S 2573
115th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural education
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural practices and innovations
Community life and organization
Rural conditions and development
Technology transfer and commercialization
Veteran and Beginning Farmers Technical Assistance Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 20, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Veteran and Beginning Farmers Technical Assistance Act
This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to extend the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas program through FY2023.
(The program provides technical information and educational resources about sustainable agriculture to farmers, information providers, agriculture-related businesses, and community food organizations across the United States. It is operated by a nonprofit organization and is primarily funded through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Agriculture.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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