Sentences with phrase «agriculture subcommittee»

Rep. Bill Emerson of Missouri, who chairs the House Agriculture subcommittee with jurisdiction over nutrition issues, has raised a fuss about a promotional campaign at the Department of Agriculture to publicize new, healthier school meals.

The purchase will next go before the Legislature's environment, planning and agriculture subcommittee.

THE CUPCAKES ARE SAFE: The Department of Agriculture does not intend its proposed rules on the marketing or sale of junk foods in schools to prohibit class treats, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said during a hearing held by the House appropriations agriculture subcommittee Friday.

The AP quotes a spokesman for the Appropriations Committee's agriculture subcommittee, Rep. Jack Kingston (R - Ga):

Not exact matches

Meanwhile, the House Appropriations subcommittee yesterday released its fiscal year 2015 agriculture appropriations bill, which included language that would allow any school district which operated its meal program at a loss for at least six months this past school year to seek a waiver from compliance in the coming year with the new, healthier school food standards.

said Rep. Jean Schmidt, R - Ohio, head of the nutrition subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee and the letter's author.

Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies The subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies holds jurisdiction over the U.S. Department of Agriculture (excluding Forest Service) and the Food and Drug Administration - related subsidiaries of the Department of Health and Human Services.

The subcommittee's chairman, GOP Rep. Robert Aderholt of Alabama, told Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that he is receiving complaints from schools and from the School Nutrition Association, which represents school food - service directors, that some schools are facing both a financial and logistical burden in implementing the new school - meals programs and are requesting a delay.

House Agriculture Committee leaders welcomed new members and announced subcommittee assignments in early February.

At the time of this writing, the subcommittee has not released the full Agriculture bill report, which will provide additional funding details for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) as well as USDA formula fund programs for colleges and universities.

Last spring, NAR sent a letter to both the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture urging members to approve a legislative fix allowing RHS to approve Direct Endorsed lenders, similar to the process used by FHA and VA..