Politiparty
Politiparty
LeaderboardCongressBills

118th Congress Agriculture and Food

H.R. 662: Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

Passed HouseJun 12, 2023

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 31, 2023
  2. Passed House (completed)Jun 12, 2023
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Passed House, Jun 12, 2023

This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide as block grants to states and territories certain funding available to assist agricultural producers with losses due to droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, winter storms, freeze, smoke exposure, and excessive moisture occurring in calendar year 2022.

The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule. (This excludes the budget effects from being counted for the purposes of enforcing the PAYGO rules.)

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House

Passed by voice vote

Jun 12, 2023

No recorded vote, so there is no member-by-member tally.

Senate final vote, Nov 1, 2023

On Passage of the Bill

Failed 43–53

Yea 43majority 49Nay 53

  • Democrats0 yea, 47 nay
  • Republicans43 yea, 3 nay
  • Independents0 yea, 3 nay

Broke with their party: Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) voted Nay

See how all 96 members voted

Showing 100 of 100 members

Yea 43

Nay 53

Republicans (3) broke with their party

Not voting 4

Republicans (3)

Independents (1)

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

Showing 1 of 1 roll calls

  • Nov 1, 2023SenateOn Passage of the BillFinal passageFailed, yea-nay 43–53
    Roll call 285 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats04700
    Republicans43303
    Independents0301
    Total435304

    Senate roll call 285: On Passage of the Bill. Bill Defeated.

    3 crossed party lines: 3 Republicans

    How each member voted (100)

Amendments

1 offered

Showing 1 of 1 amendments

  • S.Amdt. 1357Rick Scott R-FLAgreedOct 25, 2023Nov 1, 2023: Amendment SA 1357 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Cosponsors

31

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

250 points earned
  1. 1C. Franklin R-FL SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone, reported, passed House, discharged6 events+86
  2. 2Rick Scott R-FL1 amendment offered, 1 agreed2 events+22
  3. 3Joni Ernst R-IA1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 3Charles Grassley R-IA1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 3Pete Ricketts R-NE1 maverick vote1 event+6
See all scorers and every scoring event

Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

Other bills by C. Franklin

History

  1. Jun 12, 2023Passed the House by voice vote.
  2. Jan 31, 2023Introduced in the House by C. Franklin.
Show the full action history (19 actions)
  1. Nov 1, 2023Senate Committee on Appropriations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  2. Nov 1, 2023Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5284-5285)
  3. Nov 1, 2023Failed of passage/not agreed to in Senate: Under the order of 10/24/23, having not achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 53. Record Vote Number: 285.
  4. Nov 1, 2023Under the order of 10/24/23, having not achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 53. Record Vote Number: 285.
  5. Jun 13, 2023Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
  6. Jun 12, 2023Mrs. Cammack moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Jun 12, 2023Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2803-2805)
  8. Jun 12, 2023DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 662.
  9. Jun 12, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2804)
  10. Jun 12, 2023On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2804)
  11. Jun 12, 2023Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. May 22, 2023Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 118-73.
  13. May 22, 2023Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 53.
  14. May 11, 2023Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Discharged.
  15. May 11, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  16. May 11, 2023Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  17. Feb 23, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
  18. Jan 31, 2023Introduced in House
  19. Jan 31, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.