House Bill 3433
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2017'
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 26, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3433
Congress
115
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 House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2017
This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the number of acres on which agricultural producers are authorized to grow fruits and vegetables without a resulting reduction in the payment acres used to calculate price loss coverage and agriculture risk coverage payments.
The increases are permitted if the crops on the additional acres are grown for sale or donation in a food desert, which is a census tract that: (1) has a poverty rate of at least 20%, and (2) provides difficult access to a retail outlet that provides a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.
July 26, 2017
09/01/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
07/26/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
07/26/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:37:19 PM