US HB4773 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Introduced on October 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Pending: House Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Pending: House Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide competitive grants to improve the farm management knowledge and skills of livestock producers. USDA must give priority to applicants that (1) demonstrate an ability to work directly with livestock producers, (2) collaborate with farm management educational programs and associations, and (3) include in their application a description of the curriculum the applicant is seeking to carry out to educate livestock producers on risk management through futures market participation and hedging strategies.
Title
Livestock Risk Management and Education Act
Sponsors
Rep. Dusty Johnson [R-SD] | Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK] | Rep. Liz Cheney [R-WY] | Rep. Kelly Armstrong [R-ND] |
Rep. James Hagedorn [R-MN] | Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA] | Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS] | Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-11-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. |
2019-10-21 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
2019-10-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB8489 (Related) 2020-12-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4773/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4773/BILLS-116hr4773ih.pdf |