H.R. 7490 · 116th Congress
RAMP–UP Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Collin Peterson
- Introduced
- 2020-07-06
- Latest action
- 2020-09-03 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Summary
Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants Act or the RAMP-UP Act
This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture to provide grants to meat and poultry processing facilities for assistance with costs incurred in making improvements to such facilities and carrying out other planning activities necessary to be subject to inspection and allow for interstate shipment of their products.
Each grant shall not exceed $100,000.
Grant recipients must provide matching nonfederal funds in an amount equal to the amount of a grant, except for grants awarded in FY2020 or FY2021.