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S 2219 117th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Advanced technology and technological innovations Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Agricultural research Alcoholic beverages Debt collection Insects Research administration and funding

REDUCE Government Waste Act

Introduced: June 24, 2021 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 24, 2021
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Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act or the REDUCE Government Waste Act

This bill repeals the rules for peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Under a nonrecourse marketing assistance loan, a farmer pledges a commodity as collateral and may deliver the pledged collateral to USDA to repay the loan.

The bill also prohibits federal funds from being used for the development of (1) a beerbot or other robot bartender; or (2) insect-based foods for human consumption, including cricket farming and taste-testing of insect-based foods.

What's happening now June 24, 2021

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

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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jun 24, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2219: REDUCE Government Waste Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2219/
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"S. 2219: REDUCE Government Waste Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2219/.
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S. 2219, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2219/.
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