3.0.0 2702 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z Senate S S 2023-07-27 118 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-07-27T23:40:03Z 2023-07-27 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3765) IntroReferral 2023-07-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2023-07-27 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2023-07-27 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2023-07-27 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2023-07-27 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2023-07-27 True W000800 Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] Peter Welch D VT 2023-07-27 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2023-07-27 True L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Lujan D NM R. 2023-09-28 False B001320 Sen. Butler, Laphonza R. [D-CA] Laphonza Butler D CA 2024-01-31 False Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2023-09-01T18:00:25Z

00 2023-07-27 Introduced in Senate 2024-07-10T16:58:40Z <p><strong>Voice for Farm Workers Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill reauthorizes and&nbsp;expands the duties of the Farmworker Coordinator at the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Part of the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, the coordinator identifies challenges faced by farmworkers and coordinates with USDA programs and other federal agencies to address&nbsp;the community’s needs.)</p><p>Specifically, the bill reauthorizes the position of Farmworker Coordinator through FY2029.&nbsp;Under the bill, the coordinator must</p><ul><li>assess the effectiveness of USDA farmworker outreach programs,</li><li>develop and implement a plan to coordinate USDA farmworker outreach activities and services,</li><li>collaborate with USDA's agencies and offices on farmworker-related programmatic and policy decisions,</li><li>communicate to employers of farmworkers information about federal programs for employees,</li><li>identify research priorities to inform USDA farmworker-related research activities,</li><li>measure and analyze the outcomes of USDA farmworker programs and activities, and</li><li>recommend new initiatives and programs to USDA.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Further, the bill expands the coordinator's existing duties to include (1) serving as a liaison&nbsp;to institutions of higher education and local educational agencies, and (2) consulting with community-based nonprofit organizations on areas such as technical skills and job training programs.</p><p>The bill also directs the coordinator to hire such staff as necessary to carry out the coordinator's activities.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

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