3.0.0 4671 2023-01-11T13:39:14Z 2023-01-11T13:39:14Z House HR 2017-12-18 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 206 (Monday, December 18, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DUFFY:H.R. 4671.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H10180]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-24T16:00:59Z Referred to 2017-12-18T17:00:49Z 2018-01-24 hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. Committee 2017-12-18 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2017-12-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000614 Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] Sean Duffy R WI P. 7 N W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2017-12-18 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2018-01-19 False P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2018-01-25 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2018-02-23 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2018-03-01 False Agriculture and Food Agricultural practices and innovations Food supply, safety, and labeling Rural conditions and development Agriculture and Food 00 2017-12-18 Introduced in House 2018-06-27T12:04:36Z Organic Farmers Access Act

This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act and the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to expand the eligibility of organic farmers for assistance under Department of Agriculture (USDA) rural development grant and loan programs.

The bill authorizes additional assistance for certified organic farms and certified organic handling operations under USDA programs that provide: (1) rural business development grants, (2) loans and loan guarantees for locally or regionally produced agricultural food products, and (3) value-added agricultural product market development grants.

]]> Organic Farmers Access Act Display Title Organic Farmers Access Act Short Titles as Introduced Organic Farmers Access Act Official Title as Introduced To assist and incentivize organic agriculture by expanding its access to, and eligibility for, Federal rural development and agricultural loan programs. Introduced in House 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4671ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4671ih.xml 2018-01-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. 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.