Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023
Sponsored by Scott Franklin
Under the order of 10/24/23, having not achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 53. Record Vote Number: 285.
Nov 1, 2023
The Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023 authorizes the Department of Agriculture to distribute block grants to states and territories to help agricultural producers recover from losses caused by specific natural disasters occurring in 2022, including droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, winter storms, freezes, smoke exposure, and excessive moisture. The funding provided is designated as an emergency requirement under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and the Senate PAYGO rule, which exempts the budget effects from being counted toward PAYGO enforcement.
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Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023 This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide as block grants to states and territories certain funding available to assist agricultural producers with losses due to droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, winter storms, freeze, smoke exposure, and excessive moisture occurring in calendar year 2022. The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule. (This excludes the budget effects from being counted for the purposes of enforcing the PAYGO rules.)