Sen. Schiff Introduces Bill to Double Funding for American Farm Exports
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry for review. It is considered active, but no further meetings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill currently associated with this legislation.
While farm trade usually gets support from both parties, the large increase in spending might face pushback in a divided Congress.
Small agricultural businesses and food companies that want to export but lack the resources to develop foreign markets on their own would benefit from expanded trade promotion programs. The Market Access Program and related initiatives help trade organizations connect smaller producers with overseas buyers, giving small operations access to marketing and infrastructure support they could not afford independently.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
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Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced a package of six bills, including the Expanding Market Access Act, which aims to boost funding for the Market Access Program and provide technical assistance for foreign infrastructure like ports and refrigerated storage to help U.S. specialty crop exports.
The Expanding Market Access Act would support access to export markets through technical assistance for infrastructure, a report on specialty crop competitiveness, and increased funding for the Market Access Program, which supports overseas promotion of U.S. agricultural products.
The Expanding Market Access Act (S. 4654) seeks to expand U.S. agricultural producers' access to foreign markets by providing technical assistance for infrastructure in foreign markets for U.S. commodities and mandating a report on the competitiveness of U.S. specialty crops.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Expanding Market Access Act
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