3.0.0 2712 2023-01-11T13:39:40Z 2023-01-11T13:39:40Z Senate S 2018-04-19 115 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-04-19T18:58:16Z 2018-04-19 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2018-04-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI N E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2018-04-19 True M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2018-04-19 True H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2018-04-19 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2018-04-19 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2018-04-19 True H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2018-04-19 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2018-04-19 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2018-05-23 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2018-05-23 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2018-06-14 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2018-06-14 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2018-08-23 False Agriculture and Food Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Contracts and agency Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Mental health Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Public-private cooperation Rural conditions and development State and local government operations Agriculture and Food 00 2018-04-19 Introduced in Senate 2018-12-28T17:20:18Z Facilitating Accessible Resources for Mental health and Encouraging Rural Solutions For Immediate Response to Stressful Times Act or the FARMERS FIRST Act

This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide grants to state departments of agriculture, state cooperative extension services, and nonprofit organizations for cooperative programs to establish farm and ranch stress assistance networks.

The networks must provide stress assistance programs to farmers and ranchers, including counseling and support through:

  • telephone helplines and websites,
  • training for advocates for affected individuals,
  • support groups,
  • outreach services and activities, and
  • home delivery of assistance for farm residents who are homebound.

USDA must coordinate with the Department of Health and Services (HHS) to establish the grant program and a National Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network to coordinate the stress assistance programs on a national scale.

USDA and HHS must also establish an advisory committee to report on the state of behavioral and mental health in farmers and ranchers.

]]> FARMERS FIRST Act Display Title FARMERS FIRST Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish a farm and ranch stress assistance network, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced FARMERS FIRST Act Short Titles as Introduced Facilitating Accessible Resources for Mental health and Encouraging Rural Solutions For Immediate Response to Stressful Times Act Introduced in Senate 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2712is/xml/BILLS-115s2712is.xml 2018-04-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.