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Introduced
05/16/2017
05/16/2017
In Committee
06/08/2017
06/08/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Organic Agriculture Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to increase and make permanent mandatory funding for the organic agriculture research and extension initiative and extend discretionary funding for such initiative through FY2023.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to increase and make permanent the mandatory funding for the organic agriculture research and extension initiative, while also extending the discretionary funding for this initiative through fiscal year 2023. The bill increases the mandatory funding from $20 million per year to $50 million per year starting in fiscal year 2018.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry
Sponsors (61)
Chellie Pingree (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Ryan Costello (R),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Jeff Denham (R),
Keith Ellison (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
John Faso (R),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Tulsi Gabbard (D),
Colleen Hanabusa (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ron Kind (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Doug LaMalfa (R),
Rick Larsen (D),
Al Lawson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
David Loebsack (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Donald McEachin (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Dan Newhouse (R),
Richard Nolan (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Jared Polis (D),
David Price (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Kurt Schrader (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
Louise Slaughter (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Niki Tsongas (D),
David Valadao (R),
Marc Veasey (D),
Peter Welch (D),
David Young (R),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. (on 06/08/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2436/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2436/BILLS-115hr2436ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2436/BILLS-115hr2436ih.pdf.pdf |
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