3.0.0 2720 2025-03-21T14:53:55Z 2025-03-21T14:53:55Z House H HR 2023-04-19 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 19, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]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]</pre> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2023-05-15T21:32:27Z hsag03 Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Referred to 2023-05-15T21:32:19Z Referred To 2023-04-19T14:04:35Z 118 2317 S 2023-07-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 118 2756 S 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 H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2023-04-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000189 Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] Dan Newhouse R WA 4 N P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2023-04-19 True P000613 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 B000574 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 B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2023-11-30 False P000614 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 L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] Zoe Lofgren D CA 18 2024-05-21 False A000370 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 <p><strong>Strengthening Organic Agricultural Research (SOAR) Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand organic research, including through grant opportunities and the collection of data.</p><p>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.</p><p>USDA may also provide competitive grants for research, education, and extension activities regarding the&nbsp;transition from nonorganic production systems into organic production. The grants may be offered&nbsp;for the purposes of</p><ul><li>overcoming social, economic, and management barriers to organic transition;</li><li>documenting and understanding the effects of organic practices on ecosystem services (e.g., soil health and fertility); and</li><li>developing improved technologies, methods, models, and metrics for transitioning to organic management.</li></ul><p>USDA may prioritize grants for proposals&nbsp;that actively involve certain historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges or universities, and Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities.&nbsp;</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

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