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<title>Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, and that Congress should fund programs that support specialty crops.</title>
<summary summary-id="id115hres346v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2017-06-14">
<action-date>2017-05-19</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p> Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) specialty crops (fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops, including floriculture) are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, and (2) Congress should pass legislation funding programs that support specialty crops. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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