118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4861To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize grants for eligible institutions to carry out agriculture workforce training programs, and for other purposes.

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize grants for eligible institutions to carry out agriculture workforce training programs, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jul 25, 2023
Last action Aug 28, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jul 25, 2023
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Referred
Aug 28, 2023
Agriculture
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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 directs the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish a grant program within its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program for eligible institutions to develop and carry out agriculture workforce training programs. Eligible institutions include U.S. land-grant universities, non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, junior or community colleges with agriculture programs, and area career and technical education schools with agriculture programs. The grants must be used to develop and carry out programs to (1) promote the growth of the agriculture industry, (2) foster competitiveness within the industry, and (3) improve the training and retention of workers in the...

Provisions · 1 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Aug 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jul 25, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.