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RAMP–UP Act

Introduced: July 23, 2020 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jul 23, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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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 July 23, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7490 Related bill RAMP–UP Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Sep 23, 2020
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 23, 2020
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 23, 2020
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jul 23, 2020
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jul 23, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4298: RAMP–UP Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4298/
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