AG VETS Act
Latest action · Aug 30, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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 10, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Agriculture Grants for Veterans Education and Training Services Act or the AG VETS Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing and enhancing farming and ranching opportunities for veterans through education and training services.
Entities eligible for the grants include cooperative extension services, land-grant colleges and universities, non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, state departments of agriculture, and nonprofit organizations.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2024 to Dec 17, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Apr 10, 2024 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Apr 10, 2024 |
| R-OR | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | Original | Apr 10, 2024 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Dec 10, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 17, 2024 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2024 |
| Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee | Referred Aug 30, 2024 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2024 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred May 3, 2024Hearings Jun 12, 2024Markup Jun 27, 2024Reported Jun 27, 2024 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 30, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Jun 27, 2024Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 27, 2024Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Jun 12, 2024Subcommittee Hearings Held
- May 3, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Apr 10, 2024Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2024Referred 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.
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. 170, no. 61, April 10, 2024, page H2290.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-68 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 226, H.R. 7543, H.R. 7896, H.R. 7920, H.R. 8529, H.R. 8661, H.R. 8646, H.R. 8647, H.R. 8514, H.R. 8560, H.R. 8627, AND H.R. 8607115 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 12, 2024 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12096 | Farm Bill Primer: Beginning and Underserved Producers | Resource | Dec 20, 2024 |
| R48071 | The Agricultural Cooperative Extension System: An Overview | Report | May 20, 2024 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4386 | Colonel Gary LaGrange AgVets Act of 2024 | Related bill | May 22, 2024 |
| HR 8467 | Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 | Related bill | May 24, 2024 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will award competitive grants to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing and enhancing farming and ranching opportunities for veterans.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- AG VETS Act
- Agriculture Grants for Veterans Education and Training Services Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2024Introduced 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.
