3.0.0 5699 2022-02-08T23:17:49Z 2022-02-08T23:17:49Z House HR 2020-01-29 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2020)][House][Pages H712-H713]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RIGGLEMAN:H.R. 5699.[[Page H713]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-01-29T15:00:15Z Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2020 116 5563 HR 2020-01-09 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Related bill CRS Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2019 116 935 S 2019-03-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act 116 934 S 2019-03-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Identical bill CRS 2020-01-29 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2020-01-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-01-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000611 Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] Denver Riggleman R VA 5 N Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural research Agriculture and Food 00 2020-01-29 Introduced in House 2020-03-18T16:49:47Z Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act

This bill prohibits mandatory or compulsory checkoff programs and requires producer participation in the programs to be voluntary at the point of sale. (A checkoff program is a program to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands. The Department of Agriculture oversees the programs, which are requested and funded by industry.)

]]> Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act Display Title Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit mandatory or compulsory checkoff programs. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5699ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5699ih.xml 2020-01-29 Referred to the House Committee on 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.