H.R. 4482 · 116th Congress · 2019–2020
Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019
H.R. 4482 in the 116th Congress (2019–2020) was introduced on Sep 24, 2019, sponsored by Filemon Vela with 21 co-sponsors.
During the 116th Congress (2019–2020), Donald Trump was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Sep 24, 2019
- Co-sponsors
- 21
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
What it does
Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019 This bill authorizes U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), every fiscal year, to hire, train, and assign 240 new agricultural specialists until the total number of specialists equals and sustains the requirements identified each year in the Agriculture Resource Allocation Model.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Filemon Vela (D-TX). Co-sponsors: 15 Democrats, 6 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedSep 24, 2019
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. (Oct 2, 2019)
More bills from Filemon Vela in the 116th Congress
Other Agriculture and Food bills in the 116th Congress
- S. 2107: Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019
- S. 4054: United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020
- H.R. 961: Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2019
- H.R. 1368: Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2019
- H.R. 2311: Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2019
- H.R. 4820: Seeding Rural Resilience Act
- H.R. 5064: Animal Disease Surveillance and Detection Act of 2019
- H.R. 6757: Farm to Food Bank Enhancement Act of 2020
- H.R. 6956: Farming Support to States Act of 2020
- H.R. 7483: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020
Committees
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