Legislative Activity
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The "GREATER Act" mandates collaboration between the Small Business Administration, the Appalachian Regional Commission, and the Delta Regional Authority to support rural entrepreneurship and small businesses in the Appalachian and Delta regions, requiring a report to Congress on these efforts.
Julia Letlow
Representative
LA
Julia Letlow
Representative
LA
The "GREATER Act" mandates collaboration between the Small Business Administration, the Appalachian Regional Commission, and the Delta Regional Authority to support small businesses in the Appalachian and Delta regions. It requires a memorandum of understanding to coordinate activities and a report to Congress on the outcomes of these efforts. The goal is to boost rural entrepreneurship and maximize the effectiveness of assistance to small businesses in these regions.
Recognizes and honors National Board Certified Teachers for their positive impact on student learning and encourages support for the growth of new certified teachers.
Julia Letlow
Representative
LA
Julia Letlow
Representative
LA
This resolution recognizes and honors teachers who have achieved or maintained National Board Certification as of March 2025, acknowledging their positive impact on student learning and potential lifetime earnings. It encourages the growth of new National Board Certified Teachers by urging educators, administrators, school districts, and States to provide candidates with incentives and support.
The "Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025" amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978, allowing advance payments for emergency conservation measures and clarifying wildfire damage eligibility.
Julia Letlow
Representative
LA
Julia Letlow
Representative
LA
The "Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025" amends the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978, allowing the Secretary to provide advance payments to agricultural producers and owners of nonindustrial private forest land for emergency measures such as repairing or replacing fencing, farmland, conservation structures, and forest restoration. It also clarifies that damages from wildfires, including those not naturally caused, are covered under the Emergency Conservation Program if the spread is due to natural causes. This act aims to improve access to funds for necessary repairs and rehabilitation following natural disasters.
The "Quality Loss Adjustment Improvement for Farmers Act" improves federal crop insurance by mandating regular reviews of quality loss adjustment procedures, requiring stakeholder input, and establishing soybean discount factors during disasters to reflect local market prices.
Julia Letlow
Representative
LA
Julia Letlow
Representative
LA
The "Quality Loss Adjustment Improvement for Farmers Act" amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to improve quality loss adjustment coverage for farmers. It mandates regular reviews of quality loss adjustment procedures with stakeholder input and requires reports to Congress. In the event of a disaster declaration or salvage market for soybeans, the Corporation must establish a state or regional discount factor to reflect average quality discounts applied to local soybean market prices.
This bill amends the Livestock Forage Disaster Program to provide more flexible and timely assistance to livestock owners experiencing drought-related forage losses, and expands emergency assistance to include losses for crawfish farmers. It also requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish documentation standards for data collection and loss conditions due to drought.
Julia Letlow
Representative
LA
Julia Letlow
Representative
LA
The Drought Assistance Improvement Act amends the Livestock Forage Disaster Program to provide more flexible eligibility requirements for livestock owners experiencing forage losses due to drought. The bill also modifies the Agricultural Act of 2014 to include drought as a cause for emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish, and adds loss of crawfish harvest due to adverse weather or drought as an eligible cause for assistance. It also requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish documentation standards for data collection and loss conditions due to drought.