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Farmers First Act of 2023

Introduced: November 28, 2023 Introduced by: Feenstra, Randy Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 24, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Nov 13, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 13, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farmers First Act of 2023

This bill extends through FY2028 and revises the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN). This Department of Agriculture program provides competitive grants to states, Indian tribes, and qualified nonprofit organizations to provide stress assistance programs (i.e., professional agricultural behavioral health counseling, helplines, and resources) to individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and agriculture-related occupations.

The bill specifies that the grant funding for farm telephone helplines and websites may also be used for crisis lines.

Further, FRSAN grant recipients may establish referral relationships with providers, including Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, health centers, rural health clinics, and critical access hospitals.

What's happening now January 24, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1736 Identical bill Farmers First Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 2
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Jul 22, 2024
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Apr 23, 2024
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 7, 2024
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Dec 11, 2023
Caraveo, Yadira
· Nov 28, 2023
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Nov 13, 2023
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Costa, Jim
California · Nov 13, 2023
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Nov 13, 2023
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Nunn, Zachary
Iowa · Nov 13, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6379: Farmers First Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6379/
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"H.R. 6379: Farmers First Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6379/.
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H.R. 6379, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6379/.
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