AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2), S4371, S4372, S4373, S4374, S4375, S4376 [25JN], S4414, S4415, S4416, S4418, S4419, S4420, S4421, S4423, S4424, S4425, S4426, S4427, S4428, S4429, S4430, S4431, S4432, S4433, S4434, S4435, S4436, S4438, S4439, S4440, S4441, S4442, S4443, S4444, S4446, S4447, S4448, S4449, S4450, S4451, S4452, S4453, S4454, S4455, S4456 [26JN], S4460, S4519, S4639, S4640, S4641, S4642, S4643, S4644, S4645, S4646, S4647, S4650, S4652, S4653, S4654, S4656, S4657, S4658, S4659, S4660, S4661, S4662, S4664, S4665, S4666, S4667, S4668, S4669, S4670, S4671, S4672, S4673, S4676, S4677, S4685, S4686, S4687 [27JN], S4714, S4715, S4716, S4748, S4749, S4751, S4752, S4753, S4754, S4755, S4756, S4757, S4758, S4759, S4760, S4761, S4764, S4767, S4770 [28JN]

——— consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1176), H10126 [12DE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2, provisions, S5547 [1AU], H6501 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see S. 3042), S3601 [11JN]

Enact (H.R. 2): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 1176), H10102 [11DE]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 2), S4491 [27JN]

——— motion to proceed, S4337 [21JN], S4364 [25JN]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 2), H9823–H10030 [10DE]

Letters

Provisions: several organizations, H10124–H10126 [12DE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2), S4336 [21JN], S4364 [25JN], S4709 [28JN], S5503 [31JY], H6493 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Animals: prohibit animal fighting in U.S. territories, H10112, H10146 [12DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding, H10324 [19DE]

——— improve Environmental Quality Incentives Program, H7938 [7SE]

——— reform work requirements and education and employment training programs under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, H6266 [17JY], H6474 [18JY], H10151 [12DE]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, H10032 [11DE], H10116–H10120, H10149 [12DE], E1745 [3JA]

Enact (H.R. 2), H6049 [11JY], H6197 [16JY], H6266 [17JY], H6474, H6493 [18JY], H7938 [7SE], H9745 [30NO], E1075 [26JY]

——— conference report, H10032, H10038 [11DE], H10112, H10114, H10142–H10152 [12DE], H10324 [19DE], E1693 [20DE], E1745 [3JA]

——— consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1176), H10112, H10115–H10128 [12DE]

——— motion to instruct conferees, H6493, H6494 [18JY]

Information technology: call for interagency coordination of broadband Internet infrastructure funding in order to maximize benefits of broadband investment, H10122 [12DE]

Remarks in Senate

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S7627 [17DE]

——— legislative priorities, S7531 [13DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow haying and grazing on a certain portion of acerage enrolled in Conservation Reserve Program on a rotating basis and offset with reduction in rental payment, S4488, S4489 [27JN]

——— Essential Community Facilities Program funding, S4484 [27JN]

——— establish a farm and ranch stress assistance network, S4478 [27JN]

——— establish the voluntary Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP) as a short-term conserving use program for participating farmers, S4393 [26JN]

——— expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, S4477 [27JN], S7414 [11DE]

——— extend and expand Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Program, S4484 [27JN]

——— extend and improve conservation programs, S4393 [26JN]

——— improve soil moisture and precipitation monitoring, S4393 [26JN]

——— Market Access Program funding, S4698 [28JN]

——— modify work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents, require State agencies to operate a work activation program, and update photo ID requirements under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4708 [28JN]

——— Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative funding, S7425 [11DE]

——— prohibit certain activities and require greater transparency in commodity check-off programs, S4474 [27JN]

——— prohibit retaliation against contract farmers by large integrated corporate farms, S4474 [27JN]

——— promote American agriculture in Cuba, S4484, S4485 [27JN]

——— provide for State and tribal regulation of hemp production, S3863 [13JN], S3929 [14JN], S4459 [27JN]

——— provide support for dairy producers, S4390 [26JN]

——— redirect subsidies provided to large farms to small and medium-sized farms, S7414 [11DE]

——— reduce county yield disparities under Agriculture Risk Coverage-County (ARC-CO) program, S4476 [27JN]

——— reform work requirements and education and employment training programs under Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, S4703 [28JN]

——— require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits, S4476 [27JN]

——— require transparency in how large integrated corporate farms calculate payments made to contract farmers, S4475 [27JN]

——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform, S4389 [26JN], S4475 [27JN], S4702–S4704, S4708, S4711–S4713 [28JN], S7918–S7921 [19DE]

Enact (H.R. 2), S4460–S4462, S4469–S4485, S4488, S4489, S4494–S4498 [27JN], S4689, S4692–S4694, S4698–S4704, S4707–S4709, S4711–S4719, S4725 [28JN], S5547 [1AU], S6035 [5SE], S7214 [29NO]

——— conference report, S7390, S7406, S7411, S7414–S7416, S7423, S7425 [11DE], S7455 [12DE], S7567–S7569 [13DE], S7639 [17DE], S7918–S7921 [19DE]

——— conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S7405 [11DE]

——— motion to proceed, S4336 [21JN], S4354, S4364 [25JN], S4379, S4381–S4386, S4389–S4393, S4398 [26JN], S4459, S4460, S4501 [27JN]

——— unanimous-consent agreement, S5503 [31JY]

——— unanimous-consent request, S4470 [27JN]

Enact (S. 3042), S3863 [13JN], S3929, S3936 [14JN]

EPA: reform renewable fuel standard, S4483 [27JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1176) (H. Rept. 115–1074), H10102 [11DE]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 115–1072), H9819 [10DE]

——— Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 3042), S3982 [18JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 1176, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2, provisions, H10115 [12DE]