House Bill 6956
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Farming Support to States Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 19, 2020
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
6956
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.
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New Mexico
Colorado
Florida
Florida
Hawaii
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
Mississippi
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Washington
Washington
Wisconsin
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Farming Support to States Act of 2020
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish the Food and Agriculture Emergency Response and Resiliency Program to provide aid for the states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories to carry out activities to respond to urgent and emerging issues in the agriculture economy and food supply chain impacted by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and related food system threats. The bill also provides funding for the program.
May 19, 2020
05/19/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
05/19/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:51 PM