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Farmers Feeding Families Coronavirus Response Act

Introduced: May 12, 2020 Introduced by: Schrier, Kim Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 5, 2020
Introduced in House
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Farmers Feeding Families Coronavirus Response Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to use specified federal funding to purchase specialty crops, dairy, meat, and poultry products from specific agricultural producers relying on markets affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to provide to food assistance programs, including the Emergency Food Assistance Program.

USDA must also provide additional funding to the states for the purpose of procuring food products to support food assistance programs within each state.

USDA and the states must use at least 10% of the funding to purchase crops and products that would otherwise have been sold through direct-to-consumer, direct-to-institution, direct-to-retail, or direct-to-restaurant marketing channels.

What's happening now May 5, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3655 Related bill Farmers-Feeding-Families Coronavirus Response Act
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 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 8
D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jul 30, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 30, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· May 12, 2020
Heck, Denny
· May 12, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 12, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· May 12, 2020
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 12, 2020
Spanberger, Abigail
· May 12, 2020
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 12, 2020
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · May 12, 2020
Trone, David
· May 12, 2020
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 5, 2020
Kilmer, Derek
· May 5, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 5, 2020
Rodgers, Cathy
· May 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6725: Farmers Feeding Families Coronavirus Response Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6725/
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"H.R. 6725: Farmers Feeding Families Coronavirus Response Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6725/.
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H.R. 6725, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6725/.
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