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Introduced
05/18/2023
05/18/2023
In Committee
05/18/2023
05/18/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network.
AI Summary
This bill, the Farmers First Act of 2023, amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network. Specifically, it allows the Network to provide crisis lines as part of its services, increases the annual funding for the program from $10 million to $15 million for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, and enables the Network to establish referral relationships with various healthcare providers, including community behavioral health clinics, health centers, rural health clinics, Federally qualified health centers, and critical access hospitals, to connect farmers and ranchers to a comprehensive range of mental health and substance use treatments and supports.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (19)
Tammy Baldwin (D)*,
Michael Bennet (D),
John Boozman (R),
Susan Collins (R),
Kevin Cramer (R),
Dick Durbin (D),
Joni Ernst (R),
John Fetterman (D),
Chuck Grassley (R),
John Hoeven (R),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Roger Marshall (R),
Jerry Moran (R),
Jack Reed (D),
Pete Ricketts (R),
Bernie Sanders (I),
Tina Smith (D),
Debbie Stabenow (D),
Jon Tester (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (on 05/18/2023)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1736/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s1736/BILLS-118s1736is.pdf |
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