House Bill 662
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023
Active
Amendments
Failed Senate on Nov 1, 2023
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
662
Congress
118
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.
checkPassed on June 12, 2023
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2804)
Summary
Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide as block grants to states and territories certain funding available to assist agricultural producers with losses due to droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, winter storms, freeze, smoke exposure, and excessive moisture occurring in calendar year 2022.
June 13, 2023
June 12, 2023
May 22, 2023
January 31, 2023
Amendments (1)
Nov 01, 2023
Agreed to in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 1357
In the nature of a substitute.
Agreed To
11/01/2023
Under the order of 10/24/23, having not achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 53. Record Vote Number: 285.
11/01/2023
Failed of passage/not agreed to in Senate: Under the order of 10/24/23, having not achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 53. Record Vote Number: 285.
11/01/2023
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5284-5285)
11/01/2023
Senate Committee on Appropriations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
06/13/2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
06/12/2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
06/12/2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
06/12/2023
Passed/agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2804)
06/12/2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 662.
06/12/2023
Considered under suspension of the rules.
06/12/2023
Mrs. Cammack moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
05/22/2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 53.
05/22/2023
Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 118-73.
05/11/2023
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
05/11/2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
05/11/2023
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Discharged.
02/23/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
01/31/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
01/31/2023
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Apr 6, 2024 12:19:43 AM