SENATE BILL: Farmer Stabilization Act of 2021 (Passed)
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« on: February 13, 2021, 10:15:58 PM »
« edited: February 26, 2021, 06:48:29 AM by Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee »

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SENATE BILL
To support family farms in rural areas during the COVID-19 pandemic


BE IT ENACTED in both house of the CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ATLASIA ASSEMBLED,

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Farmer Stabilization Act of 2021

Section 1. Purpose

a. Family farms have been devastated during the COVID-19 pandemic and it has caused wide spread disruptions in farm markets
b. The marketplace has inevitably been disrupted and commerce has slowed
c. The purpose of this act is to support local farms in order for farms to remain solvent

Section 2. Funding

a. The federal government shall provide block grants to emergency feeding organizations
b. An emergency feeding organization shall be defined as a local or regional food enterprise such as a farmers' market, a nonprofit organization, or a food hub
c. An initial amount of $75,000,000 shall be approved
i. $50,000,000 for grants
ii. $25,000,000 to support disadvantaged farmers
d. EMERGENCY designation due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Section 3. Grant eligibility
a. Block grants must be distributed to the regions in order to provide them to local farmers
b. Small, local farms are eligible and must be socially disadvantaged and isolated from other farmers
c. Priority given to retailers in food deserts that sold less than $500,000 in food products in the last year


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« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2021, 10:16:49 PM »

The initial debate period has started and the sponsor has twenty four hours and the other members have forty-eight hours with which to respond after that.
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« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2021, 10:23:51 PM »

Thank you.

I'd like to start off by saying that our farmers need help right now, and the federal government has a responsibility to step in to help them. We don't want to repeat the same mistakes IRL like before during the Great Depression. Hoover opposed subsidies to farmers, Atlasia must show that it cares about its most vulnerable right now. Low-earning family farmers fall into that category.
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« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2021, 11:28:36 PM »

I would like to get some feedback from other members on this bill.
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« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2021, 06:30:52 AM »

While perhaps the amount of stimulus money isn't too much, this looks like a great stimulus bill targeted towards farmers.
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« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2021, 10:43:54 AM »

I support this and like this idea- especially around tying support for farms with support for services that are providing emergency food supplies
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« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2021, 10:52:18 AM »

I thank my senator for introducing this and urge for its passage. I ask for Congress to consider increasing funding for this to help our farmers in need.
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« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2021, 07:22:33 PM »

I motion for final vote, Senators have 24 hours to object.
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« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2021, 08:42:43 PM »

I motion for final vote, Senators have 24 hours to object.

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« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2021, 12:34:46 AM »

This bill is now at final vote, Senators please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.
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« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2021, 12:39:14 AM »

AYE
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« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2021, 12:09:34 PM »

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« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2021, 03:48:39 AM »

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« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2021, 04:38:17 AM »

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« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2021, 03:36:41 AM »

This one also less than 24 hours left.
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« Reply #15 on: February 23, 2021, 05:44:01 PM »

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« Reply #16 on: February 26, 2021, 06:46:42 AM »

Vote on Final Passage of the Farmer Stabilization Act of 2021:

Aye (5): Blair2015, FalterinArc, NC Yankee, Spark and Tack
Nay (0):
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (1): Devout Centrist

This bill has passed and is sent to the VP for House action.
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« Reply #17 on: February 26, 2021, 06:48:17 AM »

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SENATE BILL
To support family farms in rural areas during the COVID-19 pandemic


BE IT ENACTED in both house of the CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ATLASIA ASSEMBLED,

Quote
Farmer Stabilization Act of 2021

Section 1. Purpose

a. Family farms have been devastated during the COVID-19 pandemic and it has caused wide spread disruptions in farm markets
b. The marketplace has inevitably been disrupted and commerce has slowed
c. The purpose of this act is to support local farms in order for farms to remain solvent

Section 2. Funding

a. The federal government shall provide block grants to emergency feeding organizations
b. An emergency feeding organization shall be defined as a local or regional food enterprise such as a farmers' market, a nonprofit organization, or a food hub
c. An initial amount of $75,000,000 shall be approved
i. $50,000,000 for grants
ii. $25,000,000 to support disadvantaged farmers
d. EMERGENCY designation due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Section 3. Grant eligibility
a. Block grants must be distributed to the regions in order to provide them to local farmers
b. Small, local farms are eligible and must be socially disadvantaged and isolated from other farmers
c. Priority given to retailers in food deserts that sold less than $500,000 in food products in the last year

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Passed 5-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,

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