H.R. 662 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 53 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 662 [Report No. 118–73] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2023Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida (for himself and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture May 22, 2023Additional sponsors: Mr. Dunn of Florida, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Posey, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Soto, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Steube, Mr. Waltz, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Gimenez, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Mills, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Mast, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Bean of Florida, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Gaetz, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Frost, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Valadao, and Ms. Perez May 22, 2023Reported from the Committee on Agriculture; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023. 2. Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 amendment Title I of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division N of Public Law 117–328), is amended, in the matter under the heading Office of the Secretary under the heading Processing, Research and Marketing under the heading AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS under the heading DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, by inserting : Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may provide assistance for losses described under this heading in this Act in the form of block grants to eligible States and territories before the period at the end. May 22, 2023Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed