3.0.0 557 2025-12-10T22:55:12Z 2025-12-10T22:55:12Z Senate S S 2023-02-28 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/557 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-02-28T21:08:18Z 118 1249 HR 2023-02-28 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Related bill CRS 2023-02-28 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2023-02-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2023-02-28 True P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2023-02-28 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2023-02-28 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2023-02-28 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2023-10-25 False Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2023-03-22T22:31:37Z

00 2023-02-28 Introduced in Senate 2023-03-23T18:04:05Z <p><b>Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 202</b><strong></strong><b>3</b></p> <p>This bill establishes restrictions and requirements for checkoff programs, which are programs overseen by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands. </p> <p>The bill prohibits boards established to carry out a checkoff program or a USDA order issued under a checkoff program from entering into a contract or agreement to carry out program activities with a party that engages in activities to influence any government policy or action that relates to agriculture.</p> <p> A board or its employees or agents acting in their official capacity may not engage in any</p> <ul> <li> act that may involve a conflict of interest; </li> <li>anticompetitive activity;</li> <li>unfair or deceptive act or practice; or</li> <li>act that may be disparaging to, or in any way negatively portray, another agricultural commodity or product. </li> </ul> <p>Upon approval of USDA, a board may enter directly into contracts and agreements to carry out generic promotion, research, or other activities authorized by law if the agreement or contract requires records accounting for the funds received to be submitted to the board. </p> <p>The board must meet specified requirements regarding the publication of budgets and disbursements of funds. </p> <p>The USDA Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office must conduct specified audits regarding checkoff programs. </p>

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