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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congressman Max Miller (OH-07), Ohio’s representatives on the House Committee on Agriculture, led a bipartisan letter from the Ohio Delegation highlighting state priorities as Congress negotiates the next Farm Bill.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (VI-AL)and Congressman Mike Carey (OH-15) have reintroduced the Thriving Community Gardens Act, bipartisan legislation to expand educational opportunities for young people and support local gardens and food production.
Rep. Brown and USDA Deputy Secretary Torres Small visit with Cleveland youth in their work promoting urban agriculture in schools.
Congresswoman Brown believes that every community has a stake in agriculture and that people from every background should have the opportunity to pursue a career in farming and ranching.
As a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, the Congresswoman is committed to advancing policies that support urban agriculture and historically underserved farmers and ranchers, including Black Americans.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) applauds the opening of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank’s Community Resource Center. The Community Resource Center on South Waterloo Road will provide area residents with food and also connect them with other agencies in the building, providing a one-stop-shop for resources and services.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) have introduced legislation to improve and expand the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) programs and resources for urban farmers. The Supporting Urban and Innovative Farming Act (H.R. 5915) expands access to federal support for urban farmers, improves service delivery for urban farmers, and increases funding for the USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined Congresswoman Emilia Sykes (OH-13) in introducing The Feed Our Families During a Shutdown Act to ensure SNAP recipients can continue to access their benefits up to three months after a government shutdown occurs. Congresswoman Brown is a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Agriculture’s SNAP program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined colleagues Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17), Congressman Max Miller (OH-7), and Congressman Marc Molinaro (NY-19) to unveil a bipartisan bill to create a more resilient, diverse, and secure food supply chain, bring jobs to economically distressed communities and lower food prices for Americans across the country. Congresswoman Brown is a co-lead on the legislation and a member of the House Committee on Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) has introduced the Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions Act (EBT Act) new legislation to protect Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) retailers and beneficiaries from transaction fees. Congresswoman Brown’s legislation would ensure that retailers are only responsible for their own costs as the federal government modernizes the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) system with chip cards, mobile payments, and other payment upgrades.