Proposal:REDUCE Government Waste Act

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 116th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.

Bill	S 125
Type of Legislation	Senate Bill
Congress	116
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act or the REDUCE Government Waste Act

This bill repeals the rules for peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Under a nonrecourse marketing assistance loan, a farmer pledges a commodity as collateral and may deliver the pledged collateral to USDA to repay the loan.)

The bill also prohibits federal funds from being used for the development of (1) a beerbot or other robot bartender; or (2) insect-based foods for human consumption, including cricket farming and taste-testing of insect-based foods.

Bill Title

REDUCE Government Waste Act

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

• 2019-01-15: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
• 2019-01-15: Introduced in Senate

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.