House Bill 662 - Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: House

Introduced date: 2023-01-31

Recent Activity

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.

Alternative Names

Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

To amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes.

Associated Legislation

The Hurricanes of 2022 Disaster Relief Rectification Act

Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

Federal Disaster Responsibility Act

Federal Disaster Responsibility Act

Policy Areas

Agriculture and Food

Potential Impact

Agricultural insurance

Disaster relief and insurance

Fires

Floods and storm protection

Intergovernmental relations

Natural disasters

State and local finance

Sponsors and Supporters

Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-18]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]

Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]

Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]

Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]

Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]

Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]

Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]

Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]

Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]

Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]

Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]

Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]

Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7]

Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]

Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]

Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]

Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4]

Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]

Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]

Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]

Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]

Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]

Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]

Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]

Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]

Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]

Committees and Subcommittees

Appropriations Committee

Agriculture Committee

General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee

Variations and Revisions

Monica De La CruzFederal Disaster Responsibility Act118 samdt 1357 - In the nature of a substitute.

Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

3/7/2024, 9:39 PM

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, wild...

Congress
118

Number
HR - 662

Introduced on
2023-01-31

# Amendments
1

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

6/13/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

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, wild...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Agriculture and Food

Potential Impact
Agricultural insurance•
Disaster relief and insurance•
Fires•
Floods and storm protection•
Intergovernmental relations•
Natural disasters•
State and local finance

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary12/5/2023

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, wild...


Latest Action11/1/2023
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.