House Bill 5259
115th Congress(2017-2018)
STRESS Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 13, 2018
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
5259
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
Stemming the Tide of Rural Economic Stress and Suicide Act or the STRESS Act
This bill amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize through FY2023 and modify the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, which is a Department of Agriculture (USDA) program to provide grants for programs that provide mental health services to individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations. The bill also sets forth requirements for USDA to review and evaluate the stress assistance programs carried out using the grants.
March 13, 2018
03/28/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
03/13/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
03/13/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:40:17 PM