3.0.0 3433 2023-01-11T13:37:19Z 2023-01-11T13:37:19Z House HR 2017-07-26 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 26, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. KELLY of Illinois:H.R. 3433.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:US Const. Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 3 (``The Congress shall havePower To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and amongthe several states, and with the Indian tribes[.]'') (Thisbill would amend federal crop insurance law to incentivizefarmers to grow more fruits and vegetables--thereby alteringthe supply of crops, and therefore food prices) (Cf. Wickardv. Filburn).US Const. Preamble; Art 1., Sec. 8, Cl. 18 ([T]o . . .promote the general Welfare . . . The Congress shall havePower . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.'')(This bill promotes the general welfare of the United Statesby expanding access to fresh produce in underservedcommunities, while promoting crop diversity and thereforefarmer income).[Page H6467]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag16 General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee Referred to 2017-09-01T13:06:29Z Referred to 2017-07-26T14:00:36Z 2017-09-01 hsag16 General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. Committee 2017-07-26 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2017-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 N B001295 Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] Mike Bost R IL 12 2017-07-26 True Agriculture and Food Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Fruit and vegetables Nutrition and diet Agriculture and Food 00 2017-07-26 Introduced in House 2017-09-19T14:47:11Z Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2017

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 to a retail outlet that provides a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.

]]> Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2017' Display Title Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2017' Official Title as Introduced To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the number of base acres upon which agricultural producers are authorized to grow fruits and vegetables without a resulting reduction in payment acres on their farm when the resulting produce is used to help alleviate a food desert, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2017' Introduced in House 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3433ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3433ih.xml 2017-09-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.