Open Congress : Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture - Major Bill Actions

Bill Introduced: H.Res.182 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, that the Committee on Agriculture should propose funding for programs that support specialty crops priorities, and that legislation should be passed that includes funding reflecting specialty crops as a growing and important part of United States agriculture.

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, that the Committee on Agriculture should propose funding for programs that support specialty crops priorities, and that legislation should be passed that includes funding reflecting specialty crops as a growing and important part of United States agriculture.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1720 Local School Foods Act of 2013

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

To conduct a pilot program in support of efforts to increase the amount of purchases of local fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving a grant from the Secretary of Agriculture for that purpose instead of obtaining commodities under Department of Agriculture programs.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1610 Farming Flexibility Act of 2013

2013-04-16T20:00:00Z

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to authorize producers on a farm to produce fruits and vegetables for processing on the base acres of the farm.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1298 To amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.

2013-03-19T20:00:00Z

To amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1272 Maple Tapping Access Program Act

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

To support State and tribal government efforts to promote research and education related to maple syrup production, natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry, market promotion of maple products, and greater access to lands containing maple trees for maple-sugaring activities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.935 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013

2013-03-03T19:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.853 Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2013

2013-02-26T19:00:00Z

To create a Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund to support research on diseases impacting the citrus industry, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.873 Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2013

2013-02-26T19:00:00Z

To facilitate the export of United States agricultural products to Cuba as authorized by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, to remove impediments to the export to Cuba of medical devices and medicines, to allow travel to Cuba by United States legal residents, to establish an agricultural export promotion program with respect to Cuba, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.730 PESTT Act

2013-02-13T19:00:00Z

To define urban rodent control for purposes of clarifying the control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by the Wildlife Services program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and by the private sector, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.583 Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act

2013-02-05T19:00:00Z

To enhance the safety of ports of entry in the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.548 Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013

2013-02-05T19:00:00Z

To restore growth, spur job creation, build momentum toward economic recovery for border communities and the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.193 Seed Availability and Competition Act of 2013

2013-01-03T19:00:00Z

To require persons who seek to retain seed harvested from the planting of patented seeds to register with the Secretary of Agriculture and pay fees set by the Secretary for retaining such seed, and for other purposes.