Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act
Latest action · Apr 13, 2021 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.
- IntroducedApr 13, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act
This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to award grants to state departments of agriculture to provide support to agricultural fairs for losses sustained by such fairs due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Grant amounts shall be based on the difference between the average attendance at agricultural fairs in the state for (1) a calendar year occurring during the three-year period beginning with 2017 or, if the attendance data is not available for the entire period, a period shorter than a calendar year; and (2) the average attendance at agricultural fairs in the state for calendar year 2020.
As a condition of receiving a grant, recipients shall agree to (1) prioritize supporting agricultural fairs in the state facing the greatest financial hardship, and (2) use not more than 5% of grant funds for administrative costs incurred in providing support to agricultural fairs.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 13, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Apr 13, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 13, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Apr 13, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural marketing and promotion
- Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
- Agricultural research
- Agriculture and Food
- American Samoa
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Caribbean area
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Guam
- Horticulture and plants
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Puerto Rico
- State and local government operations
- Tax-exempt organizations
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Virgin Islands
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 13, 2021Introduced in Senate
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