Buy American Agriculture Act
Latest action · Jun 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.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Buy American Agriculture Act
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service to purchase agricultural commodities and seafood under the Food Purchase and Distribution Program only from domestically owned enterprises.
The bill includes exceptions if applying the requirement
- would be inconsistent with the public interest,
- is not possible because the domestically produced products are not available in sufficient quantities or in a satisfactory quality, or
- would result in cost increase of more than 25% compared to the previous year.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 14, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 14, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
- May 14, 2019Introduced in House
- May 14, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 14, 2019Introduced in House
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