United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5259 (115th)
STRESS Act
Introduced
13 March 2018
Last action
28 March 2018 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Sponsors
Tom Emmer, Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24], Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3], Tom O'Halleran, Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Mark Pocan, Chellie Pingree, Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1], Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-6], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22], David Scott, Kevin Cramer
Subjects
Agriculture, Energy
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Stemming the Tide of Rural Economic Stress and Suicide Act or the STRESS Act This bill amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize through FY2023 and modify the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, which is a Department of Agriculture (USDA) program to provide grants for programs that provide mental health services to individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations. The bill also sets forth requirements for USDA to review and evaluate the stress assistance programs carried out using the grants.
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Timeline
13 March 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
13 March 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 March 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 March 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 March 2018 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 March 2018
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 March 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 13 March 2018
Sponsors
- Tom Emmer · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Tom O'Halleran · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] · R · Sponsor
- Mark Pocan · D · Sponsor
- Chellie Pingree · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22] · R · Cosponsor
- David Scott · D · Cosponsor
- Kevin Cramer · R · Cosponsor
- · hsag00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5259
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5259
- us · 115-hr-5259 · source updated 11 August 2025