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Urban Agriculture Act of 2016
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 28, 2016
Latest Action
September 28, 2016
Primary Sponsor
Debbie StabenowDemocratic(MI)
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Urban Agriculture Act of 2016 This bill amends several agricultural laws to establish an Office of Urban Agriculture within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and make urban agricultural activities eligible to receive funding from various USDA programs. The Office of Urban Agriculture must: manage programs, coordinate agencies, and advise USDA on urban agriculture and urban food systems; continue a community garden program; and establish a rooftop agriculture and outdoor vertical production program. The bill includes urban agricultural activities in several existing and new grant, loan, risk management, and research programs. It also authorizes and provides funding for several of the programs. USDA must conduct various studies and collect specified data related to urban agriculture. USDA must also establish a voluntary farmer-to-farmer assistance and mentorship program. USDA must take several actions related to soil assessment and remediation, including: establishing a coordinated soil testing protocol, coordinating and conducting research to inform the protocol and soil remediation practices with respect to soil contaminated with high levels of heavy metals or other contaminants, and establishing a national soil testing and remediation program to provide related technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers. The bill establishes pilot programs for USDA to: (1) increase municipal compost and food waste reduction activities; and (2) make grants for projects that strengthen marketplace links between healthy food consumption, good environmental practices, and direct public health outcomes.
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Filing registrants (5)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
PL 113-79 Agriculture Act of 2014 S 1733 Forest Incentives Program Act S 3420 Urban Agriculture Act of 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: $26,703 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Monitor implementation of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79). Monitor legislative and administrative action related to pollinators. Monitor legislative and administrative action related to glyphosate regulation. Monitor EPA action related to the benefits of neonicotinoid seed treatment to soybean production. (Docket No. EPAHQOPP20140737) H. Res. 834, Recognizing the important role pollinators play in supporting ecosystems and economies. H.R. 1284, Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2015. H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015. H.R.2738, Highways Bettering the Economy and Environment Pollinator Protection Act. S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act. H.R. 22, FAST Act. S. 2609, an original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods, and for other purposes. Federal Review of Corporate acquisition. S. 3420, Urban Agriculture Act of 2016. Draft, Pollinator Recovery Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
S. 3420, Urban Agriculture Act of 2016, Issues pertaining to research and pilot programs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Renewal of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA), part of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). No bill yet. Innovation in plant breeding regulations (including BASF high Omega-3 Canola product) Biopesticide Issues in the USDA National Organics Progam. Biobased products in the National Defense Authorization Act. S. 3420, Urban Agriculture Act of 2016
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
S. 3420, Urban Agriculture Act of 2016, Issues pertaining to research and pilot programs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
S. 3420, Urban Agriculture Act of 2016, Issues pertaining to research and pilot programs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
PL 113-79 Agriculture Act of 2014 S 1733 Forest Incentives Program Act S 3420 Urban Agriculture Act of 2016
Client expense: $24,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · third_quarter · Agriculture
PL 113-79 Agriculture Act of 2014 S 1733 Forest Incentives Program Act S 3420 Urban Agriculture Act of 2016
Client expense: $20,241 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2016 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Agriculture/food-related provisions of: H.Con.Res.20 Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated H.Con.Res.30 Supporting the designation of the year of 2015 as the International Year of Soils and supporting locally led soil conservation H.R.1714 To reform the Federal sugar program and other purposes H.R.2088 United States Grain Standards Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R.3187 PRIME Act H.R.3255 Student Agriculture Protection Act H.R.3714 Small Agricultural Producer Size Standards Improvements Act of 2015 H.R.3893 AIPM Act of 2015 H.R.3973 AFFIRM Act H.R.892Harvest Price Reduction Act S.134 Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 S.1417 United States Grain Standards Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.1429 Charitable Agricultural Research Act S.345 A bill to limit the level of premium subsidy provided by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to agricultural producers S.463 A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the paying of premium subsidies on policies based on the actual market price of an agricultural commodity at the time of harvest S.475 Sugar Reform Act of 2015 S.908 Charitable Agricultural Research Act S.Con.Res.10 A concurrent resolution supporting the designation of the year of 2015 as the "International Year of Soils" and supporting locally led soil conservation S.Res.397 A resolution supporting the recognition of 2016 as the "Year of Pulses" and acknowledging the nutritional benefit and important contribution to soil health of pulse crops, all provisions related to Pulse H.R.4896 Dairy MILC Act of 2016 S.2810 A bill to amend theAgriculturalAdjustment Act to assist small cheese producers H.R.5003 To reauthorize child nutrition programs, and for other purposes. H.Res.774 Expressing support for designation of the week of June 6 through June 12, 2016, as "Hemp History Week". H.R.5883 Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016 S.3201 Commodity Checkoff Program Improvement Act of 2016 S.3200 Voluntary Check-off Program Participation Act S.3420 Urban Agriculture Act of 2016 S.3350 Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016 Issues other than legislation: Reform of the Federal Milk Marketing Order. Establishment of a farmer-owned grain reserve. Distribution of farm program benefits. Expansion and improvement of Federal Crop Insurance programs. Review of Packers and Stockyards Act effectiveness in enhancing competitive practices in the livestock industry. Mandatory livestock price reporting. Contract production of agricultural commodities. Long-term domestic agricultural policy. Commodity loan rate adjustments. Facility loan programs for commodity storage. Natural disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers. Regulations of the agriculture futures industry. Farm bill implementation. Indemnity payments to dairy producers. Agricultural conservation programs. Funding and implementation of rural development programs. Funding for farmer-owned cooperatives. Balancing supply and demand. Natural resources. Real estate, land use, public lands, conservation. Small business. Agroterrorism. Grain standards, reauthorization. Veterinary Science Postal service reform, including rural community service. Conservation, general. Reauthorizing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
2016 · third_quarter · Agriculture
PL 113-79 Agriculture Act of 2014 S 1733 Forest Incentives Program Act S 3420 Urban Agriculture Act of 2016
Client expense: $20,241 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)