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H.R. 6611 (116th)

Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Agriculture to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

23 April 2020

Last action

23 April 2020 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

Sponsors

Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8], Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12], Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1], Jim Hagedorn, Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS], Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4], Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large], Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3], Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12], Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5], Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], David Scott, Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5], Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7], Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2], Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2], Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8], Steve Watkins

Subjects

Agriculture, Taxation

Source updated

7 April 2025

Agriculture · Taxation

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Summary

This bill provides $50 billion in FY2020 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support agricultural producers impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. USDA may not apply any payment limitations to payments made to producers using funding provided by this bill, except to ensure that the total payments made to producers do not exceed the total damages related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Timeline

  1. 23 April 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  2. 23 April 2020

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 April 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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