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Specialty Crop Security Act of 2024

USA118th CongressS-4168| Senate 
| Updated: 4/18/2024
Laphonza R. Butler

Laphonza R. Butler

Democratic Senator

California

Cosponsors (9)
Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Specialty Crop Security Act of 2024 This bill reauthorizes and provides additional funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The bill also modifies the SCBGP outreach and state plan requirements. Under the block grant program, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides grants to the state departments of agriculture to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops (i.e., fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops, including floriculture). Specifically, the bill reauthorizes the SCBGP through FY2028. The bill also requires that SCBGP grants be made based on priorities established annually by state program administrators, in consultation with specialty crop producers and producer groups. Further, the bill requires that the plan a state must submit to USDA under the program indicate how outreach to, and consultation with, specialty crop stakeholders will be achieved.
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Timeline
Sep 19, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-4838
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Apr 18, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Apr 18, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • September 19, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-4838
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.


  • April 18, 2024
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 18, 2024
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4838: Specialty Crop Security Act of 2023
Agricultural marketing and promotionAgricultural researchFruit and vegetablesIntergovernmental relationsPublic-private cooperation

Specialty Crop Security Act of 2024

USA118th CongressS-4168| Senate 
| Updated: 4/18/2024
Specialty Crop Security Act of 2024 This bill reauthorizes and provides additional funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The bill also modifies the SCBGP outreach and state plan requirements. Under the block grant program, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides grants to the state departments of agriculture to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops (i.e., fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops, including floriculture). Specifically, the bill reauthorizes the SCBGP through FY2028. The bill also requires that SCBGP grants be made based on priorities established annually by state program administrators, in consultation with specialty crop producers and producer groups. Further, the bill requires that the plan a state must submit to USDA under the program indicate how outreach to, and consultation with, specialty crop stakeholders will be achieved.
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Timeline
Sep 19, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-4838
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Apr 18, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Apr 18, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • September 19, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-4838
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.


  • April 18, 2024
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 18, 2024
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Laphonza R. Butler

Laphonza R. Butler

Democratic Senator

California

Cosponsors (9)
Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4838: Specialty Crop Security Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural marketing and promotionAgricultural researchFruit and vegetablesIntergovernmental relationsPublic-private cooperation