Opportunities in Organic Act of 2023
Latest action · Jan 17, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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 24, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 24, 2023 to Aug 2, 2024; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | May 31, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 13, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jun 20, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Jul 20, 2023 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Aug 15, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Oct 24, 2023 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Aug 2, 2024 |
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 May 24, 2023 |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee | Referred Jan 17, 2024 | |
| Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee | Referred Jan 17, 2024 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
- Jan 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- May 24, 2023Introduced in House
- May 24, 2023Referred 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. 169, no. 88, May 24, 2023, page H2598.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12017 | Farm Bill Primer: Horticulture Title and Related Provisions Archived | Resource | Jan 30, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand the national organic certification cost-share program into a comprehensive opportunities in organic program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Opportunities in Organic Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
- Agriculture and Food
- Business records
- Employment and training programs
- Farmland
- Food industry and services
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Intergovernmental relations
- Minority and disadvantaged businesses
- Public-private cooperation
- Rural conditions and development
- Soil pollution
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 2023Introduced 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.
