United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020
Latest action · Dec 16, 2020 By Senator Roberts from Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry filed written report. Report No. 116-334.
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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2020
- Passed SenateNov 16, 2020
- Passed HouseDec 2, 2020
- To the PresidentDec 8, 2020
- Became lawDec 11, 2020Public Law 116-216
Summary
United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020
This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the United States Grain Standards Act, which authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish official marketing standards for grains, and to provide procedures for grain inspection and weighing.
Additionally, the bill
- requires a state agency to notify customers or applicants for weighing or inspection services if it intends to temporarily discontinue the services;
- extends the authority of USDA to collect fees to fund official inspections and provide official weighing services through FY2025;
- extends the cap on the administrative and supervisory costs through FY2025;
- requires USDA to publish quarterly reports describing data from the tests and inspections for intrinsic quality factors (including protein, oil, and starch) and food safety factors;
- requires USDA to publish quarterly reports including the number of certain waivers and exceptions that were requested and granted;
- prohibits the use of user fees for activities related to the development or maintenance of grain standards, or for any activity that is not directly related to the performance of an official inspection or weighing service;
- provides that members of the advisory committee with respect to the act may serve up to two consecutive terms and extends the authorization of the committee through FY2025; and
- requires USDA to conduct a comprehensive nationwide review of the official agency geographical areas.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Reported as an original measure Jun 24, 2020 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2020By Senator Roberts from Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry filed written report. Report No. 116-334.
- Dec 11, 2020Signed by President.
- Dec 11, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-216.
- Dec 8, 2020Presented to President.
- Dec 2, 2020Mr. Peterson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 2, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6028-6031)
- Dec 2, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 4054.
- Dec 2, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6028-6029)
- Dec 2, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 17, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 17, 2020Received in the House.
- Nov 17, 2020Held at the desk.
- Nov 16, 2020Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6715-6716)
- Nov 16, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S6715-6716)
- Jun 24, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jun 24, 2020Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Roberts. Without written report.
- Jun 24, 2020Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 484.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6028–H6031Text printed H6028 | Angie Craig D-MN, Collin C. Peterson D-MN, David Scott D-GA, Dusty Johnson R-SD, Jim Hagedorn R-MN, K. Michael Conaway R-TX, Roger Marshall R-KS | Dec 2, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6715Text printed S6715Amendments S6715, S6983 | John Cornyn R-TX (amendment), Pat Roberts R-KS (amendment) | Nov 16, 2020 |
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.
Committee report
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48577 | U.S. Grain Standards Act: Overview and Issues for Possible Reauthorization | Report | Jun 23, 2025 |
| R47683 | Gene-Edited Plants: Regulation and Issues for Congress | Report | Sep 7, 2023 |
| R46437 | Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2021 Appropriations Archived | Report | Jun 30, 2021 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2686 | To modify an authorization of appropriations. | Pat Roberts R-KS | Amendment SA 2686 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- An original bill to reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020
- Short Titles as Enacted
- United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 16, 2020Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 24, 2020Reported to Senate
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.
