H.R. 4425 — Food and Farm Act

Summary

Food and Farm Act

This bill reauthorizes and modifies several Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that address:

The bill modifies agriculture and nutrition policies to:

repeal the Agriculture Risk Coverage Program and the Price Loss Coverage Program,
impose additional limits on farm subsidies,
extend crop insurance premium subsidies to farmers who plant crops to reduce erosion,
require recipients of farm subsidies to comply with additional conservation requirements,
authorize increased funding for conservation programs,
authorize additional assistance under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for organic farmers,
establish a loan program for conservation-based structural improvements,
increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits,
authorize additional assistance for beginning farmers and ranchers,
establish the Office of Food Waste within USDA,
authorize additional funding for research and education programs,
require USDA to comply with certain animal welfare standards at federal agricultural research centers,
require USDA to reinstate online posting of Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act enforcement records, and
expand grant and loan programs for local and regional food systems.

H.R. 2436Organic Agriculture Research Act of 2017
2017-06-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Related
H.R. 1276Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2017
2017-03-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Related
H.R. 1406Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017
2017-03-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Related
H.R. 3809Sustainable Farmland for the Future Act
2017-10-05Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Related

2017-11-16
Introduced in House
2017-11-16
Introduced in House
2017-11-16
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1581)
2017-11-16
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign 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.
2017-11-16
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign 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.
2017-11-16
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign 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.
2017-11-16
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Foreign 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.