Text of Senate Amendment 1287

On 2025-03-14, Senator Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 1287" in the Senate. The speech addressed the environment and also covered agriculture. It referenced legislation including HR1968, S1785.

Text of Senate Amendment 1287

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S1785] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 1287. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1968, making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FUNDING. The Secretary of Agriculture-- (1) shall, immediately after the enactment of this Act, unfreeze funding for and implement all contracts entered into by the Secretary prior to the date of enactment of this Act; (2) shall, as rapidly as possible after the enactment of this Act, pay all past due amounts owed by the Secretary under contracts described in paragraph (1); (3) shall not cancel any signed contract with a farmer or an entity providing assistance to farmers, unless the farmer or entity has failed to comply with the terms and conditions of the contract; and (4) shall not use any funds made available by this Act to close any Farm Service Agency county office or Natural Resources Conservation Service field office. ______