AGRICULTURE see also Food; Rural Areas

Amendments

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (S. 1252), S2342, S2344 [20AP]

Israel: recognize importance of the U.S.-Israel economic relationship and encourage new areas of cooperation (S. Res. 383), S2498, S2500 [27AP]

National Hawaiian Food Week: designate (S. Res. 416), S3225, S3228 [25MY]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), consideration (H. Res. 583), H306 [12JA]

Articles and editorials

Absolutely Nothing, E1234 [9SE]

Flawed Approach To Labeling Genetically Modified Food, H4835 [13JY]

GMOs, Herbicides, and Public Health, S4873 [7JY]

House OKs Bill To Increase Pumping From State Rivers; Fish at Risk, S6949 [9DE]

Localvore Since 1870 at Allenholm Farm in South Hero, S6542 [29NO]

One Farmer’s Ordeal May Signal Agencies’ Actions Under WOTUS, S1019 [25FE]

Report Cites Wasted Pentagon Money in Afghanistan, H1807 [19AP]

Stearns, Burritt, Magoon Win Business Awards, S2547 [28AP]

Stop Feinstein’s Water-Bill Rider, S6948 [9DE]

12 Ways Your Tax Dollars Were Squandered in Afghanistan, H1350 [15MR], H1807–H1809 [19AP]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 2956), S3030 [19MY] (see H.R. 5054), H1994 [26AP]

Alcoholic beverages: recognize anniversary of Judgment of Paris wine tasting competition and impact of California victory on the world of wine and the U.S. wine industry (see H. Res. 734), H2700 [17MY]

Cesar Chavez Day: observance (see H. Res. 662), H1583 [23MR]

Cesar Chavez National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4882), H1583 [23MR]

CFTC: reauthorize to protect futures customers, make reforms to ensure transparency and accountability, and provide end users with market certainty and risk management to keep costs low (see S. 2917), S2669 [10MY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 410), S1639 [4AP]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: include the Sec. of Agriculture and provide for consideration of national security effects of foreign investment on agricultural assets (see S. 3161), S5002 [12JY]

——— provide for a net benefit review of any transaction between U.S. and foreign companies (see H.R. 5665), H4547 [7JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: adjust limitations on certain Farm Service Agency guaranteed and direct loans (see S. 3229), S5155 [14JY]

——— assist small cheese producers (see S. 2810), S2128 [18AP]

——— clarify duties relative to services furnished in connection with buying or selling livestock in commerce through online, video, or other electronic methods (see S. 3350), S5843 [15SE] (see H.R. 5883), H5010 [14JY]

——— close the farm subsidy loophole that allows non-farming family members to receive farm subsidies (see S. 2743), S1673 [5AP]

——— develop, certify, and adopt environmentally sustainable swine waste disposal technologies (see H.R. 6483), H7567 [8DE]

——— eliminate premium subsidies for crop insurance for tobacco (see H.R. 4710), H1144 [3MR]

——— establish a grant program to award funds to certain land-grant African-American colleges and universities to award scholarships to students attending such institutions (see H.R. 6020), H5500 [14SE]

——— establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods (see S. 2609), S1134 [1MR]

——— establish program to recognize farms that have been in continuous operation for 100 years (see S. 3212), S5154 [14JY]

——— exempt certain recipients of conservation assistance from certain reporting requirements (see S. 3288), S5279 [6SE] (see H.R. 5451), H3704 [10JN]

——— exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see S. 2651), S1344 [8MR]

——— expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 5857), H5009 [14JY]

——— issue semipostal to support conservation programs (see H.R. 5976), H5223 [8SE]

——— make it unlawful for meat packers to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 2911), S2669 [10MY]

——— modify limitations applicable to qualified conservation loan guarantees (see H.R. 5733), H4814 [12JY]

——— prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs (see S. 3201), S5079 [13JY]

——— prohibit mandatory or compulsory participation of producers in commodity check-off programs (see S. 3200), S5079 [13JY]

——— promote and enhance urban agricultural production and agricultural research in urban areas (see S. 3420), S6226 [28SE] (see H.R. 6481), H7567 [8DE]

——— provide for a macadamia tree health initiative to combat invasive species and establish an integrated pest management plan (see H.R. 6249), H6101 [28SE]

——— require use of data from each State to calculate average feed cost and actual dairy production margins (see H.R. 4896), H1599 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a pilot program to lend farm equipment to eligible farmers (see H.R. 5280), H2844 [18MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: facilitate communication between Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and border ranchers (see S. 3513), S6841 [7DE]

——— make the Office of Health Affairs responsible for coordinating departmental efforts relative to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism (see H.R. 5346), H3294 [26MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a carbon sequestration pilot program to make grants for projects to evaluate methods to increase the amount of carbon captured on qualified public lands (see H.R. 5316), H3093 [24MY]

Drought: provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California and long-term investments in drought resiliency throughout the Western U.S. (see S. 2533), S821 [10FE] (see H.R. 5247), H2427 [16MY]

EPA: alleviate the ethanol blend wall under the renewable fuel program (see H.R. 5180), H2213 [10MY]

——— change the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule relative to on-farm fuel storage for certain farmers and ranchers (see S. 2993), S3290 [26MY]

——— clarify and codify regulations relative to the application of solid waste disposal laws to agricultural byproducts and nutrient management (see H.R. 5685), H4573 [8JY]

——— establish Science Advisory Board agriculture committee (see H.R. 5829), H5007 [14JY]

Farm Credit System: anniversary (see S. Res. 349), S346 [28JA] (see H. Res. 591), H375 [28JA]

Food: decrease incidence of food waste (see S. 3108), S4723 [29JN]

4–H (organization): recognize benefits of the national 4–H program to the young people of the U.S. and support campaign to expand the 4–H program (see S. Res. 431), S2197 [19AP]

Hemp History Week: designate (see S. Res. 492), S3795 [10JN] (see H. Res. 774), H3663 [9JN]

Immigration: increase transparency and modify reporting requirements for temporary nonimmigrant work visas to prevent human trafficking (see S. 2833), S2387 [21AP] (see H.R. 5006), H1896 [20AP]

——— streamline application process for H–2A employers (see S. 3439), S6226 [28SE]

International Year of Pulses: observance (see S. Res. 397), S1439 [10MR]

IRS: nullify proposed regulations that would eliminate valuation discounts on liquidation of an interest relative to estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 3436), S6226 [28SE] (see H.R. 6042), H5522 [15SE] (see H.R. 6100), H5799 [21SE]

Israel: recognize importance of the U.S.-Israel economic relationship and encourage new areas of cooperation (see S. Res. 383), S1135 [1MR]

Malheur County, OR: withdraw certain lands from coverage under public land laws, mining laws, and mineral leasing laws and provide for conduct of certain economic activities (see S. 3048), S3795 [10JN]

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4520), H709 [10FE]

National Arbor Day: observance (see S. Res. 417), S1853 [11AP]

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture: anniversary (see S. Res. 360), S576 [3FE]

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 572), S5907 [20SE]

National Community Gardening Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 872), H5524 [15SE]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 518), S4723 [29JN]

National Hawaiian Food Week: designate (see S. Res. 416), S1809 [7AP]

National Purebred Dog Day: designate (see S. Res. 447), S2557 [28AP] (see H. Con. Res. 170), H6103 [28SE]

Native Americans: protect legal production, purchase, and possession of marijuana by Indian tribes (see H.R. 5014), H1896 [20AP]

OSHA: repeal interpretive memorandum which revoked the exemption for retail facilities from Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations for anhydrous ammonia (see S. 3253), S5156 [14JY] (see H.R. 5213), H2341 [12MY]

Pollinators: recognize importance in agriculture and in maintaining ecosystems and support research and public awareness (see H. Res. 834), H5011 [14JY]

Rural areas: utilize loans and loan guarantees under rural broadband access program to provide broadband services for agricultural producers to improve precision farming and ranching (see H.R. 5897), H5010 [14JY]

Taxation: allow farmers market vendors in food deserts to deduct sales of locally and regionally produced agricultural products and provide benefits to farmers market organizers in underserved communities (see H.R. 6343), H6299 [17NO]

——— authorize agricultural producers to establish and contribute to tax-exempt farm risk management accounts (see H.R. 6167), H5912 [26SE]

——— disallow certain biodiesel and alternative fuel tax credits for fuels derived from animal fats (see H.R. 5004), H1896 [20AP]

——— exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer (see S. 2774), S1853 [11AP]

——— exclude from gross income interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property (see H.R. 6260), H6101 [28SE]

——— expand certain exceptions to private activity bond rules for first-time farmers (see H.R. 5335), H3265 [25MY]

——— make qualified biogas and manure resource recovery property eligible for the energy credit and permit new clean renewable energy bonds to finance qualified biogas property (see S. 3248), S5155 [14JY] (see H.R. 5489), H3913 [15JN]

——— modify treatment of mead and other agricultural wine (see H.R. 6000), H5435 [13SE]

——— reduce exemption levels for estate, gift, and generation skipping taxes (see H.R. 4996), H1895 [20AP]

——— treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4474), H590 [4FE]

U.S. Grain Standards Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 546), S5157 [14JY]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), consideration (see H. Res. 583), H280 [11JA]

Year of Pulse Crops: observance (see H. Res. 791), H3967 [16JN]

Cloture motions

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), veto, S111 [20JA], S146 [21JA]

Letters

CFTC position limits rulemaking finalization: Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), E1006 [28JN]

——— Timothy G. Massad, CFTC, E1006 [28JN]

Dept. of Agriculture national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods: Jean Halloran, Consumers Union, H4834 [13JY]

——— Jeffrey M. Prieto, Dept. of Agriculture, H4934 [14JY]

——— Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H4934 [14JY]

——— several consumer organizations, H4835 [13JY]

Disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Gene Karpinski, League of Conservation Voters, H342 [13JA]

——— Richard Eidlin, American Sustainable Business Council, H341 [13JA]

——— several environmental organizations, H302 [12JA], H343 [13JA]

——— several public health organizations, H343 [13JA]

——— several sportsmen and conservation organizations, H303 [12JA], H342 [13JA]

——— Todd Ambs, Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, H342 [13JA]

EPA Science Advisory Board Agricultural Science Committee nominations: several Representatives, H4797 [12JY]

Impact of drought relief activities for California on the environment, endangered species, and the fishing industry: Bob Keefe, Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) (organization), S6945 [9DE]

——— John McManus, Golden Gate Salmon Association, S6944 [9DE]

——— several environmental organizations, S6945 [9DE]

——— several fishing industry organizations, S6944 [9DE]

——— Steve Moyer, Trout Unlimited (organization), S6945 [9DE]

Provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California and long-term investments in drought resiliency throughout the Western U.S.: Estevan R. Lopez, Bureau of Reclamation, S6966 [9DE]

——— Jeffrey Kightlinger, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, H7487 [8DE]

——— Richard Hansen, Three Valleys Municipal Water District, H7487 [8DE]

——— Shane Chapman, Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District, H7487 [8DE]

Recognize waste, fraud, and abuse of U.S. resources occuring in Afghanistan reconstruction: Representative Jones, H2966 [24MY]

Securing Our Agriculture and Food Act: Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H5882 [26SE]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H5882 [26SE]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5882 [26SE]

Lists

Countries with genetically modified (GMO) food labels, S1484 [15MR]

Organizations supporting U.S. ratification of International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, S4851 [7JY]

Supporters of California drought relief provisions to S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, S6968 [9DE]

Memorandums

Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act: Senator Feinstein, S6966 [9DE]

Messages

Veto of S.J. Res. 22, Disapprove Rule Submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA Relative to the Definition of ‘‘Waters of the U.S.’’ Under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act: President Obama, S100, S129 [20JA]

Press releases

Why We Support Mandatory National GMO Labeling: Denise Morrison, Campbell Soup Co., S4874 [7JY]

Proposals

Judgment of Paris wine tasting competition anniversary and impact of California victory on the world of wine and the U.S. wine industry, E708 [16MY]

Remarks in House

Adams County, PA: anniversary of Penn State Extension Program, E547 [20AP]

Afghanistan: recognize waste, fraud, and abuse of U.S. resources occuring in Afghan reconstruction, H860 [24FE], H1349–H1351 [15MR], H1807–H1809 [19AP], H2966 [24MY], H4472 [7JY], H5440 [14SE], H6243 [16NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3049), H507 [3FE]

Alabama: observance of Farm-City Week, E1457 [14NO]

Alcoholic beverages: recognize anniversary of Judgment of Paris wine tasting competition and impact of California victory on the world of wine and the U.S. wine industry, E708 [16MY]

Animals: provide for State and tribal management and protection of wild free-roaming horses and burros (H.R. 3172), H2006 [27AP]

Anoka County, MN, Farm Bureau: anniversary, H5176 [8SE]

Arkansas: tribute to Arkansas Dept. of Agriculture Arkansas Century Farm Program farm family honorees, H6247 [16NO]

Balletto, John and Terri: Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation Ag Trust honorees, E1450 [14NO]

Benshoof, Ted: Iowa 4–H Foundation Iowa 4–H Hall of Fame inductee, E1350 [22SE]

Bettinelli, Larry: Napa Valley Grape Growers Association Grower of the Year Award recipient, E698 [13MY]

BLM: prohibit funding to issue grazing leases and permits to those not in compliance with certain regulations, H4919, H4920 [13JY]

Bushland, Raymond C.: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, H4553 [8JY], E1066 [8JY]

California: assessment of water allocation system and its impact on agriculture and endangered species, H3958 [16JN]

——— prohibit increased pumping of Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, H3065–H3067 [24MY]

Campbell, Clifford and Erma: Missouri Century Farm honorees, E408 [12AP]

Carlson, Haley: Iowa FFA Association Degree Award recipient, E642 [29AP]

Cesar Chavez Day: observance, E389 [11AP]

CFTC: finalize position limits rulemaking, E1005 [28JN]

Climate: impact of global warming on human conflict, violence, and stability of governments, H2965 [24MY]

Committee on Agriculture (House): tribute to Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, H1991 [26AP]

Connecticut Beekeepers Association: anniversary, E810 [26MY]

Corps of Engineers: California court decision relative to regulation of farming activities under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H3737 [13JN]

——— Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program funding, H3057 [24MY], H5965 [27SE]

Crittenden, Bob: Iowa 4–H Foundation Iowa 4–H Hall of Fame inductee, E1321 [21SE]

Cuba: allow U.S. sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba, H4463 [6JY]

Cunha, Manuel: Fresno, CA, Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E1468 [15NO]

Davis, James: Huntingdon County, PA, Pomona Grange No. 6 Community Service Award recipient, H5075 [6SE]

Davy, John and family: Santa Rosa County, FL, Farm Family of the Year award recipient, E1455 [14NO]

DeGroot, Tony W.: Lemoore, CA, Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Commitment to Kings County Agriculture Award recipient, E1235 [9SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: anniversary of Conservation Reserve Program, E790 [25MY]

——— clarify duties relative to services furnished in connection with buying or selling livestock in commerce through online, video, or other electronic methods (H.R. 5883), H5874, H5875 [26SE]

——— crop insurance funding, H2072 [28AP]

——— develop, certify, and adopt environmentally sustainable swine waste disposal technologies (H.R. 6483), E1717 [13DE]

——— establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods, H4829–H4838 [13JY], H4931, H4932–H4939 [14JY], E1151, E1153 [18JY]

——— Federal crop insurance funding, H507 [3FE]

——— modify grants for certain areawide integrated pest management projects (H.R. 3893), H865 [24FE]

——— promote and enhance urban agricultural production and agricultural research in urban areas (H.R. 6481), E1641 [8DE]

——— provide for a macadamia tree health initiative to combat invasive species and establish an integrated pest management plan (H.R. 6249), H6009 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit partnering with private organizations to create or expand national heritage areas in southeast Colorado, H3886 [15JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make the Office of Health Affairs responsible for coordinating departmental efforts relative to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism (H.R. 5346), H5881–H5883 [26SE]

Dept. of the Interior: proposal to remove dams on the Klamath River, H1091 [2MR], H1119 [3MR]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (H.R. 1567), H1612–H1617 [12AP]

——— authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (S. 1252), H4263–H4267 [5JY], E1050 [6JY], E1069 [8JY]

Diamond, OR: conviction and sentencing of the owners of Hammond Ranches, Inc., for arson on Federal lands, H5, H7–H9 [5JA], H181 [8JA]

Drought: provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to California, H4772–H4774 [12JY], H4826 [13JY]

——— provide drought assistance to California, H3054, H3055 [24MY], H3201, H3203–H3207, H3262 [25MY], H7064 [1DE], E800 [26MY]

——— provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California and long-term investments in drought resiliency throughout the Western U.S., H898 [25FE], H3494 [7JN], H3958 [16JN], H5228 [9SE], H7283 [7DE], H7486, H7488 [8DE]

——— provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California and long-term investments in drought resiliency throughout the Western U.S. (H.R. 5247), H2708 [18MY], H3222 [25MY]

——— provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California and long-term investments in drought resiliency throughout the Western U.S. (S. 2533), H720 [11FE], H843–H847 [23FE], H1501 [22MR]

DuPont Pioneer (company): anniversary, E634 [29AP]

Durham, CT: anniversary of Durham Fair, E938 [16JN]

Easton, PA: grand opening of Easton Public Market, E481 [15AP]

Economy: condition of general farm economy, H1740 [15AP]

Elles, Sandy: Napa County, CA, Farm Bureau Distinguished Service Award recipient, E1117 [14JY]

EPA: clarify and codify regulations relative to the application of solid waste disposal laws to agricultural byproducts and nutrient management (H.R. 5685), E1071 [8JY]

——— prohibit funding to enforce the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule for on-farm fuel storage, H4796 [12JY]

——— prohibit funding to expand regulation of solid waste disposal to include animal feeding operations, H4810, H4811 [12JY]

——— protect rights of farmworkers to a designated representative to improve access to pesticide information, H4769, H4770 [12JY]

Esajian, Gary: Lemoore, CA, Chamber of Commerce Agriculturalist of the Year award recipient, E1236 [9SE]

Farm Credit System: anniversary, H3834 [15JN], H3957, H3958 [16JN], E949 [20JN], E1115 [14JY], E1405 [29SE]

——— anniversary (H. Res. 591), H718 [11FE], H3760, H3761, H3810–H3814 [14JN], E916 [14JN], E917, E918 [15JN], E931 [16JN], E959, E969, E970 [21JN], E981 [22JN], E1041 [6JY]

——— tribute to Farm Credit East Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) teacher scholarships, E969 [21JN]

FDA: require that genetically engineered food and foods that contain genetically engineered ingredients be labeled accordingly (H.R. 913), H4937, H4938 [14JY]

Fesko, Christine: Farm Credit 100 Fresh Perspectives honoree for Agriculture Education and Community Impact, E969 [21JN]

Florida: tribute to 2d Congressional District Farm Families of the Year award recipients, H180 [8JA]

Food: reduce incidence of food waste, H2389 [16MY]

Friends of the Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run, Inc.: tribute, E1292 [19SE]

Georgia Agribusiness Council: anniversary, E1143 [15JY]

Golden State Farm Credit (organization): Lemoore, CA, Chamber of Commerce Ag Supporter of the Year award recipient, E1234 [9SE]

Harrisburg, PA: anniversary of Pennsylvania Farm Show, H26 [6JA]

International Year of Pulses: observance, E370 [23MR]

Jennett, Steve and Chantelle: Iowa State Fair Way We Live Award recipients, E1316 [20SE], E1461 [14NO]

Johnson, Bruce and family: Anoka County, MN, Farm Family of the Year award recipient, H6371 [30NO]

Kane, Kenneth C.: Pennsylvania State University College of Agricultural Sciences Forest Resources Outstanding Alumnus award recipient, H1914 [21AP]

Klamath Basin: approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production, H225 [11JA]

Knipling, Edward: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, H4553 [8JY], E1066 [8JY]

Lake County, CA, Winegrape Commission: anniversary, E1441 [14NO]

Lamb, Herb: Napa County, CA, Farm Bureau Agriculturist of the Year award recipient, E1123 [14JY]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Hollywood Farmer’s Market, E1189 [6SE]

——— anniversary of San Antonio Winery (business), E1332 [21SE]

Loudoun County, VA: tribute to Farm Less Ordinary (organization), E1342 [22SE]

Lybyer, Roberta and family: Missouri Century Farm honorees, E410 [12AP]

Marin County, CA: anniversary of Marin County Fair, E1151 [18JY]

Mason County, IL: anniversary of Mason County Farm Bureau, E277 [3MR]

McCall, Ronald and Barbara: Missouri Century Farm honorees, E412 [12AP]

McDermott, Emily: Iowa FFA Association Degree Award recipient, E564 [21AP]

McLaney family: Okaloosa County, FL, Farm Family of the Year award recipient, E1244 [12SE]

Middlefield, CT: anniversary of Lyman Orchards, E954 [20JN]

Miron, Mike: American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers and Ranchers Excellence in Agriculture award recipient, H506 [3FE]

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 4520), E160 [10FE]

National Agriculture Day: observance, H1353, H1355 [15MR], E307 [15MR]

National Agriculture Week: observance, H1452 [17MR]

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture: anniversary, E73 [1FE]

National FFA Week: observance, H902 [25FE], E235, E238 [26FE]

National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry: anniversary, H6316 [29NO]

National objectives: promote innovation in food and agriculture policies, H290 [12JA]

National Rice Month: observance, H5647 [20SE], H5922 [27SE]

Needville, TX: tribute to Needville High School FFA livestock judging team, E87 [1FE]

New York: tribute to apple farmers, H5723 [21SE]

NSF: tribute to arctic species research, H7136 [2DE]

Pennsylvania State University: anniversary of College of Agricultural Sciences Potter County Cooperative Extension, H955 [26FE]

——— tribute to Student Farm Club efforts to establish student-run farm, H1452 [17MR]

Pueblo County, CO: tribute to Koch Farm, E1290 [19SE]

Queen, John M., III: Western North Carolina Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, H3767 [14JN], E1089 [12JY]

Robert Mondavi Winery (company): anniversary, E1126 [14JY]

Robinson, Dean and family: Madison County, IA, Cattlemen’s Association Cattlemen of the Year award recipient, E506 [18AP]

Rural areas: promote food and clean energy production in rural communities, H4826 [13JY]

Rutgers University: anniversary of Rutgers Gardens, E734 [18MY]

Saeugling, Clayton: Iowa FFA Association Degree Award recipient, E632 [29AP]

SBA: establish size standards for small agricultural enterprises using the same process for establishing size standards for small business concerns (H.R. 3714), H1831–H1833 [19AP]

Shook, Brenda and Scott: Iowa 4–H Foundation Iowa 4–H Hall of Fame inductees, E1406 [29SE]

Smart, Donald R.: Western North Carolina Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, H3767 [14JN], E1094 [12JY]

Sonora, TX: anniversary of Agrilife Research Station, E410 [12AP]

South Pittsburg, TN: tribute to National Corbread Festival, H1688 [14AP]

State College, PA: Park Forest Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, H2130 [29AP]

Strange, Glen and family: Santa Rosa County, FL, Farm Family of the Year award recipient, E1455 [14NO]

Supreme Court: decision in Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc., relative to definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H3820 [15JN]

Technology: construct rural broadband connections to farms and reimburse providers for costs, H4827 [13JY]

Tecnology: support study and regulation of modern agricultural technologies, E1488 [15NO]

Tesconi, Tim: Sonoma County, CA, Farm Bureau Hall of Fame inductee, E1121 [14JY]

Texas Agriculture Memorial Day: observance, E1508 [17NO]

Traverse City, MI: anniversary of National Cherry Festival, H4289 [6JY]

Trump, Donald: characterization of remarks relative to Hispanic Americans and immigration, H2285 [12MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit funding to implement or enforce the threatened species or endangered species listing of any plant or wildlife that has not undergone a periodic review, H4804, H4805 [12JY]

——— remove New Mexico meadow jumping mouse from endangered species listing, H4877, H4878 [13JY]

——— Wolf Livestock Loss Demonstration Program funding, H4811, H4812 [12JY]

Van Gelder, Brad and Terri: Iowa Pork Producers Association Pork All-American Award recipients, E1460 [14NO]

Van Wall Equipment (business): Farm Equipment (publication) Dealership of the Year award recipient, E1381 [27SE]

Virginia: tribute to paper and wood products industry, H4929 [14JY]

Vorthmann, Richard: Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation Iowan of the Day award recipient, E1365 [26SE]

Walla Walla, WA: anniversary of Walla Walla Frontier Days, E348 [21MR]

Walters, Julie: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Women Impacting the Land award recipient, E1408 [29SE]

——— Iowa State University Extension Women in Agriculture Program Women Impacting the Land award recipient, E1459 [14NO]

Washington: tribute to National FAA Organization award recipients, H6014 [28SE]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4978 [14JY], H5257 [12SE]

——— disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), H211 [8JA], H292, H296 [12JA], H334, H335–H346 [13JA], E54 [25JA]

——— disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), consideration (H. Res. 583), H297–H308 [12JA]

——— importance of clean drinking water and healthy water systems to sustain agriculture, H2220 [11MY]

——— preserve Corps of Engineers and EPA rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4764 [12JY]

Wegmeyer, Tyler: Virginia Cooperative Extension Farmer of the Year award recipient, E1169 [25JY]

Wessels, Cheryl: Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation Iowan of the Day award recipient, E1365 [26SE]

West Chester, PA: tribute to Barclay Grounds land preservation, H435 [2FE]

West Springfield, MA: anniversary of Eastern States Exposition, H5724 [21SE]

Westergaard, Brenda: National FFA Organization American Future Farmers of America Degree Award recipient, E221 [25FE]

Wildy, David: Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award recipient, E1535 [29NO]

Williams, Bobbi and Jim: Iowa 4–H Foundation Iowa 4–H Hall of Fame inductees, E1350 [22SE]

Woodward, IA: anniversary of Sugar Grove Sunshine 4–H (organization) chapter, E1671 [9DE]

Yakligian, John: Madera, CA, Chamber of Commerce Senior Farmer of the Year award recipient, E420 [12AP]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: recognize waste, fraud, and abuse of U.S. resources occuring in Afghan reconstruction, S2720 [12MY]

Amalgamated Sugar Co., LLC: anniversary, S5952 [21SE]

Baton Rouge, LA: tribute to Clegg’s Nursery and Naylor’s Hardware (business), S6217 [28SE]

Baxter, William A.: Cotton Inc., Cotton Research and Promotion Hall of Fame inductee, S6756 [6DE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: clarify payment of duties collected on dumped imports, S843 [11FE]

Bushland, Raymond C.: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, S5954 [21SE], S6078 [26SE]

Climate: impact of global warming on Vermont, S2412 [25AP]

Corps of Engineers: water infrastructure construction projects funding for rural areas of certain States, S2410 [25AP]

Cuba: allow the financing by U.S. persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba (S. 1049), S662 [4FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify duties relative to services furnished in connection with buying or selling livestock in commerce through online, video, or other electronic methods (H.R. 5883), S6256 [29SE]

——— establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods, S1469–S1473 [14MR], S1475–S1479, S1482–S1491, S1493, S1498–S1500, S1511–S1513 [15MR], S1515–S1524 [16MR], S3141–S3144 [25MY], S4601–S4603 [28JN], S4703, S4704 [29JN], S4777, S4780–S4783, S4786–S4790, S4799–S4804 [6JY], S4840, S4845–S4850, S4853–S4855, S4861, S4864, S4871–S4876, S4880–S4885, S4891–S4902, S4904–S4907, S4909 [7JY], S5141 [14JY]

——— establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods (S. 2609), S1365 [9MR]

——— make national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods mandatory if companies fail to make sufficient information available, S1521 [16MR]

Developing countries: authorize aid to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilience among vulnerable populations (S. 1252), S2344–S2350 [20AP]

Drought: impact of drought relief activities for California on the environment, endangered species, and the fishing industry, S6944–S6955, S6983, S6991, S6995–S6998, S7000–S7004 [9DE]

——— provide drought assistance to California, S6907 [8DE]

——— provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California and long-term investments in drought resiliency throughout the Western U.S., S6944–S6955, S6965–S6970, S6983, S6991, S6995–S6998, S7000–S7004 [9DE]

——— provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California and long-term investments in drought resiliency throughout the Western U.S. (S. 2533), S823–S825 [10FE]

EPA: exempt animal food storage tanks from spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule and provide limited exemption for on-farm fuel storage for certain farmers and ranchers, S5589 [13SE]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program, S243 [27JA]

Farm Credit System: anniversary, S5072 [13JY]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 349), S5192 [14JY]

Farmers’ Almanac: anniversary of publication, S5950 [21SE]

Floods: disaster assistance to Arkansas, S6126 [27SE]

4–H (organization): recognize benefits of the national 4–H program to the young people of the U.S. and support campaign to expand the 4–H program (S. Res. 431), S2202 [19AP]

Harrisburg, PA: anniversary of Pennsylvania Farm Show, S26 [11JA]

Hemp History Week: designate (S. Res. 492), S3812 [10JN]

Horace, ND: tribute to Farm Rescue (organization), S6263 [29SE]

Indonesia: threat to the orangutan population, S1909 [12AP]

International relations: importance of international treaties and agreements, S4850–S4853 [7JY]

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: ratify, S4850, S4851 [7JY]

Israel: lifting of ban on beef imports from U.S., S1071 [29FE]

——— recognize importance of the U.S.-Israel economic relationship and encourage new areas of cooperation (S. Res. 383), S2499 [27AP]

Kimmie Candy Co.: Dept. of Commerce President’s ‘‘E’’ Star Award for Exports recipient, S3285 [26MY]

Knipling, Edward: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, S5954 [21SE], S6078 [26SE]

Labeling: reimplement country of origin labeling requirements for food, S4900 [7JY]

Lummis, Representative: Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S4941 [11JY]

Malheur County, OR: withdraw certain lands from coverage under public land laws, mining laws, and mineral leasing laws and provide for conduct of certain economic activities (S. 3048), S3796 [10JN]

Michigan Milk Producers Association: anniversary, S3096 [24MY]

Moose, WY: anniversary of Triangle X Ranch, S3538 [7JN]

National Agriculture Day: observance, S1479, S1482, S1499 [15MR]

National Arbor Day: observance (S. Res. 417), S1876 [11AP]

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture: anniversary (S. Res. 360), S571 [3FE]

National Bison Day: designate (S. Res. 572), S5911 [20SE]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (S. Res. 518), S4751 [29JN]

National Hawaiian Food Week: designate (S. Res. 416), S3228 [25MY]

National Rice Month: observance, S6126 [27SE]

OSHA: repeal interpretive memorandum which revoked the exemption for retail facilities from Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations for anhydrous ammonia (S. 3253), S6167 [28SE]

Power resources: eliminate certain ethanol requirements under the renewable fuel program, S547 [3FE]

South Hero, VT: tribute to Allenholm Farm, S6542 [29NO]

Stearns, Tom: SBA Vermont Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S2547 [28AP]

Thaler, Dennis: Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, S4912 [7JY]

Thayer, Greg: SBA Montana Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S2097 [14AP]

Triangle Cooperative Service Co.: anniversary, S2097 [14AP]

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: decision on OSHA rule revoking exemption for retail facilities from Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations for anhydrous ammonia, S6167 [28SE]

Water: disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S1019 [25FE], S6937 [9DE]

——— disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J. Res. 22), veto, S100 [20JA], S141–S147, S156 [21JA]

——— prohibit funding to develop, adopt, implement, administer, or enforce any change in rule relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S2357–S2362 [21AP]

Youngsville, LA: tribute to Three Brothers Farm, S6221 [28SE]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5054) (H. Rept. 114–531), H1994 [26AP]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2956) (S. Rept. 114–259), S3030 [19MY]

Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 5883) (H. Rept. 114–768), H5709 [20SE]

Commodity End-User Relief Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2917), S2669 [10MY]

Consideration of S.J. Res. 22, Disapprove Corps of Engineers and EPA Rule Relative to Definition of ‘‘Waters of the U.S.’’ Under Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 583) (H. Rept. 114–395), H280 [11JA]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to S. 764, Dept. of Agriculture National Voluntary Labeling Standard for Bioengineered Foods: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 822) (H. Rept. 114–686), H4813 [12JY]

Dept. of Agriculture National Voluntary Labeling Standard for Bioengineered Foods Establishment: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2609) (S. Rept. 114–403), S7031 [9DE]

Global Food Security Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 1567) (H. Rept. 114–482), H1633 [12AP]

——— Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1252), S1503 [15MR]

Mandatory Price Reporting Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (H.R. 2051) (S. Rept. 114–206), S702 [8FE]

National Voluntary Labeling Standard for Bioengineered Foods Establishment: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2609), S1134 [1MR]

Owyhee Wilderness Areas Boundary Modifications Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1167) (S. Rept. 114–315), S5278 [6SE]

Recognize Importance of the U.S.-Israel Economic Relationship and Encourage New Areas of Cooperation: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 383), S1544 [16MR]

Securing Our Agriculture and Food Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 5346) (H. Rept. 114–755), H5644 [19SE]

Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4640 [28JN]

Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4220) (H. Rept. 114–862), H7566 [8DE]

Resolutions of ratification

Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, S4640 [28JN], S6195 [28SE]

Statements

Disapprove Rule Submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA Relative to the Definition of ‘‘Waters of the U.S.’’ Under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Executive Office of the President, H302 [12JA]

——— Several Breweries, H343 [13JA]

Texts of

S. Res. 431, recognize benefits of the national 4–H program to the young people of the U.S. and support campaign to expand the 4–H program, S2200 [19AP]

H. Res. 583, consideration of S.J. Res. 22, disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H297 [12JA]

H. Res. 822, consideration of Senate amendment to S. 764, Dept. of Agriculture national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods and S. 304, Conscience Protection Act, H4829 [13JY]

H.R. 1567, Global Food Security Act, H1612–H1614 [12AP]

H.R. 3714, Small Agriculture Producer Size Standards Improvements Act, H1831 [19AP]

H.R. 5346, Securing Our Agriculture and Food Act, H5881 [26SE]

H.R. 5883, Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act, H5874 [26SE]

S. 764, Dept. of Agriculture national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods, H4932 [14JY]

S. 1252, Global Food Security Act, S2347–S2350 [20AP], H4263–H4266 [5JY]

S. Res. 349, Farm Credit System anniversary, S347 [28JA]

S. Res. 360, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture anniversary, S578 [3FE]

S. Res. 383, recognize importance of the U.S.-Israel economic relationship and encourage new areas of cooperation, S1140 [1MR], S2500 [27AP]

S. Res. 397, International Year of Pulses, S1443 [10MR]

S. Res. 410, tribute to Cesar E. Chavez, S1642 [4AP]

S. Res. 416, National Hawaiian Food Week, S1813 [7AP], S3228 [25MY]

S. Res. 417, National Arbor Day, S1855 [11AP]

S. Res. 447, National Purebred Dog Day, S2563 [28AP]

S. Res. 492, Hemp History Week, S3797 [10JN]

S. Res. 518, National Day of the American Cowboy, S4730 [29JN]

S. Res. 546, U.S. Grain Standards Act anniversary, S5176 [14JY]

S. Res. 572, National Bison Day, S5909 [20SE]

S.J. Res. 22, disapprove rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and EPA relative to the definition of ‘‘waters of the U.S.’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H335 [13JA]