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118th Congress Agriculture and Food

S. 1736: Farmers First Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)May 18, 2023
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, May 18, 2023

This bill extends through FY2028 and revises the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN). This Department of Agriculture program provides competitive grants to states, Indian tribes, and qualified nonprofit organizations to provide stress assistance programs (i.e., professional agricultural behavioral health counseling, helplines, and resources) to individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and agriculture-related occupations.

The bill specifies that the grant funding for farm telephone helplines and websites may also be used for crisis lines.

Further, FRSAN grant recipients may establish referral relationships with providers, including Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, health centers, rural health clinics, and critical access hospitals.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

18

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Tammy Baldwin D-WI SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. May 18, 2023Introduced in the Senate by Tammy Baldwin.
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  1. May 18, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. May 18, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.