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118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3595 — MORE USDA Grants Act

“To improve the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Agriculture to certain counties in which the majority of land is owned or managed by the Federal Government and to other units of local government and Tribal governments in those counties, and for other purposes.”

Agriculture and food
Introduced May 22, 2023
Last action Jun 23, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 22, 2023
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Referred
Jun 23, 2023
Agriculture · Financial Services · E&C
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill revises the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to high-density public land counties and any units of tribal or local governments within such counties. A high-density public land county is a county that has a population of not more than 100,000 people and in which more than 50% of the land is owned or managed by the federal government. Any requirement for local matching funds under a qualifying grant program must be reduced by 50% with respect to such jurisdictions. On request, USDA must provide additional technical assistance to such jurisdictions before and during the annual application period for each qualifying grant prog...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 6 actions
Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
May 26, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
May 22, 2023
Introduced in House
May 22, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 22, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 22, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.