American Farmers, Food Banks, and Families Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 11, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
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.
- IntroducedJul 9, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Farmers, Food Banks, and Families Act of 2020
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the position of Domestic Agriculture Supply Chain Administrator.
The Administrator must
- carry out activities in the interest of assisting farmers in entering their products into the domestic market;
- act as a liaison to connect farmers with food banks, schools, grocers, restaurants, and nonprofit organizations to expand domestic market access for organizations that are in need of agricultural products;
- identify barriers, either regulatory or legal, that prevent or inhibit farmers from entering their products into the domestic market through food distribution networks or other entities; and
- make recommendations to USDA regarding the means by which to remove such barriers.
Additionally, USDA must establish a catalog or data resource that is capable of recording (1) farms that have excess agricultural products, and (2) food distribution organizations that are in need of certain agricultural products.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 13, 2020 to Jul 20, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jul 13, 2020 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jul 20, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jul 9, 2020 |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee | Referred Sep 11, 2020 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
- Jul 9, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2020Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E619)
- Jul 9, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E619 | Dan Newhouse R-WA | Jul 9, 2020 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 124, July 9, 2020, page H3078.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3970 | American Farmers, Food Banks, and Families Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Jun 16, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to promote an American agriculture first agenda and establish the position of Domestic Agriculture Supply Chain Administrator in the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture to connect United States farmers with food banks, grocers, and nonprofit food distributors during periods of food scarcity, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- American Farmers, Food Banks, and Families Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Agricultural marketing and promotion
- Agriculture and Food
- Department of Agriculture
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Food assistance and relief
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Government information and archives
- Intergovernmental relations
- Public-private cooperation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
