3.0.0 7035 2023-01-11T13:42:48Z 2023-01-11T13:42:48Z House HR 2020-05-27 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 27, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MENG:H.R. 7035.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution [page H10170][Page H2321]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-27T14:02:05Z 2020-05-27 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2020-05-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E492-493) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 N U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2020-05-27 True Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Buy American requirements Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Food industry and services Government information and archives Infectious and parasitic diseases Retail and wholesale trades Agriculture and Food 00 2020-05-27 Introduced in House 2020-06-23T16:58:00Z Farm to Fridge Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide grants to eligible entities under the local agriculture market program for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) losses.

Eligible entities must submit USDA an application containing (1) a description of how the applicant's business has been impacted by COVID-19, (2) a narrative explaining how the applicant proposes to use such payments to expand the capacity of their sales in order to properly package and sell agricultural products to consumers either through grocery stores or direct sale, and (3) other information as USDA may require.

]]> Farm to Fridge Act Display Title Farm to Fridge Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for emergency supplemental funding under local agriculture market program for COVID-19 losses, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Farm to Fridge Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7035ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7035ih.xml 2020-05-27 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. 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.