HR 2424 · 117th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act

Introduced 2021-04-08· Sponsored by Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 93.(2021-09-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to award grants to states or state departments of agriculture to provide support to agricultural fairs for losses sustained by such fairs due to COVID-19. As a condition of receiving a grant, recipients shall agree to (1) prioritize supporting agricultural fairs in the state facing the greatest financial hardship, and (2) use not more than 5% of grant funds for administrative costs incurred in providing support to agricultural fairs.…

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Cosponsors (20)

13 Democrats7 Republicans
Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]MO
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]CA
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]WA
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]CA
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]CA
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]NY
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]MN
Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6]TN
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]CA
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]NE
Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2]HI
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]WI
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]CA
Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]KS
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]OK
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]MN