HR 7035
116th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Buy American requirements
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Food industry and services
Government information and archives
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Retail and wholesale trades
Farm to Fridge Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 27, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 27, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E492-493)
May 27, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Farm to Fridge Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide grants to eligible entities under the local agriculture market program for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) losses.
Eligible entities must submit USDA an application containing (1) a description of how the applicant's business has been impacted by COVID-19, (2) a narrative explaining how the applicant proposes to use such payments to expand the capacity of their sales in order to properly package and sell agricultural products to consumers either through grocery stores or direct sale, and (3) other information as USDA may require.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Committees of jurisdiction
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