3.0.0 2927 2023-01-11T13:42:28Z 2023-01-11T13:42:28Z Senate S 2018-05-23 115 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-05-23T17:08:18Z 2018-05-23 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2018-05-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2018-05-23 True Agriculture and Food Agricultural trade Congressional oversight Customs enforcement Food supply, safety, and labeling Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intergovernmental relations Agriculture and Food 00 2018-05-23 Introduced in Senate 2019-04-26T19:23:43Z Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2018

This bill modifies Department of Agriculture (USDA) requirements and procedures for imported organic agricultural products.

The bill modifies requirements and procedures regarding:

  • exclusions from certification;
  • documentation, traceability, and data collection;
  • the accreditation program;
  • the investigation process; and
  • data organization and access.

The bill also requires USDA and the Department of Homeland Security to jointly establish an interagency working group to facilitate coordination and information sharing regarding imports of organically produced agricultural products.

]]> Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2018 Display Title Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to increase interagency cooperation in the enforcement of standards for importing organic agricultural products, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2927is/xml/BILLS-115s2927is.xml 2018-05-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.