3.0.0 4425 2023-01-11T13:37:59Z 2023-01-11T13:37:59Z House HR 2017-11-16 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 188 (Thursday, November 16, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BLUMENAUER:H.R. 4425.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H9426]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-11-16T14:01:40Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-11-16T14:01:35Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-11-16T14:01:30Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-11-16T14:01:25Z Organic Agriculture Research Act of 2017 115 2436 HR 2017-06-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Related bill CRS Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2017 115 1276 HR 2017-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. Related bill CRS Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017 115 1406 HR 2017-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. Related bill CRS Sustainable Farmland for the Future Act 115 3809 HR 2017-10-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Related bill CRS Farmers CARE Act 115 5627 HR 2018-04-26 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Related bill CRS Food Security Improvement Act of 2018 115 5849 HR 2018-06-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. Related bill CRS 2017-11-16 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2017-11-16 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-11-16 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-11-16 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2017-11-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1581) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 N R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2018-04-12 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2018-04-12 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2018-04-12 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2018-04-12 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2018-05-16 False Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural education Agricultural insurance Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Agricultural research Air quality Alaska American Samoa Animal protection and human-animal relationships Caribbean area Charitable contributions Climate change and greenhouse gases Competition and antitrust Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Crimes against animals and natural resources Department of Agriculture Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Farmland Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Guam Hawaii Income tax credits Livestock Mammals Meat Minority and disadvantaged businesses Nutrition and diet Poverty and welfare assistance Puerto Rico Research administration and funding Solid waste and recycling Trade restrictions U.S. territories and protectorates Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Virgin Islands Wetlands Agriculture and Food 00 2017-11-16 Introduced in House 2018-07-10T17:12:05Z Food and Farm Act

This bill reauthorizes and modifies several Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that address:

  • commodity support,
  • crop insurance,
  • conservation,
  • food assistance,
  • nutrition,
  • farm credit,
  • beginning farmers and ranchers,
  • food waste,
  • research and educational programs,
  • animal welfare, and
  • regional food systems.

The bill modifies agriculture and nutrition policies to:

  • repeal the Agriculture Risk Coverage Program and the Price Loss Coverage Program,
  • impose additional limits on farm subsidies,
  • extend crop insurance premium subsidies to farmers who plant crops to reduce erosion,
  • require recipients of farm subsidies to comply with additional conservation requirements,
  • authorize increased funding for conservation programs,
  • authorize additional assistance under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for organic farmers,
  • establish a loan program for conservation-based structural improvements,
  • increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits,
  • authorize additional assistance for beginning farmers and ranchers,
  • establish the Office of Food Waste within USDA,
  • authorize additional funding for research and education programs,
  • require USDA to comply with certain animal welfare standards at federal agricultural research centers,
  • require USDA to reinstate online posting of Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act enforcement records, and
  • expand grant and loan programs for local and regional food systems.
]]> Food and Farm Act Display Title Food and Farm Act Short Titles as Introduced Food and Farm Act Official Title as Introduced To reform the safety net for farmers and ranchers, enhance soil, water, and habitat conservation, encourage beginning farmers and ranchers, strengthen nutrition for Americans, support agriculture research and innovation, reduce food waste, improve animal welfare, and invest in regional food systems, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4425ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4425ih.xml 2017-11-16 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.