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Seeding Rural Resilience Act

Introduced: November 8, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Nov 21, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9158)
Oct 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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Seeding Rural Resilience Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a public service announcement campaign to address the mental health of farmers and ranchers, including television, radio, print, outdoor, and digital public service announcements.

Additionally, USDA must

  • establish a voluntary program to train employees of the Farm Service Agency, the Risk Management Agency, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service in the management of stress experienced by farmers and ranchers, including the detection of stress and suicide prevention; and
  • convene a task force of agricultural and rural stakeholders at the federal, state, and local levels to assess the causes of mental stress in farmers and ranchers and identify best practices for responding to such stress.
What's happening now November 21, 2019

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9158)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 14 Republican 5
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Oct 30, 2020
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Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Mar 9, 2020
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Mar 5, 2020
Crist, Charlie
· Mar 2, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Mar 2, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Feb 11, 2020
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 11, 2020
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Feb 11, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jan 29, 2020
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jan 27, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jan 7, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 4, 2019
Stivers, Steve
· Dec 4, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 4, 2019
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Nov 8, 2019
Hagedorn, Jim
· Nov 8, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Nov 8, 2019
O'Halleran, Tom
· Nov 8, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Nov 1, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Oct 29, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Oct 29, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Oct 23, 2019
Katko, John
· Oct 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4820: Seeding Rural Resilience Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4820/
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"H.R. 4820: Seeding Rural Resilience Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4820/.
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H.R. 4820, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4820/.
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