US Congress House Bill 5259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 13 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Pending: House Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

STRESS Act Stemming the Tide of Rural Economic Stress and Suicide Act This bill amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize through FY2023 and modify the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, which is a Department of Agriculture (USDA) program to provide grants for programs that provide mental health services to individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations. The bill also sets forth requirements for USDA to review and evaluate the stress assistance programs carried out using the grants.

STRESS Act Stemming the Tide of Rural Economic Stress and Suicide Act

Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. David Young [R-IA]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]
Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]
Rep. John Faso [R-NY]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Claudia Tenney [R-NY]
Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
2018-03-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2018-03-13	House	Introduced in House

HB2 (Related) 2018-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 115-334.
HR1176 (Similar To) 2018-12-12 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5259/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5259/BILLS-115hr5259ih.pdf