Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2015
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 15, 2015)
Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2015
This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the number of acres on which agricultural producers are authorized to grow fruits and vegetables without a resulting reduction in the payment acres used to calculate price loss coverage and agriculture risk coverage payments.
The increases are permitted if the crops on the additional acres are grown for sale or donation in a food desert, which is a census tract that: (1) has a poverty rate of at least 20%, and (2) provides difficult access to a retail outlet that provides a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.
What just happenedJul 28, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 15, 2015
- Jul 28, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee - Jul 15, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture Committee - Jul 15, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 15, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House