US Congress Senate Bill 2712 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum:
Status: Introduced on April 19 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-04-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

FARMERS FIRST Act Facilitating Accessible Resources for Mental health and Encouraging Rural Solutions For Immediate Response to Stressful Times Act This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide grants to state departments of agriculture, state cooperative extension services, and nonprofit organizations for cooperative programs to establish farm and ranch stress assistance networks. The networks must provide stress assistance programs to farmers and ranchers, including counseling and support through: telephone helplines and websites, training for advocates for affected individuals, support groups, outreach services and activities, and home delivery of assistance for farm residents who are homebound. USDA must coordinate with the Department of Health and Services (HHS) to establish the grant program and a National Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network to coordinate the stress assistance programs on a national scale. USDA and HHS must also establish an advisory committee to report on the state of behavioral and mental health in farmers and ranchers.

FARMERS FIRST Act Facilitating Accessible Resources for Mental health and Encouraging Rural Solutions For Immediate Response to Stressful Times Act

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]
Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]
Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-19	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2712/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2712/BILLS-115s2712is.pdf