Seeding Rural Resilience Act
United States116th CongressHR-4820House of Representatives
Updated: Nov 21, 2019
Summary
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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Timeline
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
House of Representatives
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9158)
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