Senate Bill 2458
116th Congress(2019-2020)
America Grows Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 10, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2458
Congress
116
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
America Grows Act of 2019
This bill require certain adjustments to the discretionary spending limits for FY2020-FY2024 to accommodate increases in appropriations for agencies that conduct agricultural research.
The bill requires adjustments for the following agencies within the Department of Agriculture:
- the Agricultural Research Service,
- the Economic Research Service,
- the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and
- the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
The bill also requires annual appropriations for each of these agencies to be at least the amount appropriated for FY2019.
The bill exempts appropriations provided pursuant to this bill from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.
September 10, 2019
09/10/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S5409-5410)
09/10/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:04 PM