H.R. 6611: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Agriculture to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-04-23 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-04-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Agriculture to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This bill provides $50 billion in FY2020 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support agricultural producers impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. USDA may not apply any payment limitations to payments made to producers using funding provided by this bill, except to ensure that the total payments made to producers do not exceed the total damages related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Official text

Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Agriculture to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] · 32 cosponsors

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Rick W. Allen (R-GA), James R. Baird (R-IN), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Roger Marshall (R-KS), David Rouzer (R-NC), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Mike Bost (R-IL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Darren Soto (D-FL), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Kim Schrier (D-WA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Agencies named in this bill

Department of Agriculture: its federal spending and other bills that name it

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Words on this page, explained (4)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr6611.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6611 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116