Senate
May 20, 2020Farming Support to States Act of 2020
Summary
Official
Farming Support to States Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish the Food and Agriculture Emergency Response and Resiliency Program to provide aid for the states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories to carry out activities to respond to urgent and emerging issues in the agriculture economy and food supply chain impacted by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and related food system threats. The bill also provides funding for the program.
Bill Progress
Bill has been introduced and assigned a number
Introduced(5/20/20)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
TB
Ms. Baldwin
Senate (D) Wisconsin
Cosponsors (2)
Topics
Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
May 20, 2020