Senate Bill 2822
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Farmer Veteran Opportunity Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 10, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
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
2822
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 Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Farmer Veteran Opportunity Act of 2018
This bill expands the assistance that is available to veteran farmers or ranchers from various Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. The bill also specifies or modifies the definition of "veteran farmer or rancher" for several USDA programs.
May 10, 2018
05/10/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
05/10/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:31 PM