A bill to establish as a permanent program the organic market development grant program of the Department of Agriculture.

3.0.0 5763 2025-12-05T09:14:32Z 2025-12-05T09:14:32Z House H HR 2023-09-27 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5763 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 27, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. KUSTER:H.R. 5763.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article I, Secation 8 of the Constitution, Congresshas the power ``to make all Law which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by thsi Constitution in hteGovernment of the United States, or any Department of Officerthereof.''The single subject of this legislation is:USDA Organic[Page H4715]</pre> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag03 Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Referred to 2024-01-24T18:14:58Z Referred To 2023-09-27T13:04:30Z A bill to establish as a permanent program the organic market development grant program of the Department of Agriculture. 118 2936 S 2023-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Identical bill CRS 2024-01-24 hsag03 Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture. Committee 2023-09-27 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2023-09-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-09-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 N P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2023-09-27 True S001226 Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] Andrea Salinas D OR 6 2023-09-27 True P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] Jimmy Panetta D CA 19 2023-09-27 True B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2024-03-12 False Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion 2024-09-20T18:12:48Z Agricultural practices and innovations 2024-09-20T18:12:27Z Building construction 2024-09-20T18:13:23Z Farmland 2024-09-20T18:13:00Z Food industry and services 2024-09-20T18:13:15Z Food supply, safety, and labeling 2024-09-20T18:12:38Z Fruit and vegetables 2024-09-20T18:12:15Z Livestock 2024-09-20T18:13:06Z State and local government operations 2024-09-20T18:12:54Z Agriculture and Food 2024-01-22T19:00:22Z

00 2023-09-27 Introduced in House 2024-10-02T17:00:02Z This bill provides statutory authority for the Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG) Program within the Agricultural Marketing Service. The bill also provides specified funds for the program for FY2024 and each fiscal year thereafter. The OMDG Program supports the development of new and expanded organic markets. Eligible applicants include business entities that produce or handle organic products; nonprofit organizations; trade associations; and tribal, state, territorial, and local government entities.Grant funds may be used to carry out projects that are for (1) market development and promotion of certified organic products; (2) certified organic product storage (including cold storage), aggregation, processing, and distribution capacity expansion; and (3) equipment-only.

To establish as a permanent program the organic market development grant program of the Department of Agriculture. Display Title 45 To establish as a permanent program the organic market development grant program of the Department of Agriculture. 2024-06-11T15:38:54Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To establish as a permanent program the organic market development grant program of the Department of Agriculture. 2024-03-18T21:29:32Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr5763ih/xml/BILLS-118hr5763ih.xml 2024-01-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture. 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.