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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018

Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies.

Provides appropriations to USDA for Agricultural Programs, including:

  • the Office of the Secretary;
  • Executive Operations;
  • the Office of the Chief Information Officer;
  • the Office of the Chief Financial Officer;
  • the Office of Civil Rights;
  • Hazardous Materials Management;
  • the Office of Inspector General;
  • the Office of the General Counsel;
  • the Office of Ethics;
  • the Economic Research Service;
  • the National Agricultural Statistics Service;
  • the Agricultural Research Service;
  • the National Institute of Food and Agriculture;
  • the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service;
  • the Agricultural Marketing Service;
  • the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; and
  • the Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Provides appropriations to USDA for Farm Production and Conservation Programs, including:

  • the Farm Service Agency,
  • the Risk Management Agency,
  • the Natural Resources Conservation Service,
  • the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund, and
  • the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund.

Provides appropriations to USDA for Rural Development Programs, including:

  • Rural Development Salaries and Expenses,
  • the Rural Housing Service,
  • the Rural Business-Cooperative Service,
  • the Rural Utilities Service, and
  • the Rural Economic Infrastructure Account.

Provides appropriations to USDA for the Food and Nutrition Service, including:

  • Child Nutrition Programs;
  • the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);
  • the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program);
  • the Commodity Assistance Program; and
  • Nutrition Programs Administration.

Provides appropriations to USDA for the Foreign Agricultural Service, including Food for Peace Title II Grants and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants.

Provides appropriations for the Food and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Farm Credit Administration.

Rescinds specified unobligated balances from prior appropriations. Sets forth permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2017-07-17CalendarsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 165.House floor actions
2017-07-17CommitteeThe House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 115-232, by Mr. Aderholt.House floor actions
2017-07-17IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]
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Policy Area :

Economics and Public Finance
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  • Accounting and auditing
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Adult day care
  • Advisory bodies
  • Agricultural conservation and pollution
  • Agricultural education
  • Agricultural insurance
  • Agricultural marketing and promotion
  • Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
  • Agricultural research
  • Agricultural trade
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • Animal and plant health
  • Animal protection and human-animal relationships
  • Appropriations
  • Asia
  • Buy American requirements
  • Cell biology and embryology
  • Child care and development
  • Child health
  • China
  • Commodities markets
  • Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • Congressional oversight
  • Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Economic development
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Farm Credit Administration
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Food assistance and relief
  • Food industry and services
  • Food supply, safety, and labeling
  • Foreign aid and international relief
  • Fruit and vegetables
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Grain
  • Housing and community development funding
  • Housing finance and home ownership
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Livestock
  • Manufacturing
  • Meat
  • Medical research
  • Metals
  • Motor fuels
  • Natural disasters
  • News media and reporting
  • Nutrition and diet
  • Pornography
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Public participation and lobbying
  • Public utilities and utility rates
  • Retail and wholesale trades
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Solid waste and recycling
  • Trade restrictions
  • Transportation costs
  • User charges and fees
  • Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
  • Water quality
  • Water use and supply
  • Watersheds
  • Women's health

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