Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2017'
Sponsored By: Representative Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
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Summary
Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the number of acres on which agricultural producers are authorized to grow fruits and vegetables without a resulting reduction in the payment acres used to calculate price loss coverage and agriculture risk coverage payments. The increases are permitted if the crops on the additional acres are grown for sale or donation in a food desert, which is a census tract that: (1) has a poverty rate of at least 20%, and (2) provides difficult access to a retail outlet that provides a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
IL • R
Sponsored 7/26/2017
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