AGRICULTURE related term(s) Food; Rural Areas

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 8646), H3862 [4JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 8646), consideration (H. Res. 1333), H3793 [3JN]

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]

Articles and editorials

Iowa Farm Income Fell 53% Over Three Years, New ISU Report Says, S4166 [21JY]

Bills and resolutions

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

——— making appropriations (H.R. 8646), consideration (see H. Res. 1333), H3828 [3JN]

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

Alaska: improve access to healthy foods, food processing, housing, forestry, agricultural research, and other agricultural programs, and Tribal self-determination relative to those programs (see S. 4779), S2784 [15JN]

American Grown Flower and Foliage Month: designate (see S. Res. 822), S4370 [30JY] (see H. Res. 1459), H5203 [27JY]

Antitrust policy: regulate market concentration and competition in food and agriculture industry (see S. 4996), S4107 [15JY]

Business and industry: preserve lawful hemp commerce while protecting consumers from high-THC synthetic intoxicants (see H.R. 9830), H5174 [22JY]

——— 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]

CCC: amend funding and assistance (see H.R. 9781), H4681 [20JY]

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: test model to reduce chronic diseases by using accountable produce as medicine (see S. 5267), S4475 [5AU] (see H.R. 8355), H2959 [16AP]

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

Colleges and universities: provide for marijuana agricultural research program at 1890 Land-Grant Educational Institutions (see H.R. 9344), H4124 [18JN]

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]

Courts: protect tort claims under State law related to labeling or packaging of pesticides or devices (see H.R. 9528), H4316 [29JN]

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

——— add emergency watershed program as covered program under regional conservation partnership program (see S. 5115), S4266 [23JY] (see H.R. 9927), H5196 [23JY]

——— 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]

——— allow for commodities under emergency food assistance program to be ordered through Dept. of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (see S. 4841), S2935 [18JN]

——— 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]

——— appropriate sums to provide block grants to States for losses of revenue as consequence of certain freezes or cold weather conditions (see S. 4663), S2496 [2JN] (see H.R. 9094), H3773 [2JN]

——— authorize capacity building grants for community college agriculture and natural resources programs (see S. 4730), S2736 [10JN]

——— authorize payments under emergency conservation system for updating of fencing to new or emerging technology (see S. 4714), S2698 [9JN]

——— 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]

——— award competitive grants to enhance farming and ranching opportunities for veterans (see S. 5218), S4407 [3AU]

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

——— clarify land eligible for enrollment in Conservation Reserve Program (see S. 4912), S3201 [24JN] (see H.R. 9572), H4368 [2JY]

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

——— consider certain acreage not planted due to lack of irrigation water to be eligible for prevented planting payments (see S. 4862), S3058 [23JN]

——— 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 budgetary Tribal Government consultation process (see S. 5240), S4432 [4AU]

——— establish dairy market stabilization program (see S. 4906), S3200 [24JN]

——— 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] (see H.R. 9976), H5203 [27JY]

——— establish grant program for preparing and responding to New World screwworm outbreaks (see H.R. 9377), H4125 [18JN]

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

——— establish Human-Wildlife Conflict Reduction Program (see S. 5234), S4432 [4AU]

——— establish interagency food security measurement program in coordination with Bureau of the Census (see S. 4923), S3201 [24JN]

——— establish Local Foods for Healthy Schools Program (see H.R. 9474), H4262 [25JN]

——— 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 Office of the Farm and Food System Workforce (see S. 5303), S4514 [6AU]

——— 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 certain households with monthly payment to purchase produce and study effects of such payments (see H.R. 9581), H4368 [2JY]

——— 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 ranchland program to support U.S. cow herd (see S. 5277), S4513 [6AU]

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

——— establish small farm environmental quality incentives program subprogram (see S. 4867), S3058 [23JN]

——— establish specialty crop emergency assistance framework (see S. 4860), S3058 [23JN] (see H.R. 9884), H5176 [22JY]

——— establish State assistance for soil health and wildlife habitat (see S. 4851), S2986 [22JN]

——— 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]

——— establish U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan (see S. 4893), S3200 [24JN]

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

——— expand agricultural market access in foreign countries (see S. 4654), S2496 [2JN]

——— 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 investment in farmers’ markets and farmers’ market nutrition programs to strengthen communities and improve access to healthy food (see S. 4866), S3058 [23JN]

——— 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]

——— further plant cultivar and animal breed research, development, and commercialization (see S. 5126), S4266 [23JY]

——— 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]

——— improve plant pest and disease preparedness for specialty crops (see S. 4650), S2496 [2JN]

——— improve transparency, accessibility, and accountability in administration of rural development grant programs (see H.R. 9101), H3773 [2JN]

——— include Indian Tribes among priority resource concerns (see S. 4811), S2893 [17JN] (see H.R. 7627), H2234 [20FE]

——— increase access to artificial intelligence (AI) through programs (see S. 4627), S2443 [21MY] (see H.R. 9686), H4467 [14JY]

——— increase access to Federal crop insurance for specialty crops (see S. 4651), S2496 [2JN]

——— 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]

——— make fertilizer storage facilities eligible for farm storage facility loans (see S. 4852), S2986 [22JN]

——— make grants to eligible entities to acquire and install milk storage-related equipment for use in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 9164), H3910 [4JN]

——— modernize oversight by directing study on risk-based oversight, define risk to organic integrity, and authorize regulatory reforms (see S. 4904), S3200 [24JN] (see H.R. 8157), H2790 [27MR]

——— modify U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (see S. 4853), S2986 [22JN] (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 emerging tick-borne livestock disease research (see S. 5253), S4474 [5AU]

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

——— prohibit closure or relocation of certain county or field offices (see H.R. 9346), H4124 [18JN]

——— provide appropriations to make payments to producers of specialty crops (see S. 4660), S2496 [2JN]

——— provide economic assistance payments to qualifying producers for certain revenue losses relative to covered commodities (see H.R. 9704), H4544 [15JY]

——— 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]

——— provide payments for alternative manure management practices under environmental quality incentives program (see S. 5309), S4515 [6AU]

——— provide permanent disaster assistance for specialty crops (see S. 4661), S2496 [2JN]

——— 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 Genome to Phenome Initiative (see S. 5079), S4231 [22JY]

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

——— reauthorize Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (see S. 4848), S2986 [22JN]

——— reauthorize position of Farmworker Coordinator (see S. 5301), S4514 [6AU]

——— reauthorize Specialty Crop Research Initiative and establish Specialty Crop Mechanization and Automation Research and Development Program (see S. 4652), S2496 [2JN]

——— 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]

——— report to Congress on residue testing for all imported organic feedstuffs shipped in bulk (see H.R. 9423), H4244 [24JN]

——— 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] (see H.R. 9744), H4622 [16JY]

——— 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]

——— submit report on barriers faced to participation in programs by certified organic farms and farms that may be interested in transitioning to organic production (see S. 4951), S3742 [13JY]

——— submit report on barriers to participation in programs faced by certified organic farms and farms that may be interested in transitioning to organic production (see H.R. 9968), H5202 [27JY]

——— 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 Education: include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility under Federal Direct Loan Program (see H.R. 9974), H5203 [27JY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct exercise related to agroterrorism (see H.R. 9394), H4206 [23JN]

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

——— include processing of crawfish as agricultural labor or services for purposes of issuing certain visas (see H.R. 9312), H4117 [15JN]

——— provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers (see S. 5304), S4514 [6AU]

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 Homeland Security: report to Congress on cybersecurity in precision agriculture technologies (see S. 4794), S2818 [16JN]

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]

Employment: require certain businesses to provide wage increases and safe working conditions to continue receiving certain contracts and assistance (see S. 4995), S4107 [15JY]

EPA: cancel registration for all uses of pesticide paraquat (see H.R. 9357), H4125 [18JN]

——— create national standards for labeling of covered materials as recyclable, compostable, reusable, and refillable (see S. 5302), S4514 [6AU] (see H.R. 10048), H5220 [6AU]

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

Farm Credit Administration: allow to examine low-risk Farm Credit System institutions under 24–month cycle (see S. 4655), S2496 [2JN]

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]

——— include barley, rye, and oats as major food allergens (see H.R. 9988), H5206 [30JY]

——— protect integrity of honey marketed in U.S. (H.R. 2162), consideration (see H. Res. 1411), H4365 [30JN]

——— 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]

Hawaii: anniversary of immigration of Filipino plantation workers (see H. Res. 1330), H3740 [29MY]

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]

Immigration: modernize process for admission of H–2A workers (see H.R. 9535), H4362 [30JN]

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]

Lavender Growers Month: support contributions and goals (see H. Res. 1376), H4126 [18JN]

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] (see H.R. 9053), H3739 [29MY]

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 Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 813), S4266 [23JY]

National Farmers Market Week: designate (see S. Res. 823), S4370 [30JY] (see H. Res. 1476), H5213 [3AU]

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 Pollinator Week: designate (see S. Res. 782), S2986 [22JN]

——— observance (see H. Res. 1388), H4246 [24JN]

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]

Patents: limit intellectual property protection for plants (see S. 5104), S4265 [23JY] (see H.R. 9681), H4466 [14JY]

Pesticides: prevent preemption of State law claims that are consistent with misbranding standards of Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (see H.R. 9807), H5022 [21JY]

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]

——— exclude micro-grants for food security from gross income (see S. 4780), S2784 [15JN]

——— 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]

——— modify certain rules applicable to qualified small issue manufacturing bonds and expand certain exceptions to private activity bond rules for first-time farmers (see H.R. 9100), H3773 [2JN]

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

——— provide investment and production credits for open- and closed-loop biomass facilities (see H.R. 9746), H4623 [16JY]

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

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 8646), H3845, H3877 [4JN]

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

Remarks in House

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 8646), H3777 [3JN], H3840–H3864, H3897 [4JN], H3978 [8JN], H4334 [30JN], H4418 [14JY], E555 [10JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 8646), consideration (H. Res. 1333), H3783–H3793 [3JN]

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]

Davis, CA: anniversary of Davis Farmers Market, E758 [3AU]

D&D Ingredients, LLC: tribute, E725 [22JY]

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]

——— Agricultural Research Service funding to conduct comprehensive study on large-scale algae-based production for agricultural and livestock uses, H3864 [4JN]

——— allow for additional agricultural lands to be enrolled under Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (H.R. 1420), H4615 [16JY]

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

——— Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funding to address Glassy Wing Sharp Shooter infestation in California, H3863 [4JN]

——— 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]

——— Food for Peace program impact, H3777 [3JN]

——— 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]

——— provide economic assistance payments to qualifying producers for certain revenue losses relative to covered commodities (H.R. 9704), E691 [15JY]

——— 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], H3777 [3JN], 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]

——— remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under emergency conservation program (S. 629), H4137, H4138, H4194 [23JN]

——— 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]

——— tribute to disaster relief declaration for Pennsylvania agriculture industry in response to crops affected by extreme cold weather, H3896 [4JN]

——— U.S. preparedness and response capabilities against potential outbreaks of New World screwworm, H3844 [4JN]

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

Dept. of the Interior: facilitate transfer of water from Orland Project to Central Valley Project in California (H.R. 4970), H4615 [16JY]

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]

Gift, Alan: Franklin County, PA, Conservation District Farmer of the Year award recipient, H4265 [29JN]

Gilroy, CA: tribute to Gilroy Garlic Festival, E725 [22JY]

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]

Huber, Ted and Dana: SBA Indiana Small Business Persons of the Year award recipient, H3782 [3JN]

Hunger: address food insecurity, H2427 [5MR]

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

Indiana: tribute, H4060 [10JN]

——— tribute to Indiana 4th Congressional District 4–H (organization) members, E726 [22JY]

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

Kerman, CA: anniversary, E630 [29JN]

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]

Lawrence Family Farms: Tulare, CA, Chamber of Commerce Dairy Family of the Year award recipient, E585 [18JN]

Lima/Allen County, OH, Chamber of Commerce: tribute to Allen County, OH, Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees, E649 [2JY]

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

Macomb, MI: anniversary of Olejnik Farms & Greenhouses (business), E701 [16JY]

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

Martin Equipment (company): anniversary, E606 [23JN]

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]

Menard County, IL: anniversary of Rogers family farm, H4252 [25JN]

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 Dairy Month: observance, H4326 [30JN]

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]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: impact, H4691 [21JY], H5129 [22JY]

Oregon Wheat Growers’ League: anniversary, H4268 [29JN]

Pennsylvania Farm Show: tribute, H723 [14JA]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to College of Agricultural Sciences Ag Progress Days event, H4464 [14JY]

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]

Quincy, WA: tribute to Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District, E761 [3AU]

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]

Schiefelbein family: Meeker County, MN, Farm Family of the Year award recipient, H4216 [24JN]

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]

Simplot Co.: anniversary of Rock Springs, WY, plant, H4061 [10JN]

Smith, Marcia: Florida FFA Association Hall of Fame inductee, E665 [9JY]

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

State College, PA: anniversary of Downtown State College Farmers Market, H4334 [30JN]

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

Tracy, MN: tribute to Tracy Area FFA Chapter, H3780 [3JN]

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

U.N.: tribute to World Food Programme, E656 [9JY]

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

Walker-Crawford, Michelle: Florida FFA Association Hall of Fame inductee, E651 [6JY], E656 [9JY]

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

American Grown Flower and Foliage Month: designate (S. Res. 822), S4365 [30JY]

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], S2461 [1JN], S2741 [11JN], S2799 [16JN], S3027 [23JN], S3169 [24JN], S4203 [22JY]

——— preserve lawful hemp commerce while protecting consumers from high-THC synthetic intoxicants, S4469 [5AU]

California: oppose Proposition 12 banning sale of pork, veal, or eggs from States without certain farm animal confinement regulations, S2741 [11JN]

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: authorize payments under emergency conservation system for updating of fencing to new or emerging technology (S. 4714), S2710 [10JN]

——— develop voluntary interconnectivity standards and prioritize cybersecurity needs for precision agriculture technologies, S4447 [5AU]

——— establish mandatory price reporting program for fertilizer, S4447 [5AU]

——— expedite strategies to combat New World screwworm and enhance U.S. preparedness and response capabilities against potential outbreaks in livestock, S2709 [10JN]

——— improve Conservation Reserve Program by improving access to grazing, providing more enrollment options to producers, and addressing certain implementation issues, S4447 [5AU]

——— 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, S2143 [30AP], S2709–S2711 [10JN], S2926 [18JN], S3042 [23JN], S4447 [5AU]

——— 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]

——— support small and very small meat and poultry processing establishments, S4447 [5AU]

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]

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 (S. 4464), S2710 [10JN]

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

Gaynor Cranberry Co.: anniversary, S4103 [15JY]

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

Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day: designate (S. Res. 727), S2480 [1JN]

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 Day of the American Cowboy: designate (S. Res. 813), S4274 [23JY]

National Farmers Market Week: designate (S. Res. 823), S4365 [30JY]

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]

Nevada, IA: tribute to Mid-States Companies (business), S3932 [14JY]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: impact, S102 [8JA], S2344 [19MY], S2707, S2709 [10JN], S4415 [4AU], S4447 [5AU]

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

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

South Dakota: tribute to rural communities, S4242 [23JY]

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]

Thune, Senator: district work period report, S2484 [2JN]

Traverse City, MI: anniversary of National Cherry Festival, S3198 [24JN]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S2878 [17JN]

——— evaluation of administration relative to economy, S2713 [10JN]

——— evaluation of administration relative to health care affordability, S4403 [3AU]

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

——— impact, S1059 [17MR]

——— renew, S2249 [13MY], S2773 [15JN]

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]

Consideration of H.R. 8646, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1333) (H. Rept. 119–676), H3828 [3JN]

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

Grasslands Grazing Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2787), S4265 [23JY]

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

New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1363), S4264 [23JY]

Strategic Grazing To Reduce the Risk of Wildfire Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1981), S4265 [23JY]

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. Res. 1333, consideration of H.R. 8646, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H3783 [3JN]

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

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

H.R. 8646, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H3845–H3862 [4JN]

S. 629, Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act, S1565 [24MR], H4137 [23JN]

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]

S. Res. 782, National Pollinator Week, S2987 [22JN]

S. Res. 813, National Day of the American Cowboy, S4269 [23JY]

S. Res. 822, American Grown Flower and Foliage Month, S4391 [30JY]

S. Res. 823, National Farmers Market Week, S4392 [30JY]

Tributes

Wallace, Henry A., S2059 [28AP]