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S. 4354

Referred to Committee

A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make recourse loans available to commercial processors of dairy products during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

Introduced 7/29/2020•116th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

7/29/2020 • Senate

Summary

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to make recourse loans available to commercial processors, packagers, or merchandisers of dairy products during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

The bill also provides funding for the loans and specifies that loans shall be provided to applicants for up to the value of the dairy product inventory of such applicants.

Dairy product inventory used as collateral for the recourse loan program shall be pledged on a rotating basis to prevent spoilage of perishable products.

Introduced in Senate • 7/29/2020

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Agricultural marketing and promotionAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careFood industry and servicesInfectious and parasitic diseases

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Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

Democrat • MN

Sponsored 7/29/2020

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Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

July 29, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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Introduced in Senate7/29/2020

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Current StatusReferred to Committee
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