AGRICULTURE related term(s) Food; Rural Areas

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 7567), H3259, H3260, H3263, H3264, H3265, H3266, H3267, H3268, H3269, H3270, H3271, H3272, H3273, H3274, H3275, H3276, H3277, H3278, H3279, H3280, H3282, H3283, H3284, H3285, H3286, H3287, H3288, H3289 [29AP], H3299, H3300, H3302 [30AP]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 7567), consideration (H. Res. 1224), H3145 [29AP]

Rural areas: tribute to contributions of rural communities to environment, energy resources, food production and manufacturing capacity, and national economic stability (H. Res. 1182), consideration (H. Res. 1189), H3012 [21AP]

Analyses

Food Price Outlook—Summary Findings: Hayden Stewart and Diansheng Dong, Dept. of Agriculture, H3414 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 8646), H3336 [4MY]

Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority: reauthorize (see S. 3637), S220 [14JA] (see H.R. 7142), H924 [16JA]

Business and industry: restrict corporations, multilayered subsidiaries, pension funds, and investment funds from purchasing or leasing agricultural land (see S. 4391), S2052 [27AP] (see H.R. 8531), H3123 [27AP]

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: test model to reduce chronic diseases by using accountable produce as medicine (see H.R. 8355), H2959 [16AP]

César E. Chávez National Monument: close and dispose of Federal ownership (see S. 4293), S1740 [14AP]

Colorado: include in program for western rural water (see H.R. 7631), H2234 [20FE]

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: provide greater jurisdiction over land purchases, impose guards against foreign adversary purchases of land near sensitive sites, and expand definition of sensitive sites (see H.R. 8700), H3341 [7MY]

Commodity Credit Corp.: exclude crops used to produce biofuel relative to agricultural commodity (see H.R. 8762), H3392 [12MY]

Consumers: prohibit certain uses of algorithmic decision systems to inform individualized prices for food, groceries, and agricultural commodities (see H.R. 8229), H2829 [9AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: add biological pest control to list of high-priority research and extension areas (see H.R. 7665), H2296 [24FE]

——— add precision agriculture workforce development as high priority research and extension area (see H.R. 8507), H3122 [27AP]

——— allow certain States to directly purchase commodities (see H.R. 7455), H2095 [9FE]

——— amend Federal crop insurance program to improve education and risk management assistance (see S. 4088), S1047 [12MR] (see H.R. 7947), H2530 [16MR]

——— amend treatment of dates for processing under certain marketing orders (see H.R. 8152), H2790 [27MR]

——— authorize rural health facilities to use certain Federal agricultural credit assistance to refinance debt obligations, update necessary services, technology, and equipment, and support ancillary needs (see H.R. 7514), H2186 [11FE]

——— authorize Tribal meat inspection by Tribal personnel (see S. 3994), S802 [4MR]

——— carry out initiative to develop, expand, and improve rural child care (see S. 4628), S2443 [21MY]

——— collaborate with various entities and establish grant program to support nurseries and seed orchards (see H.R. 7712), H2328 [25FE]

——— continue to carry out Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure program (see H.R. 7589), H2228 [17FE]

——— delay implementation of amendments to laws governing hemp production (see S. 3686), S257 [15JA] (see H.R. 7010), H655 [12JA] (see H.R. 7024), H717 [13JA]

——— enhance and expand Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (see H.R. 7571), H2224 [13FE]

——— enter into memoranda of understanding with Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. relative to reports under Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act and update AFIDA handbook (see H.R. 8722), H3346 [11MY]

——— establish and maintain training program on rapidly evolving methodologies, science, and practices of biological soil health management systems on agricultural land (see S. 3820), S552 [10FE] (see H.R. 7474), H2118 [10FE]

——— establish expedited guaranteed lender pilot program (see H.R. 7475), H2118 [10FE]

——— establish fund for spotted wing drosophila research and mitigation (see S. 3810), S533 [9FE]

——— establish grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program (see S. 4101), S1056 [16MR] (see H.R. 7938), H2529 [16MR]

——— establish mandatory price reporting program for fertilizer (see S. 4152), S1367 [19MR] (see H.R. 8104), H2775 [26MR]

——— establish national food rescue system through partnerships with food rescue organizations (see H.R. 7144), H924 [16JA]

——— establish Office of Small Farms (see S. 3860), S609 [12FE] (see H.R. 7562), H2219 [12FE]

——— establish pilot grant program to award grants under commodity supplemental food program to facilitate home delivery of commodities to certain senior citizens (see S. 3718), S344 [28JA]

——— establish pilot program for expedited qualification and approval process for direct farm ownership loans, and for guaranteed farm ownership loans serviced by Preferred Certified Lender (see H.R. 8472), H3090 [23AP]

——— establish pilot program to provide recovery payments to producers of seasonal and perishable crops that experience low prices caused by imports (see H.R. 7762), H2368 [3MR]

——— establish program that provides payments to producers for carrying out conservation practices in selected eligible watersheds (see H.R. 6969), H134 [7JA]

——— establish program to connect individuals seeking to transition away from farming with individuals seeking to become farmers (see H.R. 8446), H3067 [22AP]

——— establish research and extension grant priorities (see S. 4067), S1009 [11MR] (see H.R. 7734), H2332 [26FE]

——— establish subsidy program to make payments to eligible producers for certain revenue losses associated with direct-to-market sales of beef (see H.R. 8960), H3722 [21MY]

——— exclude certain military housing allowances from calculation of household income for eligibility under National School Lunch Program (see H.R. 7259), H1914 [27JA]

——— expand eligibility for grants related to emergency water assistance (see S. 3620), S161 [13JA]

——— expand guaranteed and direct loan eligibility to individuals or entities holding 50 percent interest and are qualified operators of farm real estate acquired, improved, or supported with certain farm loans (see S. 3936), S706 [26FE]

——— expand national organic certification cost-share program into comprehensive organic program (see S. 3717), S344 [28JA] (see H.R. 7318), H1948 [2FE]

——— expand outreach and assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers who are women (see H.R. 8042), H2674 [24MR]

——— expand provision of farmer-led technical assistance (see H.R. 8533), H3123 [27AP]

——— improve access to rural development discretionary grant programs by establishing technical assistance set-aside to support low-capacity rural communities (see H.R. 7579), H2224 [13FE]

——— improve connections with national and homeland security agencies (see H.R. 7153), H947 [20JA]

——— improve Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (see S. 4470), S2171 [30AP]

——— include Indian Tribes among priority resource concerns (see H.R. 7627), H2234 [20FE]

——— increase access to artificial intelligence (AI) through programs (see S. 4627), S2443 [21MY]

——— maintain certain State and Tribal laws relating to hemp (see S. 4315), S1820 [16AP]

——— make cost-share grants for retrofitting agricultural tractors with rollover protection structures (see S. 3580), S16 [5JA] (see H.R. 6944), H11 [6JA]

——— modernize oversight by directing study on risk-based oversight, define risk to organic integrity, and authorize regulatory reforms (see H.R. 8157), H2790 [27MR]

——— modify U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (see H.R. 7587), H2224 [13FE]

——— permit video or telephone certifications under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see S. 3842), S577 [11FE]

——— prioritize funding for expanded and sustained national investment in agriculture research (see S. 4347), S1840 [20AP]

——— provide for floodplain easement restoration and management (see H.R. 7264), H1915 [27JA]

——— provide for seasonal and perishable programs (see H.R. 8525), H3123 [27AP]

——— provide grants and direct or guaranteed loans to increase domestic fertilizer production for farmers (see S. 4148), S1367 [19MR] (see H.R. 8457), H3067 [22AP]

——— provide loans and grants for fishing and mariculture businesses (see S. 4236), S1668 [26MR]

——— publish annual assessment of U.S. dependency on exportation of agricultural commodities to adversarial countries (see S. 4560), S2372 [19MY]

——— publish information related to orders under commodity promotion laws (see H.R. 7851), H2471 [5MR]

——— reauthorize Agricultural and Food Policy Research Centers (see S. 4072), S1046 [12MR]

——— reauthorize and expand Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Grant Program (see S. 3861), S609 [12FE] (see H.R. 7533), H2218 [12FE]

——— reauthorize and improve relending program to resolve ownership and succession on farmland (see H.R. 7761), H2368 [3MR]

——— reauthorize grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education (see H.R. 7913), H2482 [12MR]

——— reduce crop insurance program spending (see S. 4215), S1668 [26MR]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (see H.R. 7567), H2224 [13FE]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 7567), consideration (see H. Res. 1224), H3293 [29AP]

——— report on competitiveness of U.S. exports of specialty crops (see S. 3915), S681 [25FE] (see H.R. 7670), H2326 [25FE]

——— require Economic Research Service to conduct research on consolidation and concentration in livestock industry (see S. 4168), S1580 [24MR]

——— require reports on foreign agriculture land acquisitions to contain geospatial data (see S. 4192), S1614 [25MR]

——— restore competition in meatpacking industry by reducing excessive concentration and market power and ultimately reduce prices for American consumers (see S. 4007), S881 [5MR]

——— streamline applications from farmers to be vendors under certain nutrition programs (see S. 4483), S2200 [11MY] (see H.R. 8424), H3045 [21AP]

——— streamline Tree Assistance Program application process to provide financial assistance to certain specialty crop growers impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 8251), H2834 [13AP]

——— strike references to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in Federal law (see H.R. 8374), H2994 [20AP]

——— study accessibility of addiction and mental health care providers and services for farmers and ranchers impacted by severe and persistent drought (see H.R. 8149), H2789 [27MR]

——— study ways for 1890 Land-Grant Educational Institutions to educate and provide assistance on transfer of agricultural land and assets, including heirs property, to next generation farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 8502), H3122 [27AP]

——— support prompt approval of certain loans and loan guarantees (see H.R. 7426), H2094 [9FE]

——— use certain data sets when determining eligibility related to indemnity payments under Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index endorsement (see H.R. 7462), H2118 [10FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish or expand Food as Medicine programs (see H.R. 8390), H2995 [20AP]

Dept. of Labor: create annual restrictions on H–2A temporary worker program (see H.R. 7541), H2218 [12FE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide financial and technical assistance for innovative approaches to voluntary water partnership agreements among multiple water users and projects conducted by individual agricultural entities (see S. 3737), S377 [29JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize provision of produce prescriptions to veterans (see S. 3706), S290 [27JA] (see H.R. 7267), H1915 [27JA]

Depts. of Agriculture and Defense: establish joint research and development activities (see S. 4607), S2416 [20MY] (see H.R. 7547), H2218 [12FE]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: carry out, and coordinate on, activities to prevent, control, and eradicate New World screwworm in wildlife and non-livestock species of animals on certain Federal lands (see H.R. 7466), H2118 [10FE]

Dolores Huerta Day: designate (see H. Res. 1170), H2886 [14AP]

Electronics: provide for diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic agricultural equipment (see H.R. 7850), H2471 [5MR]

EPA: exempt nonroad engines and vehicles used for agricultural purposes from Clean Air Act emission standards (see H.R. 7849), H2471 [5MR]

FDA: codify definition of beef and poultry for labeling purposes, reinforce existing misbranding provisions to eliminate consumer confusion, and enhance Dept. of Agriculture labeling enforcement measures (see S. 4464), S2170 [30AP] (see H.R. 8596), H3329 [30AP]

——— require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (see H.R. 8414), H3045 [21AP]

Federal aid programs: provide for economic assistance to agricultural producers (see H.R. 7206), H1349 [22JA]

Federal Crop Insurance Corp.: conduct research and development on frost or cold weather insurance (see S. 3843), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7464), H2118 [10FE]

Foreign trade: call for trade policy that supports workers, consumers, independent farmers, small businesses, and environment (see H. Res. 1286), H3531 [14MY]

——— prohibit import of certain goods produced, sourced, made, or otherwise derived from deforestation and sale of such items in interstate commerce (see H.R. 8744), H3392 [12MY]

——— prohibit imposition of additional tariffs on agricultural inputs imported from countries to which U.S. has extended normal trade relations (see H.R. 7716), H2328 [25FE]

——— prohibit imposition of any duty and revoke countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco (see S. 4418), S2080 [28AP] (see H.R. 8583), H3294 [29AP]

Government: prohibit Federal agencies from taking adverse action due to provision of business assistance to cannabis-related legitimate businesses (see H.R. 7987), H2596 [18MR]

Herbicides: prohibit use of Federal funds to implement Executive order entitled ‘‘Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides’’ (see S. 4425), S2081 [28AP] (see H.R. 7601), H2233 [20FE]

International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists: observance (see S. Res. 645), S1091 [17MR] (see H. Res. 1144), H2790 [27MR]

International Year of the Woman Farmer: designate (see S. Res. 592), S377 [29JA] (see H. Res. 1027), H1921 [30JA]

Interstate commerce: prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow sale of such products (see H.R. 7880), H2476 [9MR]

Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 727), S2278 [13MY] (see H. Res. 1301), H3627 [19MY]

Mexico: impose tariffs on certain goods unless Mexico provides water to U.S. pursuant to treaty obligations and compensate agricultural producers who have suffered economic losses from water shortages (see S. 4549), S2305 [14MY]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H. Res. 1132), H2675 [24MR]

National Beef Month: designate (see S. Res. 711), S2171 [30AP]

National CACFP Week: designate (see S. Res. 656), S1517 [22MR] (see H. Res. 1118), H2550 [17MR]

National FFA Week: designate (see S. Res. 622), S707 [26FE] (see H. Res. 1073), H2258 [23FE]

National Mushroom Day: observance (see S. Res. 676), S1821 [16AP] (see H. Res. 1184), H2960 [16AP]

National Native Plant Month: designate (see S. Res. 665), S1670 [26MR] (see H. Res. 1229), H3295 [29AP]

National Park Service: abolish and defund César E. Chávez National Monument (see S. 4205), S1614 [25MR]

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S. Res. 653), S1368 [19MR] (see H. Res. 1124), H2621 [19MR]

NSF: provide for grants to support plant and microbial biology research with potential relevance to agriculture, food, or biotechnology (see H.R. 7949), H2530 [16MR]

Power resources: include waste energy recovery as source of renewable energy (see H.R. 7080), H893 [14JA]

Rural areas: tribute to contributions of rural communities to environment, energy resources, food production and manufacturing capacity, and national economic stability (see H. Res. 1182), H2960 [16AP]

——— tribute to contributions of rural communities to environment, energy resources, food production and manufacturing capacity, and national economic stability (H. Res. 1182), consideration (see H. Res. 1189), H2993 [20AP]

Taxation: establish domestic cotton consumption credit (see H.R. 7230), H1350 [22JA]

——— exclude crop insurance indemnity payments from gross income (see S. 4502), S2237 [12MY]

——— increase estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on certain wealthy estates and deposit such revenues in Social Security Trust Fund (see S. 4196), S1614 [25MR]

——— provide exclusion from gross income of gain from sale of qualified farm property to qualified family members (see H.R. 8591), H3329 [30AP]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: modify description of interest for purposes of certain distributions of antidumping duties and countervailing duties (see H.R. 7373), H2030 [4FE]

Water: reauthorize certain water infrastructure grants (see H.R. 7476), H2118 [10FE]

Cost Estimates

Farm, Food, and National Security Act (H.R. 7567): CBO, E405–E411 [4MY]

Letters

Depts. of Agriculture and HHS collaborative research related to enhancing domestic production of crops that produce natural color additives, E400 [30AP]

Farm, Food, and National Security Act: Representative Bost, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), E404 [4MY]

——— Representative Comer, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E405 [4MY]

——— Representative Glenn Thompson, Committee on Agriculture (House), E403, E404, E405 [4MY]

——— Representative Graves, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E404 [4MY]

——— Representative Guthrie, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), E404 [4MY]

——— Representative Hill, Committee on Financial Services (House), E403 [4MY]

——— Representative Jason Smith, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E405 [4MY]

——— Representative Jordan, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E404 [4MY]

——— Representative Roger Williams, Committee on Small Business (House), E403 [4MY]

——— Representative Walberg, Committee on Education and Workforce (House), E403 [4MY]

Lists

Additional cosponsors of S. 4007, Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act, S857 [5MR]

Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area attractions, programs, and activities, S431 [2FE]

Motions

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 7567), H3175 [29AP], H3310 [30AP]

Remarks in House

Atsma family: Tulare, CA, Chamber of Commerce Dairy Family of the Year award recipient, E13 [8JA]

Bayer AG: condemn political contributions to executive and legislative branches and oppose attempts to limit legal liability stemming from use of Roundup herbicide, H2266 [24FE]

BLM: ensure that ranchers who have grazing agreements on national grasslands are treated same as permittees on other Federal land, H3278 [29AP]

Business and industry: expand access to markets for E15 fuel, H3300, H3301, H3303 [30AP]

Clark, Michael: National Association of Agricultural Educators Outstanding Agriculture Education Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2237 [23FE]

Costa, Representative: legislative accomplishments, H668 [13JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: add goals to Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority to enhance role of agriculture in sustainability solutions that address carbon sequestration and reduction of emissions, H3287, H3288 [29AP]

——— allow for continuous enrollment of land in State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) Initiative, H3289 [29AP]

——— designate composting as conservation practice and activity under various conservation programs, H3270 [29AP]

——— establish testing standards for honey products, H3302, H3303 [30AP]

——— exempt large tractors and combines from Clean Air Act emission standards, H3299, H3300 [30AP]

——— increase loan guarantee limit for biorefinery, renewable chemical, and biobased product manufacturing assistance program, H3280 [29AP]

——— modify definition of hemp, H697 [13JA]

——— preserve current pesticide labeling and usage and authority of States to issue guidelines, H3171, H3281 [29AP]

——— prohibit purchase of agricultural land by foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism, H3301, H3302 [30AP]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs, H1940 [2FE]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 7567), H2423, H2427 [5MR], H3006 [21AP], H3169–H3290 [29AP], H3299–H3311 [30AP], H3410–H3417 [13MY], H3543 [15MY], E393, E400 [30AP], E403 [4MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 7567), consideration (H. Res. 1224), H3137–H3147 [29AP]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 7567), corrections in engrossment, H3311 [30AP]

——— release of Economic Research Service Food Price Outlook, H3415 [13MY]

——— remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under emergency conservation program (H.R. 1011), H2844–H2846 [14AP]

——— repeal rule entitled ‘‘Use of Electronic Identification Eartags as Official Identification in Cattle and Bison’’ and prohibit future similar rule, H3279 [29AP]

——— report on increased farming costs due to price of diesel and fertilizer, H3173 [29AP]

——— report to Congress on available assistance to agricultural producers in Arizona that have suffered economic losses due to failure of Mexico to deliver water, H3275 [29AP]

——— revise evidence standards to confirm livestock depredations by Mexican wolves, H3275, H3276 [29AP]

——— revise requirements for Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives program to ensure equitable distribution of funding between four regionally located initiatives, H3271 [29AP]

——— streamline applications from farmers to be vendors under certain nutrition programs, H3288, H3289 [29AP]

——— tribute to Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, H3174 [29AP]

Dept. of Education: award grants for new agricultural education programs in secondary schools (H.R. 4945), H2261 [24FE]

Depts. of Agriculture and HHS: conduct collaborative research related to enhancing domestic production of crops that produce natural color additives, E400 [30AP]

FCC: review certain rules and develop recommendations for rule changes to promote precision agriculture, H3280 [29AP]

FDA: require enforcement of labeling regulations against misbranded imitation dairy products such as milk, cheese, or yogurt (H.R. 8414), H3095 [27AP]

Fuchs, Bob: Dade County, FL, Farm Bureau Hall of Honor inductee, E361 [23AP]

Glencoe, MN: Glencoe-Silver Lake FFA chapter recipient of National FFA Organization Model of Excellence Award, H2262 [24FE]

Glennville, GA: Bland Farms recipient of Vidalia Onion Committee Grower of the Year Award, H2415 [4MR]

Hastings-on-Hudson, NY: tribute to Hastings Farmers Market, H2558 [18MR]

Hunger: address food insecurity, H2427 [5MR]

Imler, PA: Singing Brook Farms National Beef Quality Assurance Dairy Award recipient, H2344 [3MR]

Keck Family Farm: Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture Century Farm designee, H1335 [22JA]

King George, VA: Gardening Gays Farm recipient of King George Best of the Best Awards, E144 [20FE]

Kinter Family Farm: Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture Century Farm designee, H1335 [22JA]

Lake, George: Pennsylvania Veteran Ag Entrepreneurship Award recipient, H1984 [4FE]

Lancaster County, PA: tribute to Garden Spot FFA Chapter, E31 [13JA]

Little, Bailey: American FFA Degree award recipient, H2172 [11FE]

Manheim, PA: anniversary of Root’s Country Market, H110 [7JA]

Mazak, Reba Y.: Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services Woman of the Year in Agriculture award recipient, E119 [9FE]

McNamara, Sean: California 4th Congressional District Climate Crisis Champion of the Year for Solano County award recipient, E382 [28AP]

Morehead, Jim: Kiwanis Club of Tulare, CA, Farmer of the Year Award recipient, E360 [23AP]

Munselle Vineyards (company): anniversary, E431 [12MY]

National Agriculture Day: observance, H2666 [24MR]

National Agriculture Week: observance, H2536 [17MR], H2586 [18MR], H2608 [19MR]

National FFA Organization: tribute to Pennsylvania FFA officers, H110 [7JA]

National FFA Week: observance, H2262, H2264 [24FE]

National Milk Day: observance, H647 [12JA]

Neville, David: Dept. of State Citizen Diplomat Award recipient, E123 [10FE]

North Carolina: provide economic relief to farmers, H1131 [21JA]

Oklahoma: anniversary of Black Sunday dust storm, H2841 [14AP]

Pennsylvania Farm Show: tribute, H723 [14JA]

Pesek, Richard: Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association Cattleman of the Year award recipient, H105 [7JA]

Poynter family: Indiana Farm Family of the Year award recipient, H3136 [29AP]

Rancho Gordo, Inc.: anniversary, E285 [27MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3415 [13MY]

Rural areas: tribute to contributions of rural communities to environment, energy resources, food production and manufacturing capacity, and national economic stability (H. Res. 1182), H3052–H3057 [22AP]

——— tribute to contributions of rural communities to environment, energy resources, food production and manufacturing capacity, and national economic stability (H. Res. 1182), consideration (H. Res. 1189), H3006–H3013 [21AP], H3050 [22AP]

Rural Domestic Energy Council: establish, H1178, H1182 [22JA]

Schoenfeld, Jilian: tribute to participation in Minnesota FFA Winter Leadership Summit, H105 [7JA]

Scott, Frank: North Carolina Young Farmer of the Year award recipient, H2205 [12FE]

Smoketown, PA: anniversary of Rohrer Seeds (business), E153 [23FE]

Thompson, Representative Glenn: legislative accomplishments, H139 [8JA]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to Iran, H2707 [25MR]

VanDyke, Brayden: tribute to participation in Minnesota FFA Winter Leadership Summit, H105 [7JA]

Watson, Annie: Maine Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Commissioner’s Distinguished Service Award recipient, E68 [22JA]

Western Growers Association: anniversary, E442 [13MY]

Western Waters Regional Conservation Area: require area encompassing Columbia Basin Project be included, H3268, H3269 [29AP]

White County, TN: Tennessee Association of Fairs Champion of Champions award recipient, H2609 [19MR]

World Pulses Day: observance, H2104 [10FE]

York Springs, PA: anniversary of Lehman’s Feed & Home Center, H2636 [24MR]

Remarks in Senate

Arkansas: tribute to Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame inductees, S643 [24FE]

Business and industry: expand access to markets for E15 fuel, S1701 [13AP], S2143 [30AP], S2297 [14MY], S2402 [20MY]

César E. Chávez National Monument: close and dispose of Federal ownership (S. 4293), S1732, S1733 [14AP]

——— close and dispose of Federal ownership (S. 4293), unanimous-consent request, S1732, S1733 [14AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: publish annual assessment of U.S. dependency on exportation of agricultural commodities to adversarial countries (S. 4560), S2375 [19MY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 7567), S2143 [30AP]

——— remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under emergency conservation program (S. 629), S1565 [24MR]

——— restore competition in meatpacking industry by reducing excessive concentration and market power and ultimately reduce prices for American consumers (S. 4007), S856 [5MR]

——— strategies to combat New World screwworm and enhance U.S. preparedness and response capabilities against potential outbreaks in livestock, S502 [5FE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide financial and technical assistance for innovative approaches to voluntary water partnership agreements among multiple water users and projects conducted by individual agricultural entities (S. 3737), S380 [29JA]

Domestic policy: lower cost of consumer products and increase affordability, S742 [3MR], S771, S778 [4MR]

Foreign countries: address foreign control of U.S. agriculture and food supply, S1762–S1764 [15AP]

International Year of the Woman Farmer: designate (S. Res. 592), S397 [29JA]

Montana: tribute to cattle ranchers, S1667 [26MR]

National Agriculture Week: observance, S1059 [17MR]

National Beef Month: designate (S. Res. 711), S2283 [13MY]

National CACFP Week: designate (S. Res. 656), S1523 [22MR]

National FFA Week: designate (S. Res. 622), S716 [26FE]

National Mushroom Day: observance (S. Res. 676), S2452 [21MY]

National Native Plant Month: designate (S. Res. 665), S1690 [26MR]

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (S. Res. 653), S1357 [19MR]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: impact, S102 [8JA], S2344 [19MY]

Rigby, ID: tribute to Survival Garden Seeds (business), S339 [28JA]

Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area: tribute, S431, S432 [2FE]

Tariff: limit authority to impose duties on articles of food (S. 3229), S103, S104 [8JA]

——— limit authority to impose duties on articles of food (S. 3229), unanimous-consent request, S103 [8JA]

Taxation: establish domestic cotton consumption credit (S. 1919), S1763 [15AP]

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): anniversary, S497 [5FE]

——— impact, S1059 [17MR]

——— urge renewal, S2249 [13MY]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 8646) (H. Rept. 119–632), H3336 [4MY]

Combating Illicit Xylazine Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 545), S1820 [16AP]

Consideration of H. Res. 1182, Contributions of Rural Communities to Environment, Energy Resources, Food Production and Manufacturing Capacity, and National Economic Stability: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1189) (H. Rept. 119–618), H2993 [20AP]

Consideration of H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1224) (H. Rept. 119–628), H3293 [29AP]

Farm, Food, and National Security Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 7567) (H. Rept. 119–620), H3044 [21AP]

Grazing for Wildfire Risk Reduction Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1110) (H. Rept. 119–433), H251 [8JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 375, Rural Domestic Energy Council, H1185 [22JA]

H. Res. 1014, adopt H. Res. 375, Rural Domestic Energy Council, H1177 [22JA]

H. Res. 1182, tribute to contributions of rural communities to environment, energy resources, food production and manufacturing capacity, and national economic stability, H3052 [22AP]

H. Res. 1189, consideration of H. Res. 1182, tribute to contributions of rural communities to environment, energy resources, food production and manufacturing capacity, and national economic stability, H3007 [21AP]

H. Res. 1224, consideration of H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act, H3137 [29AP]

H.R. 1011, Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act, H2844 [14AP]

H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act, H3176–H3259 [29AP]

S. 629, Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act, S1565 [24MR]

S. 3706, Produce Prescriptions for Veterans Act, S292 [27JA]

S. 4007, Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act, S883–S887 [5MR]

S. 4152, Fertilizer Transparency Act, S1369 [19MR]

S. 4347, America Grows Act, S1841 [20AP]

S. Res. 592, International Year of the Woman Farmer, S381 [29JA]

S. Res. 622, National FFA Week, S712 [26FE]

S. Res. 645, International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, S1093 [17MR]

S. Res. 653, National Women in Agriculture Day, S1382 [19MR]

S. Res. 656, National CACFP Week, S1517 [22MR]

S. Res. 665, National Native Plant Month, S1674 [26MR]

S. Res. 676, National Mushroom Day, S1825 [16AP]

S. Res. 711, National Beef Month, S2176 [30AP]

S. Res. 727, Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day, S2281 [13MY]

Tributes

Wallace, Henry A., S2059 [28AP]