PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Nov 16, 2017
Food and Farm Act
This bill reauthorizes and modifies several Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that address:
commodity support,
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crop insurance,
conservation,
food assistance,
nutrition,
farm credit,
beginning farmers and ranchers,
food waste,
research and educational programs,
animal welfare, and
regional food systems.
The bill modifies agriculture and nutrition policies to:
repeal the Agriculture Risk Coverage Program and the Price Loss Coverage Program,
impose additional limits on farm subsidies,
extend crop insurance premium subsidies to farmers who plant crops to reduce erosion,
require recipients of farm subsidies to comply with additional conservation requirements,
authorize increased funding for conservation programs,
authorize additional assistance under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for organic farmers,
establish a loan program for conservation-based structural improvements,
increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits,
authorize additional assistance for beginning farmers and ranchers,
establish the Office of Food Waste within USDA,
authorize additional funding for research and education programs,
require USDA to comply with certain animal welfare standards at federal agricultural research centers,
require USDA to reinstate online posting of Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act enforcement records, and
expand grant and loan programs for local and regional food systems.
People & committees
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D–OR
Legislative record
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Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1581)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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