S 2976 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

Latest action · May 24, 2018 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 24, 2018
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

Provides FY2019 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies.

Provides appropriations to USDA for Agricultural Programs, including:

  • the Office of the Secretary,
  • Executive Operations,
  • the Office of the Chief Information Officer,
  • the Office of the Chief Financial Officer,
  • the Office of Civil Rights,
  • Agriculture Buildings and Facilities,
  • Hazardous Materials Management,
  • the Office of Inspector General,
  • the Office of the General Counsel,
  • the Office of Ethics,
  • the Economic Research Service,
  • the National Agricultural Statistics Service,
  • the Agricultural Research Service,
  • the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,
  • the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
  • the Agricultural Marketing Service, and
  • the Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Provides appropriations to USDA for Farm Production and Conservation Programs, including:

  • the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center,
  • the Farm Service Agency,
  • the Risk Management Agency, and
  • the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Provides appropriations to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund and the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund.

Provides appropriations to USDA for Rural Development Programs, including:

  • Rural Development Salaries and Expenses,
  • the Rural Housing Service,
  • the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and
  • the Rural Utilities Service.

Provides appropriations to USDA for the Food and Nutrition Service, including:

  • Child Nutrition Programs;
  • the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);
  • the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program);
  • the Commodity Assistance Program; and
  • Nutrition Programs Administration.

Provides appropriations to USDA for the Foreign Agricultural Service, including Food for Peace Title II Grants and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants.

Provides appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration and the Farm Credit Administration.

Sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateAppropriations Committee
Reported as an original measure May 24, 2018
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Hearings Apr 11, 2018Hearings Apr 24, 2018

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 24, 2018Introduced in Senate
  2. May 24, 2018Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Hoeven. With written report No. 115-259.
  3. May 24, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438.
  4. Apr 24, 2018Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-458.
  5. Apr 11, 2018Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-458.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S6203Jerry Moran R-KSSep 18, 2018

Research

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Committee report

Printed hearings 3

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CRS reports 6

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Cite it 6

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Related bills 2

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Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
An original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Short Titles as Reported to Senate
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 24, 2018Placed on Calendar Senate

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