Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-662
Sponsor: Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2023-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural insurance
Disaster relief and insurance
Fires
Floods and storm protection
Intergovernmental relations
Natural disasters
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: 

Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023 

 
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.

action_date: 2023-05-22
text: 

Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023 

 
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.

action_date: 2023-06-12
text: 

Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023 

 
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.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-11-01
text: 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.
action_date: 2023-11-01
text: Failed of passage/not agreed to in Senate: 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.
action_date: 2023-11-01
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5284-5285)
action_date: 2023-11-01
text: Senate Committee on Appropriations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2023-11-01
text: Senate Committee on Appropriations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2023-06-13
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2023-06-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2023-06-12
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2804)
action_date: 2023-06-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2804)
action_date: 2023-06-12
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 662.
action_date: 2023-06-12
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2803-2805)
action_date: 2023-06-12
text: Mrs. Cammack moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2023-05-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 53.
action_date: 2023-05-22
text: Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 118-73.
action_date: 2023-05-22
text: Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 118-73.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Discharged.
action_date: 2023-02-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-01-31
text: Introduced in House