Food and Farm Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary 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,
- 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.
What just happenedNov 16, 2017
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.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseNov 16, 2017
- Nov 16, 2017IntroReferralH11100
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.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Nov 16, 2017IntroReferralH11100
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.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Nov 16, 2017IntroReferralH11100
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.
Ways and Means Committee - Nov 16, 2017IntroReferralH11100
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.
Agriculture Committee - Nov 16, 2017IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1581)
- Nov 16, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Nov 16, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House