Organic Agriculture Research Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2436
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2017-05-16
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution

Agricultural practices and innovations

Agricultural research

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Research administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Organic Agriculture Research Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to increase and make permanent mandatory funding for the organic agriculture research and extension initiative and extend discretionary funding for such initiative through FY2023.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2436 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2017 Ms. Pingree (for herself, Mr. Newhouse , and Mr. Panetta ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize the organic agriculture research and extension initiative.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the “Organic Agriculture Research Act of 2017”. 2. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative reauthorized Section 1672B(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925b(e) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 2012 and inserting 2018 ; and (B) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: (C) $50,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter. ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 .