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Senate Farm Bill 2007:

Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Website
(Includes Chairman's Mark, Committee amendments, report, section by section summaries, and recorded video of mark up)

Senate Farm Bill (S. 2302) and Floor Amendments (from the Daily Digest 12/13/07)

Senate Finance Committee Farm Bill Funding and Tax Provisions (passed 10/4/07)
Summary of offsets (Modifications) | Chart of offsets (with modifications)

House Farm Bill 2007

House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Website
(includes full Farm Bill (HR 2419), fact sheets, amendments, reserve fund amendment, subcommittee actions, and more)

Full Bill | Manager's Amendment | “Reserve Fund En Bloc Amendment” | Agriculture Committee Report
(voted 7-19-07)

House Floor Amendments to the Farm Bill
(7-26-07)

"Marker Bills"

The following is a selected list of farm bill proposals (“marker bills”) introduced in the 110th Congress, many of which contain core priorities of the Farm and Food Policy Project (FFPP). (Note: the “Side by Side Comparisons” below track specific FFPP recommendations through the various bills.)

5/21/07

“NOURISH Act of 2007”
H.R.2401 introduced by Rep. Baca (D-CA)

5/17/07

Local Food and Farm Support Act / Outreach and Opportunity Development (FOOD) for a Healthy America Act (not identical)
H.R.2364 introduced by Rep. Blumenauer (D-OR) / S.1432 introduced by Sens. Brown (D-OH) and Clinton (D-NY)
House version summary / Senate version summary

5/16/07

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2007
H.R.2348 introduced by Rep. Herseth-Sandlin (D-SD) / S.1412 introduced by Sen. Harkin (D-IA)
House version press release | Beginning Farmer and Rancher Initiative | Summary Document

5-3-07

Farm, Nutrition, and Community Investment Act
H.R.2144 introduced by Rep. DeLauro (D-CT) and R. Gilchrest (R-MD)
Synopsis | Summary | Section by Section

5-3-07

Feeding America 's Families Act of 2007
H.R.2129 introduced by Reps. McGovern (D-MA) and Emerson (R-MO)
Summary

5-3-07 and 2-15-07

Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007
H.R.2135 introduced by Rep. Boswell (D-IA) / S.622 introduced by Harkin (D-IA)

4-18-07

New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2007
S.1150 introduced by Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Summary

4-18-07 and 3-29-07
The Expanding Markets for Small Meat Processors Act
HR.1760 introduced Rep. Kind (D-WI) / S.1149 introduced by Sen. Kohl (D-WI)
Summary

3-22-07
Bill to Prevent Closures or Relocation of Farm Services Agency Offices
H.R.1649 Introduced by Rep. Herseth-Sandlin (D-SD)

3-20-07
Equitable Agriculture Today for a Healthy America Act ("EAT Healthy America Act")
HR.1600 introduced by Reps. Cardoza (D-CA) and Salazar (D-CO)
Section by Section

3-20-07 and 3-15-07
Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2007
H.R.1551 introduced by Rep. Kind (D-WI) / S.919 introduced by Sen. Menendez (D-NJ)
Section by Section

2-13-07
Rural Entrepreneur and Microenterprise Assistance Act
S.566 introduced by Reps. Nelson (D-NE) and Salazar (D-CO) Summary (not yet available)

2-8-07
The Rural Opportunities Act of 2007
S.541 introduced by R. Feingold (D-WI)
Summary (not yet available)

Side by Side Comparisons
These reports are sorted by issue areas, and provide side by side comparisons of bill provisions related to the priorities in the Seeking Balance report.

Congressional Research Service House/Senate Farm Bill Side-by-Side (12/5/07)

Comparison of House & Senate Farm Bills by FFPP priorities (posted 10-23-07 5:25pm)

"Marker Bill" Comparisons by Issue Area

New Markets (updated May 16)
Nutrition (updated May 30)
Rural Development (updated May 16)
Conservation (updated May 30)
Diversity (updated May 30)

USDA Farm Bill Proposal

Section by Section | Legislative Language | Analysis of USDA's 2007 Farm Bill Proposal

Issue Briefs

• Making Healthy Food More Accesible for Low-income People (FFPP Issue Brief)
• The Case for Local & Regional Food Marketing Version: short | long (FFPP Issue Brief)
• Amid Global Agricultural Trade Debates, Local Markets are Growing (NE-MW Economic Review)

Congressional Letters

12-7-07

Farm Bill Conference Recommendations for Healthy Food provisions in the 2007 Farm Bill
Sent to Agriculture Committee Chair Peterson and Ranking Member Goodlatte, Speaker Pelosi, Marjory leader Hoyer, and Minority Leader Boehner

9-19-07

Senate Letter on Specialty Crops, including healthy food provisions
Sent to Agriculture Committee Chairman Harkin and Ranking Member Chambliss

6-19-07

Letter from 26 California Representatives on Farm Bill Priorities
Sent to Agriculture Committee Chair Rep. Peterson and Vice-Chair Rep. Goodlatte

6-19-07

Healthy Foods & the Farm Bill
Sent to Agriculture Committee Chair Rep. Peterson and Vice-Chair Rep. Goodlatte

5-21-07

Local Food Procurement in School Meals
Sent to USDA Secretary Johanns by 18 Senators

Organizational letters to Congress

6-25-07

Reforming America’s Agricultural Policy
Resolution accepted by the U.S. Conference of Mayors
Co-Sponors List

6-13-07

Strengthening the Farm Bill to Reduce Childhood Obesity, and Improve our Environment and Nation’s Health
Sent to House and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairmen & Vice-Chairmen
From over 300 doctors and health professionals

6-8-07

Healthy, Affordable Foods in the Farm Bill
Sent to House & Senate Agriculture Committee Chairmen

2-7-07

Increasing Farm Bill Baseline
Sent to Majority & Minority leadership; Agriculture Committees in the House and Senate

For more information on the following initiatives, click on the images below.