US S3042

Bill

US S3042

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Introduced
06/11/2018

In Committee
06/13/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 This bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2023 and modifies Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that address: commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, energy, horticulture, and crop insurance. The bill modifies agriculture and nutrition policies to: require farmers to make a new one-time election to obtain either Price Loss Coverage or Agricultural Risk Coverage for the 2019-2023 crop years; replace the Dairy Margin Protection Program with Dairy Risk Coverage and modify coverage levels and premiums; make Indian tribes and tribal organizations eligible for supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs; reduce the adjusted gross income limitation for receiving benefits under commodity and conservation programs; modify funding levels and requirements for several conservation programs, consolidate several existing trade and export promotion programs into a new Priority Trade Promotion, Development, and Assistance program; legalize industrial hemp and make hemp producers eligible for the federal crop insurance program; establish an interstate data system to prevent the simultaneous issuance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to an individual by more than one state; increase the loan limits for farm ownership and operating loans; modify the experience requirement for farm ownership loans; authorize a categorical exclusion from requirements for environmental assessments and environmental impact statements for certain forest management projects with the primary purpose of protecting, restoring, or improving habitat for the greater sage-grouse or mule deer; and modify the organic certification requirements for imported agricultural products.

AI Summary

This bill, known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, is a comprehensive piece of legislation that reauthorizes and modifies a wide range of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that address commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, energy, horticulture, and crop insurance. Some of the key provisions of the bill include: - Requiring farmers to make a new one-time election to obtain either Price Loss Coverage or Agricultural Risk Coverage for the 2019-2023 crop years. - Replacing the Dairy Margin Protection Program with a new Dairy Risk Coverage program and modifying coverage levels and premiums. - Making Indian tribes and tribal organizations eligible for supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs. - Reducing the adjusted gross income limitation for receiving benefits under commodity and conservation programs. - Modifying funding levels and requirements for several conservation programs, including consolidating several existing trade and export promotion programs into a new Priority Trade Promotion, Development, and Assistance program. - Legalizing industrial hemp and making hemp producers eligible for the federal crop insurance program. - Establishing an interstate data system, known as the National Accuracy Clearinghouse, to prevent the simultaneous issuance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to an individual by more than one state. - Increasing the loan limits for farm ownership and operating loans. - Modifying the experience requirement for farm ownership loans. - Authorizing a categorical exclusion from environmental assessment and impact statement requirements for certain forest management projects aimed at protecting or restoring habitat for the greater sage-grouse or mule deer. - Modifying the organic certification requirements for imported agricultural products. Overall, the bill is intended to reform and continue the key USDA programs that provide support and assistance to the U.S. agricultural sector.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (2)

Pat Roberts (R)*, Debbie Stabenow (D),

Last Action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 470. (on 06/18/2018)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3042/all-info

(24 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3042/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s3042/BILLS-115s3042rs.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s3042/BILLS-115s3042rs.pdf.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s3042/BILLS-115s3042is.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s3042/BILLS-115s3042is.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1380	Timber Innovation Act of 2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.	Related
HR1402	Macadamia Tree Health Initiative	Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.	Related
HR1434	Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.	Related
HR2	Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018	Became Public Law No: 115-334.	Related
HR2218	Tennessee Wilderness Act of 2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.	Related
HR2436	Organic Agriculture Research Act of 2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.	Related
HR2521	South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.	Related
HR2941	Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.	Related
HR3566	Addiction Recovery for Rural Communities Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.	Related
HR3567	To authorize the purchase of a small parcel of Natural Resources Conservation Service property in Riverside, California, by the Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District, and for other purposes.	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.	Related
HR4420	Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancements Act of 2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.	Related
HR4945	Rural Health Liaison Act of 2018	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.	Related
HR51	Funding for Student Scholarships for the 1890s Land-Grant African-American Colleges and Universities Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.	Related
HR5184	Accelerating Innovative Conservation Technologies and Practices Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.	Related
HR5316	To authorize appropriations for the seniors farmers' market nutrition program for fiscal years 2019 through 2023.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.	Related
HR5325	Southwest Border Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2018	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.	Related
HR5485	Hemp Farming Act of 2018	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Related
HR6500	VET-2-FARM Act of 2018 Veteran Empowerment and Training to Facilitate Agricultural Revitalization and Mobilization Act of 2018	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.	Related
HR6610	Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise Act of 2018	Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.	Related
HR7004	Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2018	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.	Related
HRes1176	Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.B. 2) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To
S2654	Community Connect Grant Program Act of 2018	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.	Related
S3165	Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise Act of 2018	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.	Related
S3360	Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5761)	Related

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