HR 4820 · 116th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Seeding Rural Resilience Act

Introduced 2019-10-23· Sponsored by Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9158)(2019-11-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Seeding Rural Resilience Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a public service announcement campaign to address the mental health of farmers and ranchers, including television, radio, print, outdoor, and digital public service announcements. Additionally, USDA must establish a voluntary program to train employees of the Farm Service Agency, the Risk Management Agency, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service in the management of stress experienced by farmers and ranchers, including the detection of stress and suicide prevention; and convene a task force of agricultural and rural stakeholders at the federal, state, and local levels to assess the causes of mental stress in farmers and ranchers and identify best practices for responding to such stress.…

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Cosponsors (20)

15 Democrats5 Republicans