S Amdt 2156 - Increases Funding for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program - National Key Vote
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Roy Blunt voted Nay (Amendment Vote) on this Amendment.
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Timeline
- Introduced
- June 19, 2012
- Senate Amendment Rejected
- June 19, 2012
Related Legislation
- S 3240 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012
- S Amdt 2392 - Reduces Funding for Food Stamps
- S Amdt 2393 - Repeals Sugar Subsidies
- S Amdt 2181 - Limits Farm Subsidies to Farmers with Incomes Under $250,000
- S Amdt 2174 - Limits Eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- S Amdt 2172 - Rescinds Bonuses to States for Administering Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- S Amdt 2454 - Prohibits Food Aid to North Korea Unless Waived by President
- S Amdt 2310 - Requires Labels on Foods with Genetically Modified Ingredients
- S Amdt 2372 - Prohibits the EPA from Conducting Aerial Surveillance of Agricultural Operations
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Title: Increases Funding for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
See How Your Politicians Voted
Title: Increases Funding for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment to S 3240 that increases funding for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.
Highlights:
- Appropriates an additional $50 million per year to the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, which provides free fresh fruits and vegetables to students at elementary schools throughout the school day, beginning on October 1, 2012 and ending on October 1, 2021.
- Limits reimbursements by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to crop insurance providers for administrative and operating expenses to no more than $825 million per year, beginning in 2014.
- Richard 'Dick' Blumenthal (CT - D)
- Barbara Boxer (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Scott P. Brown (MA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Benjamin L. 'Ben' Cardin (MD - D)
- John Forbes Kerry (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph I. 'Joe' Lieberman (CT - I) (Out Of Office)
- Robert 'Bob' Menendez (NJ - D)
- Jeffrey A. 'Jeff' Merkley (OR - D)
- Patricia 'Patty' Murray (WA - D)
- John Francis 'Jack' Reed (RI - D)
- Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders (VT - I)
- Charles Ellis 'Chuck' Schumer (NY - D)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI - D)
- Ron Wyden (OR - D)