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House
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HR
2023-08-22
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5246
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 22, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CARAVEO:H.R. 5246.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art.1, Sec. 8, Clause 18)THE U.S. CONSTITUTIONARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESSThe single subject of this legislation is:This bill will establish a crisis hotline to assistfarmers, ranchers, farm workers, and their families.[Page H4197]
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Agriculture Committee
House
Standing
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Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
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2023-09-25T19:53:48Z
  - Referred To
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- National Agricultural Crisis Hotline Act of 2024
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2024-02-07
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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CRS
- 2023-09-25
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Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
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House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Committee
- 2023-08-22
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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House floor actions
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Agriculture Committee
- 2023-08-22
Introduced in House
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Intro-H
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Library of Congress
- 2023-08-22
Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8]
Yadira
Caraveo
D
CO
8
N
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Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23]
Tony
Gonzales
R
TX
23
2023-08-22
True
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Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
Donald
Davis
D
NC
G.
1
2023-08-22
True
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Rep. Nickel, Wiley [D-NC-13]
Wiley
Nickel
D
NC
13
2023-09-18
False
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Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
Jill
Tokuda
D
HI
N.
2
2023-09-18
False
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Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Josh
Gottheimer
D
NJ
5
2023-11-01
False
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Rep. Carter, Troy [D-LA-2]
Troy
Carter
D
LA
2
2023-11-02
False
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Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Susan
Wild
D
PA
7
2023-11-08
False
- H001081
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
Jahana
Hayes
D
CT
5
2023-11-28
False
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Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1]
Melanie
Stansbury
D
NM
Ann
1
2023-12-04
False
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Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-30]
ADAM
SCHIFF
D
CA
B.
28
2024-01-30
False
Agriculture and Food
- Emergency communications systems
2024-08-01T18:50:39Z
- Employment and training programs
2024-08-01T18:51:02Z
- First responders and emergency personnel
2024-08-01T18:50:54Z
- Health care coverage and access
2024-08-01T18:50:46Z
- Mental health
2024-08-01T18:50:31Z
- Rural conditions and development
2024-08-01T18:50:23Z
- Telephone and wireless communication
2024-08-01T18:51:10Z
Agriculture and Food
2023-08-31T16:15:21Z
00
2023-08-22
Introduced in House
2024-10-24T15:58:19Z
National Agricultural Crisis Hotline Act of 2023
This bill establishes a national agricultural crisis hotline. The bill also reauthorizes the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) Program through FY2028. (The FRSAN Program funds projects that aim to maintain a network connecting individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations to stress assistance programs.)
Specifically, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish, and maintain directly or by grant or contract, a national agricultural crisis hotline as part of the FRSAN. The crisis hotline must provide emotional support, information, suicide crisis intervention, mental health and substance use disorder, and agricultural support resources to farmers, farm managers, farm workers, and ranchers affected by mental health and substance use disorders and their families or household members.
Under the program, USDA or an entity receiving a grant or contract must (1) form partnerships between the crisis hotline and existing farm telephone helplines and websites; and (2) develop, and periodically update, a directory of organizations to which hotline staff can make referrals.
The bill also includes requirements for
- the qualifications and training for the call responders and supervisors operating the hotline,
- data collection by the hotline, and
- conducting a public awareness campaign for the hotline.
In addition, the bill expands the types of programs eligible for FRSAN grants to include mental health training for agriculture professionals (e.g., farm loan officers, extension agents, and state department of agriculture staff).
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National Agricultural Crisis Hotline Act of 2023
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National Agricultural Crisis Hotline Act of 2023
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National Agricultural Crisis Hotline Act of 2023
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To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network and establish a national agricultural crisis hotline, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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