To create competition in the Department of Agriculture's canned tuna purchasing program to strengthen the Department's buying power, increase the availability of canned tuna to school lunch, child nutrition, and other Federal nutrition programs, and create jobs in the domestic canning industry.
Latest action · Aug 13, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to revise the Agricultural Marketing Service Master Solicitation and Supplement specifications for the purchase of canned tuna to require that: (1) all such tuna be landed by U.S.-flagged fishing vessels; (2) not less than 75% of the value of such tuna be produced in the United States; and (3) all such tuna be canned in the United States, including Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, or U.S. territories or possessions.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2013 to Sep 17, 2013; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Jul 25, 2013 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Jul 25, 2013 |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Original | Jul 25, 2013 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jul 25, 2013 |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Original | Jul 25, 2013 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Jul 25, 2013 |
| R-AZ | Matt Salmon | Original | Jul 25, 2013 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jul 25, 2013 |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Sep 17, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2013 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Aug 13, 2013 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
- Jul 25, 2013Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2013Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5089.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 113-24 | ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND HYDROPOWER BILLS85 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Apr 23, 2013 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To create competition in the Department of Agriculture's canned tuna purchasing program to strengthen the Department's buying power, increase the availability of canned tuna to school lunch, child nutrition, and other Federal nutrition programs, and create jobs in the domestic canning industry.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2013Introduced in House
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