3.0.0 4820 2022-11-01T04:17:45Z 2022-11-01T04:17:45Z House HR 2019-10-23 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BRINDISI:H.R. 4820.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H8458]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-10-23T14:00:06Z Seeding Rural Resilience Act 116 2599 S 2019-10-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Identical bill CRS 2019-11-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9158) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2019-10-23 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2019-10-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-10-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001308 Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] Anthony Brindisi D NY 22 N C001119 Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] Angie Craig D MN 2 2019-10-23 True K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2019-10-23 True M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2019-10-29 False V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 2019-10-29 False S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2019-11-01 False G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2019-11-08 False H001088 Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] Jim Hagedorn R MN 1 2019-11-08 False H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2019-11-08 False O000171 Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] Tom O'Halleran D AZ 1 2019-11-08 False C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2019-11-12 False S001209 Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] Abigail Spanberger D VA Davis 7 2019-11-13 False T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2019-11-15 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2019-11-18 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2019-12-04 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2019-12-04 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2019-12-04 False H001083 Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] Kendra Horn D OK S. 5 2019-12-10 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2020-01-07 False W000826 Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Susan Wild D PA 7 2020-01-08 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2020-01-24 False U000040 Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] Lauren Underwood D IL 14 2020-01-27 False P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2020-01-29 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2020-02-11 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2020-02-11 False S001208 Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 2020-02-11 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] Matt Cartwright D PA 8 2020-02-13 False A000378 Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] Cynthia Axne D IA 3 2020-02-14 False T000484 Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] Xochitl Torres Small D NM 2 2020-02-25 False J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2020-03-02 False C001111 Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] Charlie Crist D FL 13 2020-03-02 False M001204 Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] Daniel Meuser R PA 9 2020-03-05 False S001215 Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] Haley Stevens D MI M. 11 2020-03-09 False H001085 Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] Chrissy Houlahan D PA 6 2020-10-30 False Agriculture and Food Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Employment and training programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health promotion and preventive care Mental health Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Rural conditions and development Worker safety and health Agriculture and Food 00 2019-10-23 Introduced in House 2020-01-06T16:24:12Z Seeding Rural Resilience Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a public service announcement campaign to address the mental health of farmers and ranchers, including television, radio, print, outdoor, and digital public service announcements.

Additionally, USDA must

  • establish a voluntary program to train employees of the Farm Service Agency, the Risk Management Agency, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service in the management of stress experienced by farmers and ranchers, including the detection of stress and suicide prevention; and
  • convene a task force of agricultural and rural stakeholders at the federal, state, and local levels to assess the causes of mental stress in farmers and ranchers and identify best practices for responding to such stress.
]]> Seeding Rural Resilience Act Display Title Seeding Rural Resilience Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and for the mental health of individuals in rural areas, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Seeding Rural Resilience Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4820ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4820ih.xml 2019-11-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9158) 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.