HR 6956
116th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
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Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural research
American Samoa
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Farming Support to States Act of 2020
Introduced: May 19, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 19, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 19, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Farming Support to States Act of 2020
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish the Food and Agriculture Emergency Response and Resiliency Program to provide aid for the states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories to carry out activities to respond to urgent and emerging issues in the agriculture economy and food supply chain impacted by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and related food system threats. The bill also provides funding for the program.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
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