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Farm to School Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2026| Senate 
| Updated: 6/27/2019
Patrick J. Leahy

Patrick J. Leahy

Democratic Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (10)
Tom Udall (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Farm to School Act of 2019 This bill modifies and expands the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Farm to School Program. The program currently provides grants and technical assistance to schools, state and local agencies, Indian tribal organizations, agricultural producers, and nonprofit entities to improve access to local foods in schools. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes the program through FY2025; permits USDA to provide land-grant colleges and universities with grants, research, evaluation, and technical assistance under the program; expands the purposes for grants awarded under the program to include implementing educational activities relating to agriculture, nutrition, or food; requires USDA to provide technical assistance, research, and information to increase awareness of and participation in farm to school programs among agricultural producers, including beginning, veteran, and socially disadvantaged farmers; directs USDA to seek to improve local food procurement and distribution options for agricultural producers and eligible institutions; authorizes USDA to fund projects that include innovative approaches to aggregation, processing, transportation, and distribution; establishes new limitations on the amount and duration of grants; and limits funds that may be used for administrative costs.
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Timeline
Jun 27, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3562
Introduced in House
Jun 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jun 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4633)
  • June 27, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3562
    Introduced in House


  • June 27, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 27, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4633)

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3562: Farm to School Act of 2019
AquacultureChild healthCongressional oversightEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefHigher educationIndian social and development programsNutrition and dietSeafoodTeaching, teachers, curricula

Farm to School Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2026| Senate 
| Updated: 6/27/2019
Farm to School Act of 2019 This bill modifies and expands the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Farm to School Program. The program currently provides grants and technical assistance to schools, state and local agencies, Indian tribal organizations, agricultural producers, and nonprofit entities to improve access to local foods in schools. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes the program through FY2025; permits USDA to provide land-grant colleges and universities with grants, research, evaluation, and technical assistance under the program; expands the purposes for grants awarded under the program to include implementing educational activities relating to agriculture, nutrition, or food; requires USDA to provide technical assistance, research, and information to increase awareness of and participation in farm to school programs among agricultural producers, including beginning, veteran, and socially disadvantaged farmers; directs USDA to seek to improve local food procurement and distribution options for agricultural producers and eligible institutions; authorizes USDA to fund projects that include innovative approaches to aggregation, processing, transportation, and distribution; establishes new limitations on the amount and duration of grants; and limits funds that may be used for administrative costs.
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Timeline
Jun 27, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3562
Introduced in House
Jun 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jun 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4633)
  • June 27, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3562
    Introduced in House


  • June 27, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 27, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4633)
Patrick J. Leahy

Patrick J. Leahy

Democratic Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (10)
Tom Udall (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3562: Farm to School Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AquacultureChild healthCongressional oversightEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationFood assistance and reliefHigher educationIndian social and development programsNutrition and dietSeafoodTeaching, teachers, curricula