Agriculture and Food bills

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Legislation In This Subject Area

The following is a list of current pending legislation in Congress. These bills and resolutions have been proposed by Members of Congress but may not have had any action taken on them on their path to becoming law. In fact, the vast majority of proposed legislation never becomes law.

	Bill	Status
	S.Res. 374: A resolution recognizing the cooperative efforts of hunters, sportsmen's associations, meat processors, hunger relief organizations, and State wildlife, health, and food safety agencies to establish programs that provide game meat to feed the hungry.	Passed Senate Dec 18, 2009
	S. 510: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act	Reported by Committee Nov 18, 2009
	S.Res. 334: A resolution designating Thursday, November 19, 2009, as "Feed America Day".	Passed Senate Nov 16, 2009
	H.R. 2997: Agriculture, Rural Development,	Enacted Oct 21, 2009
	S.Res. 319: A resolution commemorating 40 years of membership by women in the National FFA Organization and celebrating the achievements and contributions of female members of the National FFA Organization.	Passed Senate Oct 21, 2009
	H.Res. 739: Honoring the life and achievements of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug for his many contributions to alleviating world hunger.	Passed House Sep 30, 2009 1:34 PM
	S.Res. 273: A resolution commemorating Dr. Norman Borlaug, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Congressional Gold Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and founder of the World Food Prize.	Passed Senate Sep 17, 2009
	H.R. 2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009	Passed House Jul 30, 2009 6:02 PM
	H.Res. 270: Recognizing the establishment of Hunters for the Hungry programs across the United States and the contributions of those programs efforts to decrease hunger and help feed those in need.	Passed House Jul 21, 2009 5:57 PM
	H.Res. 507: Supporting the goals of National Dairy Month.	Passed House Jul 21, 2009 4:17 PM
	H.Con.Res. 164: Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of Agriculture.	Passed House, Passed Senate Jul 21, 2009
	S. 1406: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010	Reported by Committee Jul 7, 2009
	H.Res. 210: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that providing breakfast in schools through the National School Breakfast Program has a positive impact on classroom performance.	Passed House Mar 9, 2009 6:57 PM
	S.Res. 67: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that providing breakfast in schools through the national school breakfast program has a positive impact on the lives and classroom performance of low-income children.	Passed Senate Mar 5, 2009
	H.R. 4177: Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2009	Introduced Dec 2, 2009
	S. 2810: A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency disaster assistance to certain agricultural producers that suffered losses during the 2009 calendar year.	Introduced Nov 20, 2009
	S. 2758: Growing Safe Food Act of 2009	Introduced Nov 9, 2009
	S. 1783: Dairy COOL Act of 2009	Introduced Oct 14, 2009
	H.R. 3626: Exemplary Breastfeeding Support Act	Introduced Sep 22, 2009
	H.R. 3623: To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for successful claimants following a determination on the merits of Pigford claims related to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture.	Introduced Sep 22, 2009
	H.R. 3624: Poison-Free Poultry Act of 2009	Introduced Sep 22, 2009
	H.R. 3587: Nutritious Food for Health Families Act of 2009	Introduced Sep 16, 2009
	S.Res. 272: A resolution commemorating Dr. Norman Borlaug, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Congressional Gold Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and founder of the World Food Prize.	Introduced Sep 16, 2009
	H.Res. 740: Recognizing the valuable contributions of the extension offices of land-grant universities.	Introduced Sep 14, 2009
	H.Con.Res. 183: Recognizing the contributions of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug to the United States and the world.	Introduced Sep 14, 2009
	S. 1645: Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2009	Introduced Aug 6, 2009
	H.R. 3464: National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2009	Introduced Jul 31, 2009
	H.R. 3509: Agricultural Credit Act of 2009	Introduced Jul 31, 2009
	S. 1553: National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2009	Introduced Jul 31, 2009
	S.Res. 232: A resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Tillamook County Creamery Association.	Introduced Jul 30, 2009
	S. 1527: Unsafe Meat and Poultry Recall Act	Introduced Jul 28, 2009
	H.R. 3322: Dairy Relief and Market Stabilization Act	Introduced Jul 23, 2009
	H.R. 3317: Trans Fat Truth in Labeling Act of 2009	Introduced Jul 23, 2009
	H.R. 3299: Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2009	Introduced Jul 22, 2009
	H.Res. 649: Supporting the goals and ideals of National Community Gardening Awareness Month.	Introduced Jul 15, 2009
	H.R. 3225: Community Gardens Act of 2009	Introduced Jul 15, 2009
	H.R. 3166: Dairy Fairness Act of 2009	Introduced Jul 9, 2009
	H.R. 3150: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to use section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, to provide compensation to certain poultry producers whose poultry production contracts were terminated or not renewed because of the closure of poultry processing plants and other cost cutting measures undertaken by a poultry processing company in bankruptcy protection.	Introduced Jul 9, 2009
	H.Res. 613: Supporting the goals and ideals of the Apple Crunch and the Nation's domestic apple industry.	Introduced Jul 7, 2009
	S. 1398: Family Dairy Preservation Act of 2009	Introduced Jul 6, 2009
	H.R. 3100: Food Desert Oasis Act of 2009	Introduced Jun 26, 2009
	S. 1375: A bill to amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 to reauthorize State mediation programs.	Introduced Jun 25, 2009
	H.R. 3048: Worker Eligibility Fairness Act of 2009	Introduced Jun 25, 2009
	S. 1331: Dairy Fairness Act of 2009	Introduced Jun 23, 2009
	S. 1330: Family Dairy Preservation Act of 2009	Introduced Jun 23, 2009
	H.R. 2914: To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to terminate marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for mohair producers.	Introduced Jun 17, 2009
	S.Con.Res. 28: A concurrent resolution supporting the goals of Smart Irrigation Month, which recognizes the advances in irrigation technology and practices that help raise healthy plants and increase crop yields while using water resources more efficiently and encourages the adoption of smart irrigation practices throughout the United States to further improve water-use efficiency in agricultural, residential, and commercial activities.	Introduced Jun 16, 2009
	S. 1086: Livestock Marketing Fairness Act	Introduced May 20, 2009
	H.Res. 458: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should encourage organic farming, gardening, local food production, and farmers' markets.	Introduced May 19, 2009
	S. 1062: Beef Checkoff Modernization Act of 2009	Introduced May 18, 2009
	H.R. 2297: White House Conference on Food and Nutrition	Introduced May 7, 2009
	H.Con.Res. 118: Supporting the goals of Smart Irrigation Month, which recognizes the advances in irrigation technology and practices that help raise healthy plants and increase crop yields while using water resources more efficiently and encourages the adoption of smart irrigation practices throughout the United States to further improve water-use efficiency in agricultural, residential, and commercial activities.	Introduced May 5, 2009
	S. 972: A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for successful claimants following a determination on the merits of Pigford claims related to racial discrimination by the Department of Agriculture.	Introduced May 5, 2009
	H.R. 2087: Food Freshness Disclosure Act of 2009	Introduced Apr 23, 2009
	H.R. 2086: Food Ingredient Right to Know Act	Introduced Apr 23, 2009
	S. 889: Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2009	Introduced Apr 23, 2009
	H.R. 1869: White House Conference on Food and Nutrition	Introduced Apr 2, 2009
	S. 667: Federal Milk Marketing Reform Act of 2009	Introduced Mar 23, 2009
	S. 665: Democracy for Dairy Producers Act of 2009	Introduced Mar 23, 2009
	S. 666: Quality Cheese Act of 2009	Introduced Mar 23, 2009
	H.R. 1609: To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Administrator of the Internal Revenue Service to verify income for purposes of determining the eligibility of persons for certain Department of Agriculture payments and benefits, and for other purposes.	Introduced Mar 19, 2009
	S. 558: Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2009	Introduced Mar 10, 2009
	H.R. 1398: Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2009	Introduced Mar 9, 2009
	S. 552: Maple Tapping Access Program Act of 2009	Introduced Mar 9, 2009
	H.R. 1399: Maple Tapping Access Program Act	Introduced Mar 9, 2009
	H.R. 1332: Safe FEAST Act of 2009	Introduced Mar 5, 2009
	H.R. 1370: Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act	Introduced Mar 5, 2009
	H.R. 1226: Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act of 2009	Introduced Feb 26, 2009
	S. 460: A bill to amend the Agriculture Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers.	Introduced Feb 24, 2009
	S. 429: Ending Agricultural Threats: Safeguarding America's Food for Everyone (EAT SAFE) Act of 2009	Introduced Feb 12, 2009
	S. 425: Food Safety and Tracking Improvement Act	Introduced Feb 12, 2009
	H.R. 999: Keeping America's Food Safe Act of 2009	Introduced Feb 11, 2009
	H.R. 875: Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009	Introduced Feb 4, 2009
	H.R. 814: TRACE Act of 2009	Introduced Feb 3, 2009
	H.R. 800: Farming Flexibility Act of 2009	Introduced Feb 3, 2009
	H.R. 815: Safe And Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat, Poultry, and Food Act of 2009	Introduced Feb 3, 2009
	H.R. 778: To authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products that are packaged for direct human consumption.	Introduced Jan 28, 2009
	S. 337: Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Act of 2009	Introduced Jan 28, 2009
	H.R. 596: Economic Recovery Through Increased Feeding Act of 2009	Introduced Jan 15, 2009
	H.R. 540: Summer Food Service Rural Expansion Act	Introduced Jan 14, 2009
	H.R. 501: America's Right-to-Eat Rescue Act of 2009	Introduced Jan 14, 2009
	S. 223: Energy and Technology Advancement Act of 2009	Introduced Jan 13, 2009
	S. 194: Bonus TEFAP Assistance Act of 2009	Introduced Jan 9, 2009
	S. 92: Imported Seafood Safety Enhancement Act of 2009	Introduced Jan 6, 2009
	H.R. 176: Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2009	Introduced Jan 6, 2009
	H.R. 185: Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act	Introduced Jan 6, 2009