U.S. Pork Producer Assistance Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-7458
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-01
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Appropriations

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Department of Agriculture

Disaster relief and insurance

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Executive agency funding and structure

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Livestock

Meat
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>U.S. Pork Producer Assistance Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill provides supplemental funding for the Department of Agriculture to provide support payments to domestic pork producers with losses of market-ready hogs due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7458 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 1, 2020 Mr. Hagedorn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , 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 A BILL To provide supplemental appropriations to provide direct assistance for domestic pork producers and during the COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the U.S. Pork Producer Assistance Act of 2020 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) It is imperative that domestic pork producers receive financial assistance that adequately reflects the damages done to the pork industry due to the COVID–19 pandemic. (2) While the coronavirus food assistance program carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture provides relief to livestock producers, the pork industry has faced unprecedented challenges due to packing plants being forced to reduce processing capacity. (3) To prevent further damage to the pork industry, further funding assistance that includes direct funding for the pork industry is necessary. 3. Additional funding for Office of the Secretary account For an additional amount for the Office of the Secretary , $5,000,000,000 to remain available until expended to provide support payments to pork producers with losses of market-ready hogs due to the COVID–19 pandemic: Provided , That such amount is designated by Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further , That such amounts shall be made available only if the President subsequently so designates such amount: Provided further : That such a payment may be made to a pork producer (regardless of the adjusted gross income of such producer) in any amount so long as such amount is not greater than the total losses of such pork producer of market-ready hogs due to the COVID–19 pandemic.