Farming Support to States Act of 2020
Latest action · May 20, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Farming Support to States Act of 2020
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish the Food and Agriculture Emergency Response and Resiliency Program to provide aid for the states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories to carry out activities to respond to urgent and emerging issues in the agriculture economy and food supply chain impacted by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and related food system threats. The bill also provides funding for the program.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 20, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | May 20, 2020 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | May 20, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2020Introduced in Senate
- May 20, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6956 | Farming Support to States Act of 2020 | Identical bill | May 19, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Agricultural marketing and promotion
- Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
- Agricultural research
- Agriculture and Food
- American Samoa
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Caribbean area
- Consumer affairs
- Department of Agriculture
- Economic performance and conditions
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Farmland
- Floods and storm protection
- Food assistance and relief
- Food industry and services
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Government information and archives
- Guam
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intergovernmental relations
- Livestock
- Marshall Islands
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
- Puerto Rico
- Retail and wholesale trades
- Rural conditions and development
- Small business
- State and local government operations
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
- Virgin Islands
- Watersheds
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 20, 2020Introduced in Senate
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