Veterans’ Agricultural Apprenticeship Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 8, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 15, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans' Agricultural Apprenticeship Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to make direct loans to farmers and ranchers who will provide mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans who have not previously operated a farm or ranch.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2019 to Dec 16, 2019, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Jan 30, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jan 30, 2019 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jan 30, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 7, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Feb 7, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 7, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 7, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Feb 7, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Feb 7, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Feb 7, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
- Jan 29, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1250)
- Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2019Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
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