HR 4671
115th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural practices and innovations
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Rural conditions and development
Organic Farmers Access Act
Introduced: December 18, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Dec 18, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Dec 18, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Organic Farmers Access Act
This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act and the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to expand the eligibility of organic farmers for assistance under Department of Agriculture (USDA) rural development grant and loan programs.
The bill authorizes additional assistance for certified organic farms and certified organic handling operations under USDA programs that provide: (1) rural business development grants, (2) loans and loan guarantees for locally or regionally produced agricultural food products, and (3) value-added agricultural product market development grants.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
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