Introduced:
Jan 9, 2025
Policy Area:
Agriculture and Food
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Cosponsors
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Jan 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in Senate
- Jan 9, 2025
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<p><strong>Supporting All Producers Act or the SAP Act</strong> <strong></strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to solicit input from maple industry stakeholders with respect to the research and education priorities of the maple industry for the Acer Access and Development Program (Acer). Specifically, the bill amends Acer to require USDA to consider the information provided through consultation with the maple industry when making program grants.</p><p>The bill also extends the program's authorization through FY2030.</p><p>As background, Acer provides competitive grants to states, tribal governments, and research institutions to support their efforts to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through activities associated with, among other things, the promotion of (1) research and education related to maple syrup production, and (2) natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry.</p>
Actions (2)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Senate
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 10000
Jan 9, 2025
Subjects (7)
Agricultural education
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural research
Agriculture and Food
(Policy Area)
Food industry and services
Forests, forestry, trees
Cosponsors (2)
(R-ME)
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
(I-ME)
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
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Version: Introduced in Senate
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Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:05 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 56 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 56
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 with respect to the Acer access
and development program, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Welch (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. King) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 with respect to the Acer access
and development program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 56 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 56
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 with respect to the Acer access
and development program, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Welch (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. King) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 with respect to the Acer access
and development program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting All Producers Act'' or
the ``SAP Act''.
SEC. 2.
Section 12306 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections
(e) and
(f) as subsections
(f) and
(g) , respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection
(d) the following:
``
(e) Consultations.--
``
(1) In general.--Beginning with the first request for
applications under this section that occurs at least 1 year
after the date of the enactment of the SAP Act, not later than
6 months before such a request for applications, the Secretary
shall solicit input from maple industry stakeholders with
respect to the research and education priorities of the maple
industry.
``
(2) Consideration.--The Secretary shall consider the
information provided through the consultation required under
paragraph
(1) when making grants under this section.''; and
(3) in subsection
(g) , as so redesignated, by striking
``2023'' and inserting ``2030''.
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(1) by redesignating subsections
(e) and
(f) as subsections
(f) and
(g) , respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection
(d) the following:
``
(e) Consultations.--
``
(1) In general.--Beginning with the first request for
applications under this section that occurs at least 1 year
after the date of the enactment of the SAP Act, not later than
6 months before such a request for applications, the Secretary
shall solicit input from maple industry stakeholders with
respect to the research and education priorities of the maple
industry.
``
(2) Consideration.--The Secretary shall consider the
information provided through the consultation required under
paragraph
(1) when making grants under this section.''; and
(3) in subsection
(g) , as so redesignated, by striking
``2023'' and inserting ``2030''.
<all>