House Bill 4425
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Food and Farm Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Nov 16, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4425
Congress
115
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
November 16, 2017
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11/16/2017
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.
11/16/2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1581)
11/16/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:37:59 PM