House Bill 3890
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Making Rural America Count Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 28, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3890
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
Making Rural America Count Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture from including incarcerated prison populations when determining eligibility or the levels of assistance for rural development programs.
September 28, 2017
11/16/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
09/28/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
09/28/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:38 PM