H.R.4820: Seeding Rural Resilience Act

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 23, 2019

Seeding Rural Resilience Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a public service announcement campaign to address the mental health of farmers and ranchers, including television, radio, print, outdoor, and digital public service announcements.

Additionally, USDA must

establish a voluntary program to train employees of the Farm Service Agency, the Risk Management Agency, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service in the management of stress experienced by farmers and ranchers, including the detection of stress and suicide prevention; and

convene a task force of agricultural and rural stakeholders at the federal, state, and local levels to assess the causes of mental stress in farmers and ranchers and identify best practices for responding to such stress.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] · D–NY

Committees

Agriculture Committee

33 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Legislative record

Actions

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Nov 21, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9158)
Oct 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced in House
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced in House

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