Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 7, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019
This bill reaffirms that the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the National Institute of 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 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2019 to Oct 17, 2019; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | May 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | May 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 23, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Oct 17, 2019 |
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 Feb 14, 2019 |
| Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 7, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2019Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 29, February 14, 2019, page H2033.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-8 | EXAMINING THE IMPACTS OF RELOCATING USDA RESEARCH AGENCIES ON AGRICULTURE RESEARCH68 pages | Agriculture Committee | Jun 5, 2019 |
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 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1637 | Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019 | Related bill | May 23, 2019 |
| HR 7330 | Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Dec 19, 2018 |
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 Title(s) as Introduced
- Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced 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.
