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House Agriculture Committee Action
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On Thursday, June 22, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to discuss investments in agricultural research as a continuation of the committee’s hearing series on preparing for the next farm bill. Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) and members of the committee heard from various university representatives on the opportunities and challenges institutions face in ensuring the U.S. remains a world leader in agricultural research and scientific advancement.
| Next Week at the Ag Committee |
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 – 10:00 a.m.
1300 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Full Committee – Public Hearing
RE: Clearing the Next Crisis: Resilience, Recovery and Resolution of Derivative Clearinghouses
Agri-Pulse: Importance of ag research funding stressed at House hearing
New York Times: U.S. Suspends Beef Imports From Brazil
Bloomberg: Trump Pledges Rural Broadband Support in Infrastructure Package
Politico: House Republicans struggle on spending plan
Reuters: NAFTA agriculture ministers see 'few' differences over trade
Associated Press: Cattle ranchers sue to return country-of-origin labeling
Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) and Reps. Ted Yoho (FL-3) and Neal Dunn (FL-2) in The Gainesville Sun: Input from the field needed for farm bil
Rep. Roger Marshall (KS-1) in Roll Call: Take Five: Roger Marshall
Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) in Centre Daily: Rep. Glenn Thompson talks importance of bipartisanship in Congress
Rep. David Rouzer (NC-7) in WWAY3: Rep. Rouzer talks about Genx
Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13) in the Herald & Review: Farmers remind Davis crop insurance essential to their livelihood
Rep. Jeff Denham (CA-10) in Washington Examiner: A long overdue change at the VA is about to improve the lives of our veterans
Rep. Bob Gibbs (OH-7) in Times Reporter: Technology plan for the future: MCTV to install fiberoptic cable lines to your door
Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal: Recent graduates encouraged to dream big, work hard
On Tuesday, the House passed five bills to strengthen families, the foster care system and outcomes for young adults moving out of the system. The bills include: H.R. 2742, the Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act; H.R. 2866, the Reducing Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act; H.R. 2834, the Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act; H.R. 2857, the Supporting Families in Substance Abuse Treatment Act; and H.R. 2847, the Improving Services for Older Youth in Foster Care Act.
On Wednesday, the House passed H.R. 1873, the Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act, which would amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to enhance the reliability of the electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities on Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management on such lands.
On Thursday, the House passed H.R. 1654, the Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act, which would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to coordinate Federal and State permitting processes relating to the construction of new surface water storage projects on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture and designates the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for permit processing.
On Friday, the House passed H.R. 2842, the Accelerating Individuals into the Workforce Act, which would connect low-income Americans looking for work with employers looking to fill job openings, including through apprenticeships and other forms of on-the-job training.
This week's House Agriculture Committee member photo highlights.
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| "Guns Up!" Chairman Conaway (TX-11) and Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) celebrate Texas Tech pride with TTU Chancellor Robert Duncan following the House Ag hearing on agricultural research. |
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| Rep. Rick Crawford (AR-1) and Chairman K. Conaway (TX-11) talk to the residents of Jonesboro, AR, about the prospects and challenges of the 2018 Farm Bill. |
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| Rep. Vicky Hartzler (MO-4) wishes her dad a Happy Father’s Day! |
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