Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023
The summary
What this bill does
Block Grant Assistance Act of 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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced & referred to committee
Nov 1, 2023
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.
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - FL District 18 · R-FL
31 cosponsors
Member of Congress · D-FL
U.S. Representative - FL District 2 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - FL District 27 · R-FL
· R-FL
U.S. Representative - FL District 26 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - FL District 9 · D-FL
U.S. Representative - FL District 19 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - FL District 17 · R-FL
Former U.S. Representative - FL District 6 · R-FL
Member of Congress · R-FL
U.S. Representative - FL District 28 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - FL District 15 · R-FL
+ 19 more cosponsors
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 118 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 662 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Active |
| Policy Area | Agriculture and Food |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | January 31, 2023 |
| Latest Action | November 1, 2023 |
| Cosponsors | 31 · House vote — · — views |