3.0.0 7656 2023-01-11T13:45:55Z 2023-01-11T13:45:55Z House HR 2020-07-16 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 126 (Thursday, July 16, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCHRIER:H.R. 7656.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1.[Page H3091]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-16T16:06:00Z 2020-07-16 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2020-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001216 Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] Kim Schrier D WA 8 N L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2020-07-16 True Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion Cardiovascular and respiratory health Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Minority and disadvantaged businesses Small business Worker safety and health Agriculture and Food 00 2020-07-16 Introduced in House 2020-09-24T18:57:50Z Food and Farm Emergency Assistance Act

This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide competitive grants to agricultural producers and other agricultural entities to support worker and public health and safety, or to adapt production, processing, distribution, and sales systems, in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

In awarding grants, preference shall be given to applications containing proposals intended to (1) expand access to food for participants in USDA food and nutrition programs; (2) enhance food distribution in high-need or underserved areas; (3) address local agricultural product oversupply issues and reduce food waste; or (4) benefit young, beginning, or socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers.

The amount of a grant shall not exceed $15,000 for individual agricultural producers and $35,000 for other agricultural entities.

USDA must conduct outreach to states and eligible entities with respect to the availability of grants under the bill.

]]> Food and Farm Emergency Assistance Act Display Title Food and Farm Emergency Assistance Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make competitive grants to certain agricultural producers and other food-related businesses to carry out activities to support health and safety, or to adapt production, processing, distribution, and sales systems, in response to COVID-19, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Food and Farm Emergency Assistance Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7656ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7656ih.xml 2020-07-16 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.