Organic Farmers Access Act

Summary

Organic Farmers Access Act This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act and the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to expand the eligibility of organic farmers for assistance under Department of Agriculture (USDA) rural development grant and loan programs. The bill authorizes additional assistance for certified organic farms and certified organic handling operations under USDA programs that provide: (1) rural business development grants, (2) loans and loan guarantees for locally or regionally produced agricultural food products, and (3) value-added agricultural product market development grants.

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Timeline

1. 18 December 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 December 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 December 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 January 2018

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House · 18 December 2017 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
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