US SB2898 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on September 21 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-09-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4657)
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 21 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-09-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4657)
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to authorize the use of certain grants to deliver peer-to-peer mental health support to individuals who are engaged in farming, ranching, farm work, and other occupations relating to agriculture.
Title
Supporting Farmworkers' Mental Health Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Alex Padilla [D-CA] | Sen. Laphonza Butler [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4657) |
Same As/Similar To
HB5637 (Related) 2023-09-21 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2898/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s2898/BILLS-118s2898is.pdf |
