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Version 53 · Passed House · Jun 12, 2023
Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide as block grants to states and territories certain funding available to assist agricultural producers with losses due to droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, winter storms, freeze, smoke exposure, and excessive moisture occurring in calendar year 2022.
The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule. (This excludes the budget effects from being counted for the purposes of enforcing the PAYGO rules.)
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Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-18] · R–FL
Legislative record
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Under the order of 10/24/23, having not achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 53. Record Vote Number: 285.
Senate roll call 285 · Individual votesFailed of passage/not agreed to in Senate: Under the order of 10/24/23, having not achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 53. Record Vote Number: 285.
Senate roll call 285 · Individual votesMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5284-5285)
Senate Committee on Appropriations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Appropriations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2804)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2804)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 662.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2803-2805)
Mrs. Cammack moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 53.
Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 118-73.
Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 118-73.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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