118th Congress Agriculture and Food
S. 2703: Supporting Our Farm and Food System Workforce Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Office of the Farm and Food System Workforce to improve awareness of and access to USDA programs for farm and food system workers.
USDA must also establish the Farm and Food System Worker Advisory Committee. The advisory committee must include farm and food system workers, civil rights representatives, and representatives from nonprofit organizations, labor unions, and institutions of higher education.
The bill further requires USDA to establish the Farm and Food System Workforce Interagency Council to facilitate interagency, cabinet-level leadership in planning, policymaking, coordination, and program development for services available to farm and food system workers.
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The advisory committee and interagency council must each submit an annual report to USDA and Congress that is publicly available on USDA's website. The annual reports must include recommendations for legislative or administrative action for the following year.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Sherrod Brown D-OHOriginal
- Dianne Feinstein D-CAOriginal
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NYOriginal
- Ron Wyden D-OROriginal
- Peter Welch D-VTOriginal
- Elizabeth Warren D-MAOriginal
- Ben Luján D-NM
- Laphonza Butler D-CA
- Cory Booker D-NJ
- Jacky Rosen D-NV
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Alejandro Padilla.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3765-3766)