H.R. 6720 · 118th Congress · 2023–2024
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grocery, farm, and food worker stabilization grant program.
H.R. 6720 in the 118th Congress (2023–2024) was introduced on Dec 12, 2023, sponsored by Nikki Budzinski with 50 co-sponsors.
During the 118th Congress (2023–2024), Joe Biden was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Dec 12, 2023
- Co-sponsors
- 50
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
What it does
This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to establish a grant program to provide farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers stabilization payments in the case of a natural disaster or other disaster. Specifically, AMS must provide funding to membership organizations or labor unions representing farmworkers, meat processing workers, and grocery workers for the payments.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Nikki Budzinski (D-IL). Co-sponsors: 50 Democrats.
Where it stands
- IntroducedDec 12, 2023
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (Dec 12, 2023)
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