Bill S.4705 titled “A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to relocate a memorial honoring the 9 Air Force crew members who lost their lives in an airplane crash in the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests during a training mission on August 31, 1982” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis with Richard Burr as cosponsor.
Bill S.4709 titled “A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to amend regulations to allow for certain packers to have an interest in market agencies, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Ray Lujan Ben with Joni Ernst as cosponsor.
Bill S.4730 titled “A bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish a pilot program to provide competitive grants to land-grant colleges and universities to facilitate research and rapid workforce development and promote entrepreneurship and other benefits to communities, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. John Hickenlooper with Deb Fischer as cosponsor.
Bill S.4745 titled “A bill to amend the Plant Protection Act to establish a fund for spotted wing drosophila research and mitigation” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Gary Peters with Mike Braun, Susan Collins as cosponsors.
Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.
A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to relocate a memorial honoring the 9 Air Force crew members who lost their lives in an airplane crash in the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests during a training mission on August 31, 1982. | Sen. Tillis, Thom | Senate |
| A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to amend regulations to allow for certain packers to have an interest in market agencies, and for other purposes. | Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray | Senate |
| A bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish a pilot program to provide competitive grants to land-grant colleges and universities to facilitate research and rapid workforce development and promote entrepreneurship and other benefits to communities, and for other purposes. | Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. | Senate |
| A bill to amend the Plant Protection Act to establish a fund for spotted wing drosophila research and mitigation. | Sen. Peters, Gary C. | Senate |
