HR 7490 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Congressional oversight Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Industrial facilities Meat

RAMP–UP Act

Introduced: July 9, 2020 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Sep 3, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Jul 6, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Jul 6, 2020

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants Act or the RAMP-UP Act

This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture to provide grants to meat and poultry processing facilities for assistance with costs incurred in making improvements to such facilities and carrying out other planning activities necessary to be subject to inspection and allow for interstate shipment of their products.

Each grant shall not exceed $100,000.

Grant recipients must provide matching nonfederal funds in an amount equal to the amount of a grant, except for grants awarded in FY2020 or FY2021.

What's happening now September 3, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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