Bill H.R.8706 titled “To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act with respect to education and risk management assistance, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Agriculture by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Kaiali'i Kahele with Ed Case as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.8707 titled “To provide increased financial assistance for farmers markets and farmers market nutrition programs, to increase local agricultural production through food bank in-house production and local farmer contracting; and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Marcy Kaptur with Sanford Bishop, Shontel Brown, Adriano Espaillat, Tim Ryan 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 |
|---|---|---|
| To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act with respect to education and risk management assistance, and for other purposes. | Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i | House of Representatives |
| To provide increased financial assistance for farmers markets and farmers market nutrition programs, to increase local agricultural production through food bank in-house production and local farmer contracting; and for other purposes. | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy | House of Representatives |
