# 116-hr-4820: Seeding Rural Resilience Act

116-hr-4820, Seeding Rural Resilience Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY); status Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9158) (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4820
- Congress: 116
- Title: Seeding Rural Resilience Act
- Status: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9158)
- Introduced: 2019-10-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 33
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Seeding Rural Resilience Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a public service announcement campaign to address the mental health of farmers and ranchers, including television, radio, print, outdoor, and digital public service announcements. Additionally, USDA must establish a voluntary program to train employees of the Farm Service Agency, the Risk Management Agency, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service in the management of stress experienced by farmers and ranchers, including the detection of stress and suicide prevention; and convene a task force of agricultural and rural stakeholders at the federal, state, and local levels to assess the causes of mental stress in farmers and ranchers and identify best practices for responding to such stress.

## Cosponsors (33)

- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2019-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2019-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2019-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2019-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-4820 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4820)

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