118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 662Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

To amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jan 31, 2023
Last action Nov 1, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jan 31, 2023
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Referred
Feb 23, 2023
Agriculture · Appropriations
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Committee
May 11, 2023
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
Jun 13, 2023
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide as block grants to states and territories certain funding available to assist agricultural producers with losses due to droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, winter storms, freeze, smoke exposure, and excessive moisture occurring in calendar year 2022. The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule. (This excludes the budget effects from being counted for the purposes of enforcing the PAYGO rules.)

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House
Roll Call Votes · 1
Timeline · 17 actions
Nov 1, 2023
Senate Committee on Appropriations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 1, 2023
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Nov 1, 2023
Under the order of 10/24/23, having not achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 53. Record Vote Number: 285.ROLL CALLfail
Jun 13, 2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Jun 12, 2023
Mrs. Cammack moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 12, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Jun 12, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 662.
Jun 12, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jun 12, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 22, 2023
Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 118-73.
May 22, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 53.
May 11, 2023
Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Discharged.
May 11, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 11, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Feb 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.