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| 114-s-3495 | 114 | s | 3495 | 100 Years of Women in Congress Act | Agriculture and Food | 2016-12-05 | 2016-12-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 1 | 100 Years of Women in Congress Act This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to designate certain Department of Agriculture research and extension grants to increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as "Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Grants." | 2023-01-11T13:33:52Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3495 |
| 114-s-3408 | 114 | s | 3408 | B-CROP Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-09-28 | 2016-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 1 | Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act of 2016 or the B-CROP Act of 2016 This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to include grants in the Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that provides loans and loan guarantees for broadband telecommunications services in rural areas. In making grants, loans, or loan guarantees under the program, USDA must give the highest priority to applicants that offer to provide broadband service to the greatest proportion of unserved rural households or rural households that do not have the minimum acceptable level of residential broadband service. USDA must then give priority to projects to serve rural communities that: have a population of less than 10,000 permanent residents, are experiencing out-migration, have a high percentage of low-income residents, and are isolated from other significant population centers. A grant may not exceed 50% of the development cost of the project. USDA may increase the limit to 75% for projects that serve a remote or low-income area that does not have access to broadband service from any provider. USDA must: (1) provide technical assistance and training to entities that are eligible for the loans, loan guarantees, or grants; and (2) use a specified portion of the appropriations provided for the program for this purpose. The bill sets forth reporting requirements for recipients of the grants, loans, or loan guarantees. | 2023-01-11T13:33:31Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3408 |
| 114-s-3420 | 114 | s | 3420 | Urban Agriculture Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-09-28 | 2016-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 0 | Urban Agriculture Act of 2016 This bill amends several agricultural laws to establish an Office of Urban Agriculture within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and make urban agricultural activities eligible to receive funding from various USDA programs. The Office of Urban Agriculture must: manage programs, coordinate agencies, and advise USDA on urban agriculture and urban food systems; continue a community garden program; and establish a rooftop agriculture and outdoor vertical production program. The bill includes urban agricultural activities in several existing and new grant, loan, risk management, and research programs. It also authorizes and provides funding for several of the programs. USDA must conduct various studies and collect specified data related to urban agriculture. USDA must also establish a voluntary farmer-to-farmer assistance and mentorship program. USDA must take several actions related to soil assessment and remediation, including: establishing a coordinated soil testing protocol, coordinating and conducting research to inform the protocol and soil remediation practices with respect to soil contaminated with high levels of heavy metals or other contaminants, and establishing a national soil testing and remediation program to provide related technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers. The bill establishes pilot programs for USDA to: (1) increase municipal compost and food waste reduction activities; and (2) make grants for projects that strengthen marketplace links between healthy food consumption, good environmental practices, and direct public health outcomes. | 2023-01-11T13:33:31Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3420 |
| 114-s-3350 | 114 | s | 3350 | Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-09-15 | 2016-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 1 | Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016 This bill amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to expand the definition of "marketing agency" to include any person who engages in the business of buying or selling livestock, on a commission or other fee basis, through the use of online, video, or other electronic methods. The term "marketing agency" does not include a person whose annual average of online, video, or electronic sales of livestock, on a commission or other fee basis, is less than $250,000. The bill also permits electronic funds transfers and other expeditious payment methods that the Department of Agriculture determines to be appropriate to be used as options for meeting prompt payment requirements for livestock purchases. | 2023-01-11T13:33:33Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3350 |
| 114-s-3288 | 114 | s | 3288 | Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-09-06 | 2016-09-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 3 | Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to exempt certain recipients of Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation assistance from specified reporting requirements. The bill exempts producers or landowners eligible to participate in any USDA conservation program from reporting requirements related to subawards, executive compensation, the Universal Identifier, and the System for Award Management. | 2023-01-11T13:33:35Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3288 |
| 114-s-3212 | 114 | s | 3212 | Century Farms Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] | CT | D | M001169 | 1 | Century Farms Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to recognize: (1) any farm that a state department of agriculture or similar statewide agricultural organization recognizes as a Century Farm, or (2) a farm or ranch that has been operated continuously and owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years. In recognizing farms under this bill, USDA must give preference to small farms. | 2023-01-11T13:33:13Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3212 |
| 114-s-3229 | 114 | s | 3229 | Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 1 | Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2016 This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to increase the amount of unpaid debt permitted per borrower under Department of Agriculture farm ownership and operating loans. | 2023-01-11T13:33:13Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3229 |
| 114-s-3200 | 114 | s | 3200 | Voluntary Check-off Program Participation Act | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-13 | 2016-07-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 0 | Voluntary Check-off Program Participation Act This bill prohibits mandatory or compulsory check-off programs and requires producer participation in the programs to be voluntary at the point of sale. (A check-off program is a program to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands. The Department of Agriculture oversees the programs, which are requested and funded by industry.) | 2023-01-11T13:33:14Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3200 |
| 114-s-3201 | 114 | s | 3201 | Commodity Checkoff Program Improvement Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-13 | 2016-07-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 1 | Commodity Checkoff Program Improvement Act of 2016 This bill establishes restrictions and requirements for checkoff programs, which are programs overseen by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands. The bill prohibits boards established to carry out a checkoff program or a USDA order issued under a checkoff program from entering into a contract or agreement to carry out program activities with a party that engages in activities to influence any government policy or action that relates to agriculture. The bill also prohibits a board or its employees or agents acting in their official capacity from engaging in: (1) any act that involves a conflict of interest; and (2) any anticompetitive activity, unfair or deceptive act or practice, or any act that may be disparaging to another agricultural commodity or product. The board must meet specified requirements regarding the publication of budgets and disbursements of funds. The USDA Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office must conduct specified audits regarding checkoff programs. | 2023-01-11T13:33:14Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3201 |
| 114-s-3136 | 114 | s | 3136 | Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-07-06 | 2016-07-06 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 547. | Senate | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | KS | R | R000307 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to reauthorize and modify: (1) child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and other institutional food service programs; and (2) the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). The bill extends through FY2020 the authorizations for: the Summer Food Service Program, WIC, the WIC Farmer's Market Nutrition Program, and State Administrative Expenses. (Under current law, several programs such as the NSLP and the School Breakfast Program are permanently authorized.) For the child nutrition programs, the bill makes policy changes that: require the Department of Agriculture to use an expedited rulemaking process to change regulations regarding whole grain and sodium requirements for the NSLP and the School Breakfast Program; create a hardship exemption to temporarily permit certain schools to serve frozen, dried, or canned fruits under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program; revise application verification requirements for the school meal programs; and permit states to provide summer meals away from a congregate site (specific sites where children come to eat and are supervised) in rural or low-income areas without access to summer service. For WIC, the bill: changes rules regarding the eligibility criteria for children, the infant certification period, and income eligibility calculations; permits commercial availability and participant demand to be considered when amending the list of supplemental foods, and modifies the competitive bidding and contract award process for infant formula and infant foods. | 2019-11-15T21:47:24Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3136 |
| 114-s-3108 | 114 | s | 3108 | Food Recovery Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-06-29 | 2016-06-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 4 | Food Recovery Act of 2016 This bill provides funding and establishes requirements to reduce food waste and standardize date labeling on food. The bill expands and establishes grant and loan programs to: raise awareness about wasted food and food recovery efforts to reduce the quantity of wasted food, improve cooperation between agricultural producers and emergency feeding organizations, assist schools in using food from farms that would otherwise go to waste and providing farms with compostable materials, and install facilities that include composting or anaerobic digesters that use food or crop waste to produce energy. The bill provides funds for: (1) state storage and distribution costs under the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and (2) media campaigns to decrease food waste. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish an Office of Food Recovery to coordinate programs to measure and reduce food waste. The bill specifies that composting is eligible for support under USDA's conservation programs. Companies that receive federal food service contracts must donate surplus food to nonprofit organizations that assist food-insecure people. Food Date Labeling Act of 2016 Producers, manufacturers, distributors, or retailers that place a date label on food packaging of a product must use the phrases "best if used by" to indicate food quality and the phrase "expires on" to warn of food that may be unsafe to eat after a specified date. Labelers may include a quality date on packaging, but must include a safety date on ready-to-eat products. No one may prohibit the sale, donation, or use of a product after the quality date for the product has passed. | 2023-01-11T13:32:37Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3108 |
| 114-s-2911 | 114 | s | 2911 | A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-05-10 | 2016-05-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | This bill amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to prohibit livestock packers from owning, controlling, or feeding livestock to such an extent that the producer no longer materially participates in the management of the operation with respect to the production of the livestock. The bill includes exceptions for: (1) livestock held for not more than seven days before slaughter; (2) certain cooperatives that own, control, or feed livestock and provide such livestock for slaughter; (3) packers that are not required to report price and quantity information on each reporting day; or (4) packers that own one livestock processing plant. | 2023-01-11T13:32:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2911 |
| 114-s-2810 | 114 | s | 2810 | Local Cheese Promotion and Dairy Support Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-04-18 | 2016-04-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] | CT | D | M001169 | 0 | Local Cheese Promotion and Dairy Support Act of 2016 This bill amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act to establish a Department of Agriculture (USDA) program to provide competitive grants to small cheese producers and cooperative groups of small cheese producers. In awarding grants, USDA must define the term "small cheese producer" and give preference to producers that: (1) purchase raw dairy product from producers located in the same state as the small cheese producers, or (2) produce raw dairy product on the farms of the small cheese producers. Grant recipients may use the funds to: purchase equipment or renovate and make repairs to production facilities, develop a business plan or perform a feasibility study to grow the business, promote and market cheese, participate in accounting and financial literacy education and training, and carry out food safety upgrades and training. Using no more than 10% of the funds provided for this bill, USDA must establish a cheese production, education, and promotion pilot project at eligible institutions, including: land-grant colleges or universities, local offices of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture or other regional USDA offices, groups of regional experts that advise beginning farmers or ranchers, or nonprofit organizations. | 2023-01-11T13:31:25Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2810 |
| 114-s-2743 | 114 | s | 2743 | Farm Payment Loophole Elimination Act of 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2016-04-05 | 2016-04-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | Farm Payment Loophole Elimination Act of 2016 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to apply to family farms the requirement that recipients of farm subsidies be actively engaged in farming. The bill eliminates the existing exemption for family farms that permits family members that are not actively engaged in farming to receive farm subsidies. | 2023-01-11T13:31:27Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2743 |
| 114-s-2651 | 114 | s | 2651 | PRIME Act | Agriculture and Food | 2016-03-08 | 2016-03-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] | ME | I | K000383 | 1 | Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act or the PRIME Act This bill amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act to expand the exemption of custom slaughtering of animals from federal inspection requirements. Under current law, the exemption applies if the meat is slaughtered for personal, household, guest, and employee uses. The bill expands the exemption to include meat that is: slaughtered and prepared at a custom slaughter facility in accordance with the laws of the state where the facility is located; and prepared exclusively for distribution to household consumers in the state and restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments in the state that either prepare meals served directly to consumers or sell meat and food products directly to consumers in the state. The bill does not preempt any state law concerning the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products at a custom slaughter facility, or the sale of meat or meat food products. | 2023-01-11T13:31:45Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2651 |
| 114-s-2609 | 114 | s | 2609 | An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-03-01 | 2016-12-09 | By Senator Roberts from Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry filed written report. Report No. 114-403. Additional views filed. | Senate | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | KS | R | R000307 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a national voluntary bioengineered food labeling standard. The standard applies to food that either contains or was developed or produced using genetic material that: (1) has been modified through in vitro recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) techniques, and (2) could not otherwise be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature. (Recombinant DNA is DNA that has been altered by joining genetic material from two or more different organisms.) USDA regulations implementing this bill must: prohibit claims regarding the safety or quality of food based on whether or not the food is bioengineered, determine the amounts of a bioengineered substance that may be present for a food to be labeled as bioengineered, and establish a process for requesting and granting determinations regarding other factors and conditions under which a food may be labeled as bioengineered. USDA must provide science-based information through education, outreach, and promotion to address consumer acceptance of agricultural biotechnology. USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services must report to Congress regarding the availability of information for determining whether food is bioengineered or bioengineering was used in the development or production process. The labeling standard established by this bill preempts state and local laws regarding the labeling of bioengineered or genetically engineered food or seeds. | 2022-02-02T06:06:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2609 |
| 114-s-2529 | 114 | s | 2529 | A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that the Buy American purchase requirement for the school lunch program include fish harvested within United States waters, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-02-10 | 2016-02-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] | AK | R | S001198 | 2 | This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority that purchases fish or fish products for a school lunch or breakfast program to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, fish harvested within U.S. waters or tuna harvested by a U.S.-flag vessel. | 2023-01-11T13:32:00Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2529 |
| 114-s-2445 | 114 | s | 2445 | A bill to improve the effectiveness and coordination of nutrition education. | Agriculture and Food | 2016-01-19 | 2016-01-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study and report to Congress on state administrative expense funds, including: the use of the funds by state agencies; policies, practices, and training methods being implemented using the funds; factors that interfere with the ability of a state agency to use the funds effectively; and ways the funds are being used to encourage the implementation of effective and consistent school nutrition workforce training and technical assistance. USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion must study and report to Congress on the effectiveness and level of coordination between nutrition education in the child nutrition programs and other federal programs that include nutrition education. | 2023-01-11T13:32:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2445 |
| 114-s-2420 | 114 | s | 2420 | SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-12-17 | 2015-12-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 7 | SNAP Work Opportunities and Veteran Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exempt Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) beneficiaries from work requirements if they are not offered a position in a state job training or workfare program. The bill also exempts from work requirements veterans who are participating in certain programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs or a state to further employment or rehabilitation goals. The bill permits the Department of Agriculture to allocate specified funds to states for the employment programs. | 2023-01-11T13:32:20Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2420 |
| 114-s-2243 | 114 | s | 2243 | Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-11-05 | 2015-11-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] | WI | R | J000293 | 5 | Fruit and Vegetables Access for Children Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow federal grant-funded fresh fruit and vegetable programs carried out by states to include canned, dried, frozen, or pureed fruits and vegetables. | 2023-01-11T13:32:35Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2243 |
| 114-s-2244 | 114 | s | 2244 | AFFIRM Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-11-05 | 2015-11-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] | AZ | R | F000444 | 1 | Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures Act or the AFFIRM Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reduce federal crop insurance payments and disclose details regarding subsidies. The bill prohibits premium subsidies: (1) for additional coverage for any person or legal entity that has an average adjusted gross income that exceeds $250,000, (2) that exceed $40,000 per year for any person or legal entity, or (3) for policies that are based on the actual market price of an agricultural commodity at the time of harvest. The bill establishes an annual cap on total reimbursements for administrative and operating costs of crop insurance providers that begins at $900 million for 2015 and is adjusted for inflation in each subsequent year. The overall rate of return for insurance providers is capped at 8.9%. The bill eliminates a requirement that any renegotiated Standard Insurance Agreement (SRA) be budget-neutral. (The SRA is an agreement between USDA and the private companies that administer the federal crop insurance program that specifies details such as administrative and operating expense reimbursements and risk sharing. Eliminating the budget neutrality requirement permits USDA to use the renegotiation of the SRA to achieve savings.) USDA must annually disclose to the public specified details regarding the recipients and amounts of federal crop insurance subsidies. | 2023-01-11T13:32:35Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2244 |
| 114-s-1966 | 114 | s | 1966 | Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-08-05 | 2015-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] | AR | R | B001236 | 16 | Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish electronic benefit (EBT) cards and off-site consumption as two alternative delivery options for schools and service institutions in the summer food service program for children. These options shall be available to a child only if the child lives either in a rural area or outside of an area in which poor economic conditions exist, or, in the case of off-site consumption, if the summer program is available to the child at a congregate feeding site but the site is inaccessible, as specified by the bill. A state may not operate the EBT card option and the off-site consumption option simultaneously in the same area. Each state desiring to participate in the summer food service program shall include in its annual management and administration plan the state's plans for using one or both of these alternative delivery options. | 2023-01-11T13:29:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1966 |
| 114-s-1937 | 114 | s | 1937 | Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-08-04 | 2015-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] | NM | D | U000039 | 2 | Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Act to allow an Indian tribe to assume, from a nearby local educational agency (LEA) and in lieu of a state, responsibility for administration of the school breakfast program, the school lunch program, the child and adult care food program, or the summer food service program for children. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must identify, for optional use in LEAs on or near Indian reservations, alternatives to current program requirements related to the daily counting of meals by category, the use of annual applications to determine program eligibility, and the use of universal meal service. USDA may implement such alternatives, as limited by the bill, as well as further test them in demonstration projects. The bill also amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require USDA to increase the amount of administrative funds paid to an Indian tribe that agrees to assume responsibility for the administration of one of the aforementioned food programs. | 2023-01-11T13:29:59Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1937 |
| 114-s-1844 | 114 | s | 1844 | Voluntary Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) and Trade Enhancement Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-07-23 | 2015-07-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5528) | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 16 | Voluntary Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) and Trade Enhancement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to revise country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken. Under current law, country of origin labeling requirements are administered by the Department of Agriculture and require a retailer to inform consumers of the country of origin of a covered commodity. The bill repeals the mandatory requirements for beef, pork, and chicken and permits a packer to voluntarily designate any raw single-ingredient beef, pork, or chicken intended for retail sale as exclusively having a U.S. country of origin. | 2023-01-11T13:30:03Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1844 |
| 114-s-1833 | 114 | s | 1833 | Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-07-22 | 2015-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 16 | Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to modify the food program for child and adult care institutions and family or group day care homes. The bill increases the payment rate for program meals relative to the national average payment rate for meals served in schools. However, an eligible child care center operating a free-of-charge program in a high-poverty area may elect to instead receive special payments calculated using a blended per-meal rate. Additionally, the bill: (1) increases the reimbursement factor for meals and supplements served by a family or group day care home; (2) raises the per-child limit on the number of meals and supplements for which such a home may receive reimbursement; and (3) reduces the percentage of area children who must come from low-income households in order for a day care home in that area to be excused from specified documentation requirements. With respect to administrative expenses, the bill increases the reimbursement factor for each day care home and prohibits negative adjustments to reimbursement levels. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must develop procedures under which up a specified percentage of funds reserved by the sponsoring organization of a day care home for administrative expenses may remain available in the succeeding fiscal year. USDA must also: (1) provide state agencies with funding to implement the revised food program, as specified by the bill; and (2) complete a study on reducing paperwork and improving program administration. | 2023-01-11T13:30:04Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1833 |
| 114-s-1805 | 114 | s | 1805 | School Lunch Price Protection Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-07-21 | 2015-07-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 1 | School Lunch Price Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to alter the formula that school food authorities are required to use to establish the price for a paid lunch (a lunch provided to children who are not eligible for free or reduced price meals). Specifically, the bill makes the formula applicable only to school food authorities that had a negative balance in their nonprofit school food service account for the previous school year. | 2023-01-11T13:30:05Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1805 |
| 114-s-1796 | 114 | s | 1796 | WIC Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-07-16 | 2015-07-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 5 | Wise Investment in our Children Act of 2015 or the WIC Act This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and title XIX of the Social Security Act (Medicaid) to permit the age limit for children participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to be increased from five to six if a state agency determines it is necessary to accommodate the unique circumstances of an individual child. The bill also permits states to certify infants (under one year of age) participating in the program for a period of up to two years. | 2023-01-11T13:30:06Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1796 |
| 114-s-1800 | 114 | s | 1800 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-07-16 | 2015-10-21 | Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-633. | Senate | Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] | KS | R | M000934 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Highlights: The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), except for the Forest Service; and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The bill includes both discretionary and mandatory funding. The mandatory funding levels are generally set by authorizing legislation such as the farm bill and are frequently limited in the agriculture appropriations bill. The bill decreases funding for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies below FY2015 levels. Compared to FY2015 levels, the bill: increases funding for Rural Development, Foreign Assistance and Related Programs, and the FDA; and decreases funding for Agricultural Programs, Conservation Programs, and Domestic Food Programs. Also included in the bill are provisions that restrict funding for: importing beef from Brazil and Argentina, the 2015 dietary guidelines, and horse slaughter facility inspections. Full Summary: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and related agencies. TITLE I--AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS Provides appropriations for the following agricultural programs and services: the Office of the Secretary; Executive Operations; the Office of the Chief Information Officer; the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; the Office of Civil Rights; Agriculture Buildings and Facilities; Hazardous Materials Management; the Office of Inspector General; the Office of the General Counsel; the Office of Ethics; the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics; the Economic Resear… | 2022-02-28T20:16:28Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1800 |
| 114-s-1655 | 114 | s | 1655 | A bill to amend the United States Cotton Futures Act to exclude certain cotton futures contracts from coverage under that Act. | Agriculture and Food | 2015-06-24 | 2015-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] | GA | R | P000612 | 0 | This bill amends the United States Cotton Futures Act to exclude cotton future contracts involving cotton that is grown outside of the United States and tendered for delivery from coverage under the Act, including the requirement that the cotton be classified by the Department of Agriculture. | 2023-01-11T13:30:39Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1655 |
| 114-s-1539 | 114 | s | 1539 | Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-06-10 | 2015-06-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 13 | Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Department of Agriculture to establish a program providing eligible households with summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards in order to give children access to food during the summer months to: (1) reduce or eliminate children's food insecurity and hunger, and (2) improve their nutritional status. An "eligible household" is a household that includes one or more children who are eligible to receive free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs. The amount on each summer EBT card is set at $150 per child in 2017, with adjustments thereafter reflecting changes in reimbursement rates for school meals under the school lunch program. If children are enrolled to receive free or reduced price meals under the school lunch or breakfast programs, they must be enrolled in this program without further application. Summer EBT cards may be used only to purchase food from retail food stores that have been approved for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). | 2023-01-11T13:30:43Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1539 |
| 114-s-1417 | 114 | s | 1417 | United States Grain Standards Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-05-21 | 2015-05-21 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 90. | Senate | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | KS | R | R000307 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) United States Grain Standards Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill reauthorizes and amends provisions of the United States Grain Standards Act. The Act authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish official marketing standards for grains, and to provide procedures for grain inspection and weighing. The bill reauthorizes several expiring provisions through FY2020, establishes procedures in the event of an interruption of inspection and weighing services, revises the process for delegating inspections to state agencies, and revises fees for inspection and weighing services. (Sec. 2) The bill provides that transfers of grain into an export elevator by any mode of transportation are not required to be officially weighed. In the case of a disruption in official grain inspection or weighing services, the bill requires USDA to immediately take the actions necessary to address the disruption and resume services. USDA must also report to Congress on the disruption and provide daily updates until services have resumed. The bill ends the permanent delegation to state agencies to carry out export inspection and weighing services. Every five years, USDA must certify that each state agency with a delegation of authority is meeting specified criteria. The certification process must include public notice and a comment period. State agencies that have been delegated authority and intend to temporarily discontinue official inspection or weighing services, except in the case of a major disaster, must notify USDA in advance. In order to review the performance of states, local agencies, and individuals that have applied to perform official inspections other than at export port locations, USDA must periodically consult with customers of the applicant and work with the applicant to address any concerns. The bill extends the duration of licenses for inspectors from three to five year… | 2021-07-10T19:55:23Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1417 |
| 114-s-1442 | 114 | s | 1442 | Exclusion for Deficit Reduction in Agricultural Subsidies Elimination Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-05-21 | 2015-05-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] | AZ | R | F000444 | 1 | Exclusion for Deficit Reduction in Agricultural Subsidies Elimination Act or the ERASE Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to eliminate a requirement that any renegotiated Standard Insurance Agreement (SRA) be budget neutral. The SRA is an agreement between the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the private companies that administer the federal crop insurance program. It specifies details such as administrative and operating expense reimbursements and risk sharing between USDA and the companies in the operation of the program. Eliminating the budget neutrality requirement permits USDA to use the renegotiation of the SRA to achieve savings. | 2023-01-11T13:31:04Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1442 |
| 114-s-1332 | 114 | s | 1332 | Meat and Poultry Recall Notification Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-05-13 | 2015-05-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Meat and Poultry Recall Notification Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, and the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue a mandatory recall of contaminated meat, poultry, and egg products. Under current law, recalls are voluntary actions taken by food companies. The bill modifies the definition of "adulterated" used for recalls to include a food product that bears or contains a pathogen or contaminant associated with serious illness or death. If USDA determines that food violates a food safety law and there is a reasonable probability that the food, if consumed, would present a threat to public health, USDA must: (1) notify consumers and public health officials, and (2) provide the company with an opportunity to take voluntary actions. If the company refuses to carry out voluntary actions within the time period and in the manner prescribed by USDA, USDA is authorized to control and possess the food, recall the food, and take other mandatory actions necessary to prevent its distribution. In the case of a recall, USDA must provide affected retailers with a notice containing the product information of each product subject to the recall, and the retailers must post the notice or notify consumers using a customer card system. The bill establishes procedures, including civil and criminal penalties, to enforce this bill and other food safety laws. | 2023-01-11T13:31:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1332 |
| 114-s-1214 | 114 | s | 1214 | John Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-05-06 | 2015-05-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 30 | John Rainey Memorial Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem equine (horses and other members of the equidae family) parts to be an unsafe food additive or animal drug. Prohibits the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for purposes of human consumption. | 2023-01-11T13:31:12Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1214 |
| 114-s-1146 | 114 | s | 1146 | Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-04-30 | 2015-04-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 4 | Healthy School Meals Flexibility Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from implementing any regulation that would require a reduction in the quantity of sodium contained in federally reimbursed meals, foods, and snacks sold in schools below specified July 2014 maximum levels allowed in school breakfasts for school year 2014-2015. With respect to grain contents, USDA shall only require that half of all grains in such food items are whole grain-rich. School food authorities must comply with the applicable grain component or standard with respect to the school lunch or school breakfast program in effect before July 1, 2014. | 2023-01-11T13:27:18Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1146 |
| 114-s-764 | 114 | s | 764 | A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes. | Agriculture and Food | 2015-03-17 | 2016-07-29 | Became Public Law No: 114-216. | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 13 | (This measure has not been amended since the Senate agreed to the House amendment with an amendment on July 7, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) This bill amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a national mandatory bioengineered food disclosure standard. (Bioengineered food is commonly referred to as a genetically modified organism or GMO food.) (Sec. 1) Bioengineered food is food that that has been genetically modified in a way that could not be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature. The standard applies to any claim in a disclosure a food bears indicating that the food is bioengineered and to any food subject to the labeling requirements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). It applies to foods subject to labeling requirements under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, or the Egg Products Inspection Act if: (1) the most predominant ingredient would independently be subject to the FFDCA labeling requirements; or (2) the most predominant ingredient is broth, stock, water, or a similar solution and the second-most predominant ingredient would independently be subject to the FFDCA labeling requirements. Within two years of enactment of this bill, USDA must establish: (1) a national mandatory bioengineered food disclosure standard for any bioengineered food and any food that may be bioengineered, and (2) requirements and procedures to carry out the standard. Regulations prescribing the labeling of bioengineered food must: prohibit a food derived from an animal from being considered bioengineered solely because the animal consumed feed produced from, containing, or consisting of a bioengineered substance; determine the amounts of a bioengineered substance that may be present for a food to be bioengineered; establish a process for requesting and granting a USDA determination regarding other factors and conditions under which a food is considered bioengineered; require the form of disclosure to be a t… | 2023-04-24T20:39:48Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/764 |
| 114-s-738 | 114 | s | 738 | Genetically Engineered Salmon Risk Reduction Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-03-12 | 2015-03-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 4 | Genetically Engineered Salmon Risk Reduction Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require food that contains genetically engineered (commonly called a "genetically modified organism" or "GMO") salmon to bear a label stating that fact. The bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 before approving a new animal drug application for GMO salmon intended for human consumption. (Currently, the FDA regulates GMO animals under the new animal drug provisions of that Act. If the FDA finalizes its environmental assessment and the Finding of No Significant Impact, it would not be required to prepare an EIS for that salmon.) The EIS prepared pursuant to this bill must focus on the coast along California to Alaska and GMO fish, including salmon, other anadromous fish (fish that migrate from the salt water of the sea to spawn in the fresh water of rivers), or marine fish. The EIS must include: an environmental risk analysis that assesses the potential impacts from escapement of the GMO fish on wild and cultured fish stocks and environments, a failure mode and effects analysis that assesses the best- and worst-case probabilities of failure of each confinement technique, an assessment of the costs of control or eradication of escaped GMO fish, and an assessment of the potential economic damage to relevant wild and cultured fish stocks and environments from the escapement of GMO fish. | 2023-01-11T13:27:52Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/738 |
| 114-s-644 | 114 | s | 644 | A bill to resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program. | Agriculture and Food | 2015-03-03 | 2015-03-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 1 | Vests title to real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program in the grant recipient in accordance with the compensation provisions in this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:27:54Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/644 |
| 114-s-613 | 114 | s | 613 | Summer Meals Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-02-27 | 2015-02-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 22 | Summer Meals Act of 2015 Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to redefine "areas in which poor economic conditions exist," where the summer food service program for children may operate, as areas in which at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children have been determined to be eligible for free or reduced price school meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs. Reimburses service institutions (other than school food authorities) for up to one meal and one snack per child each day during after-school hours, weekends, and school holidays during the regular school calendar. (Currently, such institutions are reimbursed for meals and snacks served to children over the summer months or to children who are on vacation under a continuous school calendar.) Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants to service institutions to increase participation in the summer food service program for children at congregate feeding sites through innovative approaches to limited transportation and mobile meal trucks. Allows service institutions that are participating in the summer food service program for children to serve up to three meals, or two meals and one snack, during each day of operation. (Currently, this option is reserved for camps and service institutions that serve meals primarily to migrant children.) | 2023-01-11T13:28:16Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/613 |
| 114-s-569 | 114 | s | 569 | Farm to School Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-02-25 | 2015-02-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1120-1121; text of measure as introduced: CR S1121) | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 13 | Farm to School Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reauthorize the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Farm to School Program through FY2021 and modify the program. The program currently provides grants and technical assistance to schools, state and local agencies, Indian tribal organizations, agricultural producers, and nonprofit entities to improve access to local foods in schools. The bill makes schools participating in the Summer Food Service Program for children, the early care and afterschool portions of the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the School Breakfast Program eligible to participate in the program. It also permits USDA to provide land-grant colleges and universities with grants, research, and technical assistance under the program. The purposes for grants awarded under the program are expanded to include agricultural literacy and nutrition education. The bill requires USDA to provide technical assistance, research, and information to increase awareness of and participation in farm to school programs among agricultural producers. In awarding grants, USDA must improve local food procurement and distribution options for agricultural producers and eligible schools. USDA is permitted to fund projects that include innovative approaches to aggregation, processing, transportation, and distribution. The bill establishes new limitations on the amount and duration of grants. The bill also establishes reporting requirements and limits funds that may be used for administrative costs. | 2023-01-11T13:28:18Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/569 |
| 114-s-540 | 114 | s | 540 | School Food Modernization Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-02-24 | 2015-02-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1077) | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 8 | School Food Modernization Act Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies (LEAs) or school food authorities administering or operating a school lunch program, tribal organizations, or consortia of such entities to finance the construction, remodeling, or expansion of infrastructure or the purchase of durable equipment that will facilitate their provision of healthy meals through the school lunch program. Requires USDA to give a preference to applicants that demonstrate a substantial or disproportionate need for food service infrastructure or durable equipment. Prohibits a loan guarantee from covering more than 80% of a loan's principal. Requires USDA to establish fees for the loan guarantee program that: (1) are sufficient to cover the federal government's administrative costs in operating the program, and (2) may be based on the risk premium associated with the particular loan or loan guarantee. Directs USDA to award competitive matching grants to assist LEAs or school food authorities administering or operating a school lunch program, tribal organizations, or consortia of such entities in purchasing the durable equipment and infrastructure they need to serve healthier meals and improve food safety. Requires USDA to give grant priority to applicants that: (1) have identified and are reasonably expected to meet an unmet local or community need, and (2) are located in states that have enacted funding measures to assist them with such purchases. Prohibits such a grant from covering more than 80% of the total cost of the durable equipment and infrastructure. Directs USDA to award competitive matching grants to experienced third-party training institutions to provide school food service personnel with the training and technical assistance they need to: (1) meet school lunch program nutrition standards, and (2) improve the efficacy and efficiency of the school lunch and breakfast programs. Prohibits such… | 2023-01-11T13:28:19Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/540 |
| 114-s-475 | 114 | s | 475 | Sugar Reform Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-02-12 | 2015-02-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] | NH | D | S001181 | 16 | Sugar Reform Act of 2015 This bill revises the Department of Agriculture (USDA) sugar program to decrease price support levels and make other modifications. The bill amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to decrease the rate for price support loans to processors of domestically grown sugarcane and sugar beets. The loan rate is the price level at which processors can take out loans. The bill amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to require USDA to set the marketing allotments at a level appropriate to maintain adequate domestic supplies at reasonable prices. The allotments limit the amount of sugar that each processor may sell. The allotments may be suspended or modified based on: (1) the interests of consumers, workers, businesses, and agricultural producers; and (2) the relative competitiveness of domestically produced and imported foods containing sugar. In setting import quotas necessary to comply with trade agreements, USDA must: set the quotas at no less than the minimum level necessary for compliance, adjust the quotas to provide adequate domestic supplies at reasonable prices, establish and adjust quotas so that the ratio of sugar stocks to total sugar use at the end of the year will be approximately 15.5% or the target necessary to prevent unreasonably high prices or forfeitures, and permit the temporary transfer of quotas between countries. The bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to repeal the Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers, which requires USDA to purchase sugar from domestic processors and sell it to bioenergy producers for biofuel production. | 2023-01-11T13:28:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/475 |
| 114-s-463 | 114 | s | 463 | A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the paying of premium subsidies on policies based on the actual market price of an agricultural commodity at the time of harvest. | Agriculture and Food | 2015-02-11 | 2015-02-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] | AZ | R | F000444 | 1 | This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation from paying a premium subsidy for a crop insurance policy that is based on the actual market price of an agricultural commodity at the time of harvest. | 2023-01-11T13:28:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/463 |
| 114-s-345 | 114 | s | 345 | A bill to limit the level of premium subsidy provided by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to agricultural producers. | Agriculture and Food | 2015-02-03 | 2015-02-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] | NH | D | S001181 | 1 | This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to limit federal crop insurance premium subsidies provided to agricultural producers to $50,000. The limit applies to the total amount of premiums paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation on behalf of a person or legal entity for all policies issued for a crop year. | 2023-01-11T13:28:24Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/345 |
| 114-s-287 | 114 | s | 287 | Safe Food Act of 2015 | Agriculture and Food | 2015-01-28 | 2015-01-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S591-600) | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 3 | Safe Food Act of 2015 This bill establishes the Food Safety Administration (FSA) as an independent agency to administer and enforce food safety laws. The functions of specified federal agencies that relate to the administration or enforcement of food safety laws are transferred to the FSA. The FSA is directed to: promulgate regulations to protect the food supply from contamination; implement federal food safety inspection, labeling, enforcement, and research efforts to protect the public health; develop consistent and science-based standards for safe food; prioritize federal food safety efforts and deployment of resources to achieve the greatest benefit in reducing foodborne illness; administer a national food safety program based on an analysis of the hazards associated with different foods and the processing of different foods; require that all food and feed facilities register before operation or importation of food, feed, or ingredients; establish an accreditation system for foreign governments seeking to certify food for importation to the United States; establish requirements for tracing food and animals from point of origin to retail sale; establish and administer a food safety technology program to foster innovations with the potential to improve food safety; maintain or access an active surveillance system of food and epidemiological evidence; establish a sampling system to monitor contaminants in food; rank categories of food based on their health hazard; establish a national public education campaign on food safety; and conduct research relating to food safety. This bill includes provisions regarding prohibited acts, recall authority, penalties for violations of food safety laws, whistle-blower protection, and civil actions. | 2023-01-11T13:28:48Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/287 |
| 114-s-190 | 114 | s | 190 | Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-01-20 | 2015-05-06 | Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the importation of any seafood from a foreign country unless the country complies with U.S. standards for seafood manufacturing, processing, and holding. Requires an annual inspection of each foreign facility that exports seafood to the United States to ensure compliance with U.S. standards. Requires periodic follow-up inspections of foreign facilities as determined necessary by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Requires the FDA to inspect and test not less than 20% of all imported seafood each year and the first 15 shipments of seafood imported from a new exporter. Sets forth procedures in the event an exporter fails to meet inspection or test requirements. Directs the FDA to refuse entry of all seafood shipments from a country that repeatedly fails to meet inspection or testing requirements and establish exporter fees as necessary. Requires the detention or destruction of imported seafood that fails to meet safety standards unless the shipment meets criteria for re-export. Allows importation of seafood at only those U.S. ports of entry that have the personnel trained to conduct the applicable testing and inspections. Prohibits making a knowingly false statement with respect to a test or inspection under this Act or knowingly misbranding any seafood imported under this Act. Establishes a civil penalty for violations. Authorizes the FDA to establish a program under which a state may conduct inspection, testing, and certification of U.S. seafood imports. | 2023-01-11T13:28:52Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/190 |
| 114-s-57 | 114 | s | 57 | Food Stamp Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act | Agriculture and Food | 2015-01-07 | 2015-01-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Food Stamp Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to disqualify from the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) any person who has been found to have intentionally used an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card issued to a household of which the person is not a member. Requires an EBT card to include a list of the members of a household eligible to use the card, if a state agency does not require the card to include a photograph. Requires a member of a household using an EBT card to show photographic identification at the point of sale. | 2023-01-11T13:28:46Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/57 |
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