Protect Interstate Commerce Act of 2018
Latest action · Feb 8, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
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.
- IntroducedJan 25, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect Interstate Commerce Act of 2018
This bill prohibits a state or local government from imposing a standard or condition on the production or manufacture of agricultural products sold or offered for sale in interstate commerce if: (1) the production or manufacture occurs in another state, and (2) the standard or condition adds to standards or conditions applicable under federal law and the laws of the state or locality in which the production or manufacture occurs.
The bill also allows private rights of action to challenge state or local regulations relating to agricultural goods sold in interstate commerce.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 25, 2018 to Feb 13, 2018, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | Jan 25, 2018 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Jan 25, 2018 |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Original | Jan 25, 2018 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Original | Jan 25, 2018 |
| R-IA | Rod Blum | Feb 13, 2018 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Feb 7, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Jan 25, 2018Introduced in House
- Jan 25, 2018Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2018 |
| HR 3599 | Protect Interstate Commerce Act | Related bill | Sep 1, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2018Introduced in House
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