3.0.0 4168 2025-05-27T14:16:45Z 2025-05-27T14:16:45Z Senate S S 2024-04-18 118 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2024-04-18T18:31:25Z 118 4838 HR 2023-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture. Related bill CRS 2024-04-18 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2024-04-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001320 Sen. Butler, Laphonza R. [D-CA] Laphonza Butler D CA N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2024-04-18 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2024-04-18 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2024-04-18 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2024-04-18 True L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Lujan D NM R. 2024-04-18 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2024-04-18 True W000800 Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] Peter Welch D VT 2024-04-18 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2024-04-18 True P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2024-04-18 True Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion 2024-05-20T19:29:06Z Agricultural research 2024-05-20T19:29:06Z Fruit and vegetables 2024-05-20T19:29:06Z Intergovernmental relations 2024-05-20T19:29:06Z Public-private cooperation 2024-05-20T19:29:06Z Agriculture and Food 2024-06-24T12:41:43Z

00 2024-04-18 Introduced in Senate 2024-07-26T17:59:21Z <p><strong>Specialty Crop Security Act of 2024</strong></p><p>This bill reauthorizes and provides additional funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The bill also modifies the SCBGP outreach and&nbsp;state plan&nbsp;requirements. Under the block grant program, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides grants to the state departments of agriculture to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops (i.e., fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops, including floriculture).</p><p>Specifically, the bill reauthorizes&nbsp;the&nbsp;SCBGP through FY2028.</p><p>The bill also requires that&nbsp;SCBGP grants be made based on priorities established annually by state program administrators, in consultation with specialty crop producers and producer groups.</p><p>Further, the bill requires that the plan a state must submit to USDA under the program indicate how outreach to, and consultation with, specialty crop stakeholders will be achieved.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

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