This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to use $1.2 billion of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide emergency relief to swine producers to aid in the reduction of intentional depopulation losses of swine due to the closure or the reduction in processing capacity of a processing plant related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Producers shall be eligible for payments based on losses incurred on or after April 19, 2020.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2326, E501)
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2326, E501)
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditCardiovascular and respiratory healthDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma careFood industry and servicesInfectious and parasitic diseasesLivestockMeat
To provide emergency assistance to covered producers for market-ready swine losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressHR-7030| House
| Updated: 5/28/2020
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to use $1.2 billion of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide emergency relief to swine producers to aid in the reduction of intentional depopulation losses of swine due to the closure or the reduction in processing capacity of a processing plant related to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Producers shall be eligible for payments based on losses incurred on or after April 19, 2020.
Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditCardiovascular and respiratory healthDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma careFood industry and servicesInfectious and parasitic diseasesLivestockMeat