Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act
- Last Action
- 9/27/2021
Actions
- 2021-09-27Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 93.
- 2021-09-27Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-129.
- 2021-09-27Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-129.
- 2021-09-21Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 2021-09-21Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2021-04-08Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2021-04-08Introduced in House
- 2021-04-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-09-27 (07)
Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act
This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to award grants to states or state departments of agriculture to provide support to agricultural fairs for losses sustained by such fairs due to COVID-19.
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 (20)
- Billy Long (R-MO)
- Mike Levin (D-CA)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- MARCY KAPTUR (D-OH)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- John Rose (R-TN)
- MIKE THOMPSON (D-CA)
- Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE)
- Kaiali'i Kahele (D-HI)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Stephanie Bice (R-OK)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
Subjects
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural marketing and promotion
- Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
- Agricultural research
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Horticulture and plants
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- State and local government operations
- Tax-exempt organizations
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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