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H.R. 8327 · 116th Congress

Farm and Agricultural Worker Safety Education Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

6 cosponsors · 1 D, 5 R

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This bill expands the Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to authorize USDA to provide grants for the dissemination to farm, agricultural workers, and others in the agricultural supply chain of information and training concerning best practices, relevant health and safety guidance, guidelines,…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 21, 2020

Farm and Agricultural Worker Safety Education Act

This bill expands the Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to authorize USDA to provide grants for the dissemination to farm, agricultural workers, and others in the agricultural supply chain of information and training concerning best practices, relevant health and safety guidance, guidelines, requirements, or information related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Additionally, the bill provides additional prioritization flexibility through FY2025 for USDA to combat substance use disorder in rural America.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Farm and Agricultural Worker Safety Education Act

Latest action (Sep 21, 2020): Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 21, 2020

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.