act [S.39]
Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act or HeLP America Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, the Public Health Service Act, and other specified health law to establish or expand programs for children's nutrition and physical activity in schools and with child care providers, expanding the free fresh fruit program, promoting equal opportunities for students with disabilities to participate in schools and colleges, revising the definition of "core academic subject"
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Harkin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/22/2013