American Farmers, Food Banks, and Families Act of 2020
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American Farmers, Food Banks, and Families Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the position of Domestic Agriculture Supply Chain Administrator. The Administrator must carry out activities in the interest of assisting farmers in entering their products into the domestic market; act as a liaison to connect farmers with food banks, schools, grocers, restaurants, and nonprofit organizations to expand domestic market access for organizations that are in need of agricultural products; identify barriers, either regulatory or legal, that prevent or inhibit farmers from entering their products into the domestic market through food distribution networks or other entities; and make recommendations to USDA regarding the means by which to remove such barriers. Additionally, USDA must establish a catalog or data resource that is capable of recording (1) farms that have excess agricultural products, and (2) food distribution organizations that are in need of certain agricultural products.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Introductory meetings to advocate for a 15% increase to the SNAP provisions in the COVID-19 relief bill S. 3970 - American Farmers, Food Banks & Families Act of 2020 Introductory meetings advocating for legislation regarding date labeling
Client expense: $3,380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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2020 · third_quarter · Agriculture
H.R.6800 - The Heroes Act -- specifically the 15% increase to the SNAP provisions. S. 3970 - American Farmers, Food Banks & Families Act of 2020 HR 5861 - Agriculture Resilience Act HR 8057 - The Healthy Soil, Resilient Farmers Act Signed on to The National WIC Association Congressional letter in support of the WIC waiver extensions to continue through September 2021. Signed on to letter from the National Young Farmers Coalition to USDA asking for set-asides for new and beginning farmers and socially-disadvantaged farmers, a commitment for outreach to these farmers, and a recommendation to create an option for relief funding based on projected revenue loss instead of a more limiting price loss calculation.
Client expense: $3,850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE