S. 5207 aims to change certain aspects of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act related to emergency loans. The bill proposes amendments to sections 322 and 329, which involve updating the criteria for making loan determinations and providing financial assistance...
This bill wants to change the rules for helping farmers or rural areas when there's a disaster and they lose a lot of crops or animals.
The bill, known as the "Sound Science for Farmers Act of 2024," aims to amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978. It focuses on revising the duties of the Science Advisory Board, including expanding the entities that can request advice from...
The "Sound Science for Farmers Act of 2024" is a rule change that gives a special group of science helpers new jobs to do, like sharing their science ideas with more important people and making sure their science tests are double-checked by other smart groups.
H. J. RES. 167 expresses Congress's disapproval of a rule from the Department of Agriculture that mandates the use of electronic identification eartags for cattle and bison. The resolution argues that the rule, published on May 9, 2024, in the Federal Register, should be...
Congress wants to stop a new rule that says cows and bison should wear electronic eartags to keep track of them. They don't explain why it's a bad idea, but if Congress's plan works, the rule won't matter anymore.
H.R. 9363, also known as the “Empowering Women in Agriculture Act,” proposes amendments to the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. This bill aims to enhance outreach and support for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers who are women by including...
H.R. 9363 wants to help women who are farmers by making sure they get more support and money. It plans to change a law so that special programs give more attention to these women and the groups that help them.
H. R. 8210, introduced in the House of Representatives, seeks to modify the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. The bill aims to remove the existing requirement that mandates certain individuals to be related by blood or marriage to qualify for farm loans as...
This bill wants to make it easier for more people to get loans to start farms by not requiring them to be family members of other farmers.
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