Open Congress : Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture - Major Bill Actions

Bill Introduced: H.R.6793 To provide for grants to assist municipalities to facilitate the ability of local farmers to grow food crops and certain livestock to be sold locally, grants to enable local nongovernmental farming associations to support the formation of community-supported agricultural projects, and grants to provide start-up funds to farmers who must diversify their operations in order to participate in the projects, and for other purposes.

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

To provide for grants to assist municipalities to facilitate the ability of local farmers to grow food crops and certain livestock to be sold locally, grants to enable local nongovernmental farming associations to support the formation of community-supported agricultural projects, and grants to provide start-up funds to farmers who must diversify their operations in order to participate in the projects, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6637 Genetically Engineered Technology Farmer Protection Act

2008-07-29T00:00:00Z

To provide additional protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to ensure fairness for farmers and ranchers in their dealings with biotech companies that sell genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals, to assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6636 Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act

2008-07-29T00:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require that food that contains a genetically engineered material, or that is produced with a genetically engineered material, be labeled accordingly.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6635 Genetically Engineered Safety Act

2008-07-29T00:00:00Z

To prohibit the open-air cultivation of genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops, to prohibit the use of common human food or animal feed as the host plant for a genetically engineered pharmaceutical or industrial chemical, to establish a tracking system to regulate the growing, handling, transportation, and disposal of pharmaceutical and industrial crops and their byproducts to prevent human, animal, and general environmental exposure to genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops and their byproducts, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of genetically engineered foods, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6429 Small Business Energy Emergency Relief Act of 2008

2008-07-08T00:00:00Z

To establish a small business energy emergency disaster loan program.

Bill Enacted: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-22T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 22, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-234.

Bill Vetoed: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-21T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 21, 2008: Vetoed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-20T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 20, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-15T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 15, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5069 Food and Product Responsibility Act of 2008

2008-01-17T00:00:00Z

To require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4855 To require studies by the Secretary of Agriculture on the effects of food products from cloned animals entering the food supply.

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To require studies by the Secretary of Agriculture on the effects of food products from cloned animals entering the food supply.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3886 Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act

2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

To optimize the delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3374 Small Community Visioning Improvement Act

2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

To improve the ability of small communities to coordinate with universities and design professionals in developing a vision to address their local needs.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2569 Rural Broadband Deployment Act

2007-06-05T00:00:00Z

To codify certain changes proposed by the Department of Agriculture to the rules governing eligibility for the rural broadband access program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2403 Southern Empowerment and Economic Development Act to authorize the Delta Black Belt Regional Authority

2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for comprehensive community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region while leveraging existing efforts, entities, and resources.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2401 Nutrition and Opportunities for the Underserved and Rural Incentives to Secure the Heartland Act of 2007

2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

To provide for greater access and opportunities for socially disadvantaged farmers, to create incentives for research, conservation, and market viability, to provide a healthy and just work environment for agricultural workers, to provide Americans with healthier food choices, to address hunger and poverty in the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2364 Local Food and Farm Support Act

2007-05-17T00:00:00Z

To promote expanded economic opportunities for farmers and ranchers through local and regional markets, expand access to healthy food in underserved communities, provide access to locally and regionally grown food for schools, institutions, and consumers, and strengthen rural-urban linkages, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2144 Farm, Nutrition, and Community Investment Act of 2007

2007-05-03T00:00:00Z

To extend and enhance farm, nutrition, and community development programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2174 Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2007

2007-05-03T00:00:00Z

To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish an Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.