3.0.0 2400 2023-01-11T13:24:50Z 2023-01-11T13:24:50Z House H HR 2013-06-17 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. CAPPS:H.R. 2400.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H3688]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2013-06-25T13:24:05Z Referred to 2013-06-17T16:01:35Z 2013-06-25 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. Committee 2013-06-17 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2013-06-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] LOIS CAPPS D CA 24 N H001051 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] Richard Hanna R NY L. 22 2013-06-17 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2013-06-17 True F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] SAM FARR D CA 20 2013-06-17 True Agriculture and Food Administrative remedies Agricultural practices and innovations Business records Department of Agriculture Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Judicial review and appeals Licensing and registrations Agriculture and Food 00 2013-06-17 Introduced in House 2013-08-29T21:35:17Z Amends the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to require all persons, including producers, handlers, and certifying agents, required to report information to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) under such Act to maintain all contracts, agreements, receipts, and other records associated with the organic certification program for 5 years (10 years for a certifying agent).

Authorizes investigative and enforcement actions for violations of such Act.

]]> Organic Standards Protection Act Display Title Organic Standards Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to require recordkeeping and authorize investigations and enforcement actions for violations of such Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Organic Standards Protection Act Introduced in House 2013-06-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2400ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2400ih.xml 2013-06-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.