Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2018
Latest action · Dec 19, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on 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.
- IntroducedDec 19, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2018
This bill amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to reaffirm that the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, and any successor agencies must be: (1) within the research, education, and economics mission area of the Department of Agriculture (USDA); and (2) administered by the USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics.
USDA must locate each of the specified agencies and the majority of the staff of the agencies within the National Capital Region.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 19, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Dec 19, 2018 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Dec 19, 2018 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Dec 19, 2018 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Dec 19, 2018 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Dec 19, 2018 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Dec 19, 2018 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Dec 19, 2018 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Dec 19, 2018 |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | Dec 19, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Dec 19, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2018Introduced in House
- Dec 19, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 H10336.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF11527 | Relocation of the USDA Research Agencies: NIFA and ERS Archived | Resource | May 1, 2020 |
| IF11166 | Proposed Relocation/Realignment of USDA’s ERS and NIFA Archived | Resource | Aug 13, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1221 | Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 7, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to reaffirm the authority of the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
