Bills About Agriculture And Food Sponsored by Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)

Sen. Gillibrand sponsored 51 bills about agriculture and food in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
May 5, 2020	S.3605	A bill to amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to provide specialty crop block grants to fund State food banks and food access networks.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
May 5, 2020	S.3602	A bill to provide loan forgiveness for certain borrowers of Department of Agriculture direct farm loans, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct. 24, 2019	S.2704	A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Future Partnership Fund to invest in the rural areas of the United States to achieve their preferred future while maximizing their contribution to the well-being of the United States, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
June 19, 2019	S.1908	A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the efficiency of summer meals.	21	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
April 11, 2019	S.1187	A bill to prevent childhood exposure to chlorpyrifos through certain school meal programs.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
June 7, 2018	S.3034	A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize the rural business investment program, and for other purposes.	2	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
April 19, 2018	S.2723	A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for children be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
March 14, 2018	S.2555	A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to establish the Dairy Farm Sustainability Price Loss Coverage Program, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Feb. 14, 2018	S.2426	A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to return premiums paid under the margin protection program for dairy producers to participating dairy operations.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Aug. 2, 2017	S.1708	A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide that certain students who are family caregivers are eligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Aug. 2, 2017	S.1707	A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide for a standard medical expense deduction under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sept. 28, 2016	S.3408	A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to provide grants for access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
May 13, 2015	S.1332	A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to protect against foodborne illnesses, provide enhanced notification of recalled meat, poultry, eggs, and related food products, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Feb. 27, 2015	S.613	A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the efficiency of summer meals.	22	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
June 25, 2014	S.2527	A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the efficiency of summer meals.	13	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sept. 12, 2013	S.1502	A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to protect against foodborne illnesses, provide enhanced notification of recalled meat, poultry, eggs, and related food products, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
April 25, 2013	S.811	A bill to amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to provide for the increased purchase of Kosher and Halal food and to modify the labeling of the commodities list under the emergency food assistance program to enable Kosher and Halal food bank operators to identify which commodities to obtain from local food banks.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
April 25, 2013	S.821	A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish in the Department of Agriculture a Healthy Food Financing Initiative.	7	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
April 17, 2013	S.754	A bill to amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to include farmed shellfish as specialty crops.	5	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
April 10, 2013	S.694	A bill to remove the authority of the Agricultural Marketing Service to inspect apples.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
April 9, 2013	S.670	A bill to improve Federal dairy programs.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
March 19, 2013	S.605	A bill to improve Federal dairy programs.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov. 15, 2012	S.3632	A bill to amend the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to provide for the increased purchase of Kosher and Halal food and to modify the labeling of the commodities list under the emergency food assistance program to enable Kosher and Halal food bank operators to identify which commodities to obtain from local food banks.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
March 20, 2012	S.2208	A bill to amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Nov. 30, 2011	S.1926	A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish in the Department of Agriculture a Healthy Food Financing Initiative.	10	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov. 18, 2011	S.1905	A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to support crop insurance for specialty crops, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Oct. 17, 2011	S.1714	A bill to extend the milk income loss contract program, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct hearings to assess the implications of transitioning Federal milk marketing orders from end-product pricing to a competitive pay pricing system, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Oct. 17, 2011	S.1715	A bill to replace current dairy product price support and milk income loss contract programs with a program to protect dairy producer income when the difference between milk prices and feed costs is less than a specified amount, to establish a dairy market stabilization program, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sept. 21, 2011	S.1592	A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for Farm Service Agency loans.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sept. 21, 2011	S.1593	A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require State electronic benefit transfer contracts to treat wireless program retail food stores in the same manner as wired program retail food stores.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sept. 21, 2011	S.1594	A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a conservation program under which the Secretary shall make payments to assist owners and operators of muck land to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of the land.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sept. 8, 2011	S.1529	A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to protect against foodborne illnesses, provide enhanced notification of recalled meat, poultry, eggs, and related food products, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sept. 7, 2011	S.1521	A bill to provide assistance for agricultural producers adversely affected by damaging weather and other conditions relating to Hurricane Irene.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
June 8, 2011	S.1157	A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide retail establishments with information describing recalled meat, poultry, eggs, and related food products, to require the retail establishment to communicate the recall information to consumers, to require the Food Safety Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture to protect against certain foodborne illnesses, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
March 2, 2011	S.456	A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require monthly reporting to the Secretary of Agriculture of items contained in the cold storage survey and the dairy products survey of the National Agriculture Statistics.	1	All Independent Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
March 2, 2011	S.457	A bill to allow modified bloc voting by cooperative associations of milk producers in connection with a referendum on Federal milk marketing order reform.	1	All Independent Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
March 2, 2011	S.458	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish and enforce a maximum somatic cell count requirement for fluid milk.	1	All Independent Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 2, 2011	S.459	A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to preserve certain rates for the milk income loss contract program.	1	All Independent Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov. 30, 2010	S.3986	A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish in the Department of Agriculture a Healthy Food Financing Initiative.	9	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sept. 21, 2010	S.3808	A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for Farm Service Agency loans.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sept. 21, 2010	S.3809	A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a conservation program under which the Secretary shall make payments to assist owners and operators of muck land to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of the land.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Aug. 5, 2010	S.3758	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish and enforce a maximum somatic cell count requirement for fluid milk.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 27, 2010	S.3435	A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to revise the definition of the term "adulterated" to include contamination with E. Coli.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
May 26, 2010	S.3426	A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require monthly reporting to the Secretary of Agriculture of items contained in the cold storage survey and the dairy products survey of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
March 16, 2010	S.3127	A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require regular updating of the supplemental foods provided under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
March 16, 2010	S.3129	A bill to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to allow States to certify children for participation in special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children for a period of 1 year.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov. 18, 2009	S.2792	A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to develop an effective sampling and testing program to test for E. coli O157:H7 in boneless beef manufacturing trimmings and other raw ground beef components, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
July 6, 2009	S.1398	A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to increase the payment rate for certain payments under the milk income loss contract program as an emergency measure.	1	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
June 23, 2009	S.1330	A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to increase the payment rate for certain payments under the milk income loss contract program as an emergency measure.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
June 23, 2009	S.1331	A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to index for inflation the payment rate for payments under the milk income loss contract program.	1	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
March 20, 2007	H.R.1583	To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend the Milk Income Loss Contract Program through fiscal year 2012 at the 45 percent payment rate, to establish a minimum price for Class I milk under Federal milk marketing orders, and for other purposes.	27	Bipartisan	Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

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