Search Results: keywords:"commodity credit corporation"

  • S. 4637 — To amend the Food for Peace Act to allow additional forms of assistance, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:838

    S. 4637 is a bill that seeks to amend the Food for Peace Act to allow for more diverse forms of assistance beyond just agricultural commodities. The bill modifies specific sections to include assistance in various forms and repeals the levels of assistance previously outlined...

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    S. 4637 is a plan to change the Food for Peace Act so it can help by giving things other than just food, like toys or clothes. Some parts of the old rules are being taken away or changed to make it easier to give different kinds of help.

  • H. R. 1565 — To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:291

    H. R. 1565 aims to update the Food Security Act of 1985 by reauthorizing the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. The bill proposes using $150,000,000 from the Commodity Credit Corporation's funds for the program between 2025 and 2029. Additionally, it...

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    The bill wants to use a lot of money to help people visit and enjoy certain lands and keep the plants and animals there safe. It also talks about making special wet places easier to access, but it doesn’t say exactly how the money will be spent or checked carefully.

  • S. 993 — To require the Secretary of Agriculture to cancel existing school meal debt, to expand the authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation for use in nutrition assistance programming, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:750

    The School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2025 is a bill that requires the Secretary of Agriculture to cancel all school meal debts owed by households as of the bill's enactment date. This cancellation applies to debts from the school lunch and breakfast programs. The bill...

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    The School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2025 says the government will help by paying off the money some families owe for school meals and use special funds to also help other food programs. The goal is to make sure no one worries about paying for lunch at school.

  • H. R. 10514 — To provide additional assistance to certain agricultural producers, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,459

    H.R. 10514, known as the “Conservation Reinvestment Act,” aims to provide additional financial assistance to certain agricultural producers. It allocates significant funds for economic loss coverage and direct payments to producers of sales-based and flat-rate crops. The bill also increases...

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    H.R. 10514, called the "Conservation Reinvestment Act," is a plan to give money to farmers to help them and protect the environment, but some people worry the rules for who gets the money are unclear, and it could be spent in a wasteful way.

  • H. R. 1271 — To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:446

    H.R. 1271 aims to provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions, which are historically Black land-grant universities. The bill proposes amendments to the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to include...

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    H.R. 1271 is like giving more money each year to help kids go to special schools called 1890 institutions, which are places where many Black students learn about farming and science. It's like making sure there's always a big piggy bank ready to pay for their school scholarships each year without running out.

  • H. R. 622 — To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase funding for the conservation stewardship program, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:268

    H.R. 622 aims to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 by increasing the annual funding for the conservation stewardship program to $1.8 billion for each fiscal year from 2025 to 2031. Additionally, it proposes transferring $5.02 billion from the unobligated balances...

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    H.R. 622 is a plan to give more money to a program that helps protect nature and help farmers, but it's not clear exactly how all the money will help or how they will check if it works well.

  • S. 704 — To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:302

    S. 704 seeks to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to continue the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program. This bill proposes that the Secretary use $150 million from the Commodity Credit Corporation's funds for this program from fiscal years 2025 to 2029....

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    S. 704 is a bill that wants to keep a program where people can visit and enjoy certain lands for fun and nature activities. It plans to use a big pot of money to make this happen, but some people are worried because the plan doesn't say exactly how the money will be spent or watched over.

  • H. R. 10552 — To require the Secretary of Agriculture to cancel existing school meal debt.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:321

    H.R. 10552, known as the "School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act of 2024," proposes that the Secretary of Agriculture must cancel all existing debts that families owe for school meals within 180 days of the Act being enacted. This includes debts from the National School Lunch Program and the...

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    The bill wants the person in charge of food stuff to erase all the money families owe for school lunches and breakfasts. This means kids can get meals at school without their families worrying about paying for them, and the schools will get the money they need from a special fund to cover it.

  • S. 4941 — To promote meat product innovation, including in specialty meats, and value-added meat product development for the economic benefit of United States farmers and their communities, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,388

    S. 4941, the "Meat Business Innovation Act of 2024," aims to support innovation and value-added developments in the meat industry for the benefit of U.S. farmers and their communities. The bill proposes creating at least three meat product and business innovation initiatives...

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    The "Meat Business Innovation Act of 2024" is like a big project that wants to help make meat products better and help farmers earn more money. It plans to spend money to come up with new ideas and make meat businesses stronger, while making sure they are good for the environment.