US Congress Senate Bill 2758 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)
Status: Introduced on November 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-11-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Growing Safe Food Act of 2009 - Amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants for food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance, with respect to foods under the authority of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA), to: (1) farm owners and operators; (2) small food processors; and (3) small fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to farms that have, or are transitioning to, certified organic production.

Growing Safe Food Act of 2009

Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
Sen. Arlen Specter [D-PA]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-11-09		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/2758/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s2758/BILLS-111s2758is.pdf