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2023-04-19
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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 19, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NEWHOUSE:H.R. 2720.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To direct the Agriculture Research Service to expandorganic research[Page H1887]
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Agriculture Committee
House
Standing
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Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2023-05-15T21:32:27Z
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Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2023-05-15T21:32:19Z
  - Referred To
2023-04-19T14:04:35Z

- Organic Science and Research Investment Act of 2023
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2317
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2023-07-13
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  - Related bill
CRS

- Streamlining Organic Research Act of 2023
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2756
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2023-09-11
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  - Related bill
CRS
- 2023-05-15
  - hsag14
Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Committee
- 2023-05-15
  - hsag03
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
Committee
- 2023-04-19
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
IntroReferral
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House floor actions
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Agriculture Committee
- 2023-04-19
Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
Dan
Newhouse
R
WA
4
N
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Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Chellie
Pingree
D
ME
1
2023-04-19
True
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Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
Jimmy
Panetta
D
CA
19
2023-04-19
True
- C001112
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Salud
Carbajal
D
CA
O.
24
2023-09-12
False
- K000382
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Ann
Kuster
D
NH
M.
2
2023-09-12
False
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Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
EARL
BLUMENAUER
D
OR
3
2023-09-12
False
- L000599
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Michael
Lawler
R
NY
17
2023-09-12
False
- N000191
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Joe
Neguse
D
CO
2
2023-10-20
False
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Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Suzanne
Bonamici
D
OR
1
2023-11-30
False
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Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Chris
Pappas
D
NH
1
2024-02-13
False
- S001226
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
Andrea
Salinas
D
OR
6
2024-03-12
False
- P000607
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Mark
Pocan
D
WI
2
2024-03-26
False
- G000600
Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]
Marie
Perez
D
WA
Gluesenkamp
3
2024-03-26
False
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Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
Zoe
Lofgren
D
CA
18
2024-05-21
False
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Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Alma
Adams
D
NC
S.
12
2024-10-29
False
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
2023-05-04T12:45:18Z
00
2023-04-19
Introduced in House
2024-08-02T14:34:46Z
Strengthening Organic Agricultural Research (SOAR) Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand organic research, including through grant opportunities and the collection of data.
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes and increases funding for the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative, a grant program which funds projects to enhance the ability of producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards to grow and market organic high quality agricultural products.
USDA may also provide competitive grants for research, education, and extension activities regarding the transition from nonorganic production systems into organic production. The grants may be offered for the purposes of
- overcoming social, economic, and management barriers to organic transition;
- documenting and understanding the effects of organic practices on ecosystem services (e.g., soil health and fertility); and
- developing improved technologies, methods, models, and metrics for transitioning to organic management.
USDA may prioritize grants for proposals that actively involve certain historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges or universities, and Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities.
The bill also provides additional funding for the Organic Production and Market Data Initiatives to collect data and report on the production and marketing of organic agricultural products.
Further, USDA's Economic Research Service must conduct an economic impact analysis of organic agriculture and submit a report to Congress. The report must include an analysis of farming and ranching operations and the economic impacts, both direct and indirect, of organic agriculture on rural and urban communities.
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Strengthening Organic Agricultural Research (SOAR) Act of 2023
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Strengthening Organic Agricultural Research (SOAR) Act of 2023
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Strengthening Organic Agricultural Research (SOAR) Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:40:40Z
Introduced in House
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To direct the agricultural research service to expand organic research, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T20:38:36Z
Introduced in House
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- Introduced in House
2023-04-19T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr2720ih/xml/BILLS-118hr2720ih.xml
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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