# 116-hr-7883: Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act

116-hr-7883, Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7883
- Congress: 116
- Title: Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2020-07-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 55
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to award grants to states or state departments of agriculture to provide support to agricultural fairs for losses sustained by such fairs due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Grant amounts shall be based on the difference between the average attendance at agricultural fairs in the state for a month occurring in 2019 compared to the corresponding month in 2020. As a condition of receiving a grant, recipients shall agree to (1) prioritize supporting agricultural fairs in the state facing the greatest financial hardship, and (2) use not more than 1% of grant funds for administrative costs incurred in providing support to agricultural fairs.

## Cosponsors (55)

- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] (D-FL), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2020-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2020-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7883 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7883)

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