DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE related term(s) Agriculture; Forest Service

Amendments

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (H.R. 556), consideration (H. Res. 1115), H2544 [17MR]

Federal aid programs: 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]

Analyses

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

Bills and resolutions

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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 U.S. farmers (see S. 4148), S1367 [19MR] (see H.R. 8457), H3067 [22AP]

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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]

Animals: make improvements to veterinary services grant program (see H.R. 8505), H3122 [27AP]

——— provide for humane treatment of dogs (see S. 4437), S2128 [29AP]

——— provide pet purchasers report detailing source and health history of animal (see H.R. 8627), H3330 [30AP]

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

Aviation: transfer title to certain aircraft and related parts loaned under Federal Excess Personal Property program to authorized users after qualifying period of use (see S. 4274), S1670 [26MR]

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

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

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 7425), H2094 [9FE]

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

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

Community Connect Grant Program: increase minimum broadband service capacity for projects (see H.R. 8144), H2789 [27MR]

——— reauthorize (see S. 4385), S2052 [27AP]

Community Facilities Direct Loan Program: make temporary zero-percent interest loans to construct or renovate certain rural hospitals (see S. 4141), S1367 [19MR] (see H.R. 9005), H3724 [21MY]

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

Credit: 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]

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

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

Dept. of HUD: strengthen and standardize ‘‘first look’’ protections for covered properties to ensure families and communities have priority access to foreclosed homes (see H.R. 6962), H134 [7JA]

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 HHS: codify Dietary Guidelines for Americans (see H.R. 8578), H3294 [29AP]

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]

——— carry out forest management activities that reduce risk of catastrophic wildfires (see H.R. 7578), H2224 [13FE]

——— ensure that information technology and cybersecurity and information security systems are interoperable (see S. 4453), S2170 [30AP]

——— prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (H.R. 556), consideration (see H. Res. 1115), H2529 [16MR]

Disasters: 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]

Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants Program: expand eligibility to support telemedicine delivery, cybersecurity infrastructure, and distance learning initiatives in rural communities (see H.R. 8145), H2789 [27MR]

Douglas County, NV: promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development (see S. 4200), S1614 [25MR]

Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative: reestablish (see H.R. 7330), H1975 [3FE]

Ecology and environment: establish youth advisory councils to provide recommendations to EPA and Depts. of the Interior, Energy, Agriculture, and Commerce on environmental issues relative to youth communities (see S. 4376), S1935 [22AP] (see H.R. 8363), H2994 [20AP]

——— provide States and communities with additional assistance to plant and maintain trees (see S. 4403), S2052 [27AP] (see H.R. 8474), H3090 [23AP]

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

Experience Services Program: allow retirees to serve as mentors for conservation interns (see H.R. 7914), H2482 [12MR]

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]

Federal aid programs: designate animal shelters as essential community facilities eligible for direct loans and grants (see H.R. 8527), H3123 [27AP]

——— establish low-interest loan program to support renovation, retrofit, expansion, and adaptation of structures to increase availability of child care in rural communities (see H.R. 8453), H3067 [22AP]

——— establish uniform definition of ‘‘rural area’’ for all rural development programs (see H.R. 8389), H2995 [20AP]

——— expand benefits to households eligible for Federal and State energy assistance programs (see H.R. 7069), H893 [14JA]

——— 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 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]

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

——— increase penalties for theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds and require audits under summer food service program (see H.R. 7155), H947 [20JA]

——— provide additional funds to States for administration of certain nutrition programs (see S. 3594), S89 [7JA] (see H.R. 6966), H134 [7JA]

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

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

——— 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]

——— require service affordability to be considered in awarding grants under rural broadband programs (see H.R. 8147), H2789 [27MR]

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]

Federal firefighters: provide rest and recuperation leave for employees engaged in wildland firefighting (see S. 4271), S1669 [26MR]

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

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

Food: allow interstate shipment of meat and meat food products inspected and passed under qualifying State programs (see H.R. 7818), H2470 [5MR]

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

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

——— increase purchase of animal protein to be included in food assistance distributed under Emergency Food Assistance Act (see H.R. 8165), H2817 [30MR]

——— restore choice to community food assistance providers to request identification, at their discretion (see H.R. 8953), H3722 [21MY]

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

——— 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]

——— provide producers with option to confirm absence of prohibited substances through testing (see H.R. 7406), H2041 [5FE]

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

Foreign investments: 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]

Foreign trade: 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]

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

——— reauthorize Trade Adjustment Assistance programs (see H.R. 7805), H2420 [4MR]

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

Forest Service: anniversary of Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry (see S. Res. 742), S2416 [20MY] (see H. Res. 1307), H3670 [20MY]

——— institute reduction in force moratorium (see H.R. 8523), H3123 [27AP]

——— make District of Columbia eligible for certain forestry research grants (see H.R. 7650), H2258 [23FE]

——— modernize authority to acquire and administer land in Lake Tahoe Basin (see S. 3695), S290 [27JA] (see H.R. 7255), H1914 [27JA]

——— provide for long-term Good Neighbor Authority (see H.R. 7951), H2530 [16MR]

——— require construction of certain roads on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 7695), H2327 [25FE]

Forests: establish program to reimburse forest landowners when they plant native vegetation beneficial to upland wildlife on commercially logged forest land (see S. 4548), S2305 [14MY]

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

——— establish online and delivery standards for retail food stores or wholesale food concerns (see S. 4045), S958 [10MR] (see H.R. 8046), H2675 [24MR]

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

Health: establish and administer pilot program to provide grants to support Food Is Medicine programs (see H.R. 7906), H2482 [12MR]

Health care facilities: authorize affordable financing assistance for rural health centers facing financial distress and protect access to essential health services in rural communities (see H.R. 8504), H3122 [27AP]

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

Hunger: streamline nutrition access for older adults and adults with disabilities (see S. 4286), S1740 [14AP] (see H.R. 8256), H2884 [14AP]

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

Information technology: establish web-based platform to enable recipients of financial assistance by Rural Utilities Service to track status of projects throughout permitting and review process (see H.R. 8146), H2789 [27MR]

——— require data center operators to submit reports on data center energy and water use (see S. 4213), S1614 [25MR]

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

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

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

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

Lumber industry: provide financial assistance to forest product harvesting and hauling businesses impacted by significant market disruption (see H.R. 7195), H1349 [22JA]

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

National School Lunch Program: establish pilot program to make grants to school food authorities to provide 100 percent plant-based food and milk options (see S. 3669), S257 [15JA]

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

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

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

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

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

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: rescind increased appropriations for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and reverse reduction in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 7975), H2596 [18MR]

Public lands: preserve Traditional Cultural Place of Chi’chil Bildagoteel Historic District listed on National Register of Historic Places (see H.R. 7957), H2550 [17MR]

——— restore presumption of access on lands managed by Forest Service and BLM (see H.R. 7979), H2596 [18MR]

Puerto Rico: transition to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see S. 3958), S731 [2MR]

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

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

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

Rural areas: 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]

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

——— harmonize population threshold for rural communities for Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 7609), H2233 [20FE]

——— modify rural housing financing (see S. 4182), S1580 [24MR]

——— support infrastructure investment in small and rural child care facilities (see H.R. 8456), H3067 [22AP]

Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program: expand and strengthen (see S. 4096), S1047 [12MR] (see H.R. 7921), H2482 [12MR]

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

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

Schools: establish pilot program promoting scratch cooking in school meal programs (see S. 4599), S2416 [20MY] (see H.R. 8928), H3669 [20MY]

——— provide additional reimbursement to schools with breakfast after the bell program (see H.R. 7999), H2620 [19MR]

——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children and reimburse school meal delinquent debt (see H.R. 7542), H2218 [12FE]

——— require schools participating in school meal programs to provide free meals to all children, incentivize local food procurement, improve reimbursements, and assist food purchases during summer (see S. 4518), S2278 [13MY] (see H.R. 8728), H3346 [11MY] (see H.R. 8798), H3452 [13MY]

Senior citizens: 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]

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): extend eligibility of new moms (see S. 4191), S1614 [25MR] (see H.R. 8055), H2675 [24MR]

——— permit video or telephone certifications (see S. 3842), S577 [11FE]

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: authorize use of benefits for online grocery purchases (see H.R. 7469), H2118 [10FE]

——— ensure that Federal share of allotment costs shall be mandatory if State cannot pay applicable State share of applicable allotment costs (see H.R. 8503), H3122 [27AP]

——— expand to college students who have student aid index equal to or less than zero and permit college credit hours to count towards Federal work requirement (see H.R. 8246), H2830 [9AP]

——— modify definition of food to include hot rotisserie chicken (see S. 4367), S1858 [21AP] (see H.R. 8403), H3044 [21AP]

——— prohibit purchase of nutritionally deficient foods with benefits (see H.R. 7580), H2224 [13FE]

——— promulgate cybersecurity and digital service regulations relative to use of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards (see S. 3949), S706 [26FE] (see H.R. 7316), H1948 [2FE] (see H.R. 7658), H2296 [24FE]

——— repeal work requirements that disqualify able-bodied adults from eligibility (see H.R. 7522), H2217 [12FE]

——— require States to provide data on fraud within Program (see H.R. 8028), H2621 [19MR]

——— require States to provide recipient-level data (see S. 3856), S609 [12FE]

——— restore exemption of veterans from work requirement applicable for participation (see H.R. 7383), H2031 [4FE]

Telecommunications: reauthorize expansion of middle mile infrastructure into rural areas (see S. 3633), S220 [14JA]

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

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

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

Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act: improve (see S. 4234), S1668 [26MR]

White River National Forest: prohibit road construction project (see S. 4180), S1580 [24MR] (see H.R. 8061), H2675 [24MR]

Wildlife: improve wildlife habitat connectivity and wildlife migration corridors (see S. 4091), S1047 [12MR]

——— provide for conservation of wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity (see H.R. 8438), H3067 [22AP]

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

Cost Estimates

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

Essays

State of the Union: Alice Buhendwa, S758 [3MR]

Letters

Deploying Infrastructure With Greater Internet Transactions and Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act: Representative Glenn Thompson, Committee on Agriculture (House), H2511 [16MR]

——— Representative Westerman, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H2511 [16MR]

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

Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act: Representative Glenn Thompson, Committee on Agriculture (House), H2352 [3MR]

——— Representative Westerman, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H2353 [3MR]

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]

Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act: Representative Glenn Thompson, Committee on Agriculture (House), H2577 [18MR]

——— Representative Westerman, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H2577 [18MR]

——— several organizations, H2580 [18MR]

Small Cemetery Conveyance Act: Representative Glenn Thompson, Committee on Agriculture (House), H2511 [16MR]

——— Representative Westerman, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H2511 [16MR]

Lists

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

Motions

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (H.R. 556), H2580 [18MR]

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

Remarks in House

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

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

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

Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research, H3285 [29AP]

——— preserve greyhound racing operations in West Virginia, H3285, H3286 [29AP]

Aquaculture: conduct study of economic viability of aquaculture small businesses in Guam and Virgin Islands, H3288 [29AP]

Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: tribute, H3174 [29AP]

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

Cemeteries and funerals: authorize to convey, without consideration, certain cemeteries (H.R. 4284), H2510, H2511 [16MR]

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

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

Depts. of Agriculture and HUD: enter into memorandum of understanding relating to housing projects, H2091 [9FE]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: develop plan for ensuring timely review of communications use authorizations (H.R. 5419), H2352, H2353 [3MR]

——— ensure that land managers can make science-based decisions to protect both wildlife and hunting opportunities, H2579 [18MR]

——— establish online portals to accept, process, and dispose of certain applications for placement of communications facilities on Federal lands (H.R. 1665), H2511–H2513 [16MR]

——— issue guidance on climbing management in designated wilderness areas, H1969 [3FE]

——— prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (H.R. 556), H2576–H2580 [18MR]

——— prevent from prohibiting use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water (H.R. 556), consideration (H. Res. 1115), H2538–H2544 [17MR]

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

Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Program: permit assumption of loans (H.R. 5728), H144 [8JA]

Ecology and environment: establish grant program for tree planting to reduce residential energy consumption, H3272 [29AP]

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

Federal aid programs: include commercial fishing and fish processing as eligible agricultural activities for certain programs, H3283, H3284 [29AP]

——— 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]

Food: develop low-risk classification for fresh fruits, vegetables, and other typically raw foods, H3273 [29AP]

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

Food Safety and Inspection Service: reorganization and relocation of certain operations outside of Washington, DC, metropolitan area, H3096 [27AP]

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

Forest Service: make District of Columbia eligible for certain forestry research grants (H.R. 7650), E155 [23FE]

——— reorganization and relocation of headquarters from Washington, DC, to Salt Lake City, UT, H2838 [14AP], H3006 [21AP]

Forests: add biostimulants to Biochar Application Demonstration Project, H3267 [29AP]

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

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

Hemp: modify definition, H697 [13JA]

House of Representatives: legislative process, H3267 [29AP]

Household Food Security reports: decision to terminate, H112 [7JA]

Housing: reform rural housing programs, H2073 [9FE], H3713 [21MY]

Kyhv Peak Lookout Point, UT: issue special use permit relative to maintaining of flagpole bearing U.S. flag (H.R. 4684), H3570–H3572 [19MY]

MAZON—A Jewish Response to Hunger (organization): tribute to No One Deserves To Go Hungry Campaign, E269 [25MR]

National School Lunch Program: allow schools that participate to serve whole milk (S. 222), H723 [14JA]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish interagency task force to increase prioritization of requests for communications use authorizations at Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior (H.R. 1681), H2971–H2973 [20AP]

——— submit report to Congress on plan to implement online application portal for placement of communications facilities on Federal lands (H.R. 1343), H2973, H2974 [20AP]

Natural Resources Conservation Service: allow watershed rehabilitation work after wildfires, carried out before project is approved, to count toward sponsor’s required financial contribution to overall project, H3287 [29AP]

Office of Seafood: establish, H3282, H3283 [29AP]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: impact, H3153, H3170, H3172, H3173 [29AP]

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

Renewable energy: modify definition of renewable biomass under renewable fuel program to include low-value forest materials and mill residuals for biofuels, H3269, H3270 [29AP]

Research: prohibit funding for certain animal research being conducted in, or performed in collaboration with, countries of concern, H3276, H3277 [29AP]

Safety: improve respiratory protection standards for wildland firefighters (S. 3183), H150 [8JA]

Schools: increase reimbursement rate of school meals (H.R. 5753), H2891 [15AP]

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): extend eligibility of new moms (H.R. 8055), H2989 [20AP]

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

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: funding, H117 [7JA], H1176 [22JA], H1980 [4FE], H2537 [17MR], H3006 [21AP], H3141, H3268 [29AP], H3545 [15MY]

——— modify definition of food under such program to include hot rotisserie chicken, H3273 [29AP]

——— prohibit use of benefits to purchase soda, H3289, H3290 [29AP]

——— require report on eligible food pilot programs and recommend possible modifications to definition of ‘‘eligible foods’’, H3277, H3278 [29AP]

Water: designate circuit rider program as excepted activities during Government shutdowns, H3272 [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]

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

Remarks in Senate

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

Budget: create point of order against legislation that would not increase Federal funding for, or participation in, school meal programs, S1909 [22AP]

Depts. of Agriculture and HUD: enter into memorandum of understanding relating to housing projects, S663 [25FE]

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

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

Federal firefighters: provide rest and recuperation leave for employees engaged in wildland firefighting (S. 4271), S1672 [26MR]

Food: updated Federal nutritional guidelines, S106 [8JA]

Food industry: evaluation of voluntary label program, S2289 [14MY]

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

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

Housing: reform rural housing programs, S1021 [12MR]

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

Mexico: impose penalties for failure to fulfill annual water deliveries to U.S. under treaty regarding utilization of Colorado and Rio Grande Rivers and establish benchmarks to ensure future compliance, S2254 [13MY]

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

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: funding, S1907 [22AP]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to wildfire prevention policies and funding, S1733 [14AP]

Reports filed

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

Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2768) (H. Rept. 119–582), H2819 [2AP]

Carry Out Forest Service Activities to Suppress Wildfires: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 178) (H. Rept. 119–429), H251 [8JA]

Consideration of H.R. 556, Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1115) (H. Rept. 119–554), H2529 [16MR]

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

Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5911) (H. Rept. 119–662), H3668 [20MY]

Deploying Infrastructure With Greater Internet Transactions and Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1665) (H. Rept. 119–487), H2028 [4FE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1665) (H. Rept. 119–487), H2029 [4FE]

Direct Hire To Fight Fires: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 435) (H. Rept. 119–432), H251 [8JA]

Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5419) (H. Rept. 119–516), H2295 [24FE]

Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1681) (H. Rept. 119–439), H2775 [26MR]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1681) (H. Rept. 119–439), H654 [12JA]

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

Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1343) (H. Rept. 119–485), H2028 [4FE]

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

Proven Forest Management Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 179) (H. Rept. 119–430), H251 [8JA]

Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 472) (S. Rept. 119–104), S577 [11FE]

Small Cemetery Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4284) (H. Rept. 119–454), H892 [14JA]

Star-Spangled Summit Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4684) (H. Rept. 119–584), H2820 [2AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 1115, consideration of H.R. 556, Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act, H2538 [17MR]

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

H.R. 556, Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act, H2576 [18MR]

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

H.R. 1343, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act, H2973 [20AP]

H.R. 1665, Deploying Infrastructure With Greater Internet Transactions and Legacy (DIGITAL) Applications Act, H2511 [16MR]

H.R. 1681, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act, H2971 [20AP]

H.R. 4284, Small Cemetery Conveyance Act, H2510 [16MR]

H.R. 4684, Star-Spangled Summit Act, H3570 [19MY]

H.R. 5419, Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act, H2352 [3MR]

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

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

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

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

S. 4213, Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act, S1616 [25MR]

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

S. 4437, Puppy Protection Act, S2131 [29AP]

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

S. Res. 742, Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry anniversary, S2419 [20MY]