House Bill 220
117th Congress(2021-2022)
STRESS under COVID–19 Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 6, 2021
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
220
Congress
117
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
Stemming the Tide of Rural Economic Stress and Suicide under COVID-19 Act or the STRESS under COVID-19 Act
This bill provides supplemental appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network. The program provides grants to connect individuals who are engaged in agriculture-related occupations with stress assistance programs. The bill requires USDA to allocate the funds to grant recipients within 60 days.
January 6, 2021
02/24/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
01/06/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
01/06/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:39 PM