AGRITOURISM Act
Latest action · Sep 25, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
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.
- IntroducedAug 11, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accelerating the Growth of Rural Innovation and Tourism Opportunities to Uphold Rural Industries and Sustainable Marketplaces Act or the AGRITOURISM Act
This bill establishes an Office of Agritourism within the Department of Agriculture to encourage and promote, in each state, agritourism activities and businesses.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 11, 2023 to Jan 25, 2024; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Aug 11, 2023 |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Aug 11, 2023 |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Original | Aug 11, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Aug 11, 2023 |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Original | Aug 11, 2023 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Aug 11, 2023 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Aug 15, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Aug 18, 2023 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Aug 29, 2023 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Nov 6, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Dec 5, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Jan 25, 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 Aug 11, 2023 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Sep 25, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
- Aug 11, 2023Introduced in House
- Aug 11, 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. 135, August 11, 2023, page H4182.
Printed hearings 2
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. 118-19 | HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE HONORABLE THOMAS J. VILSACK, SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE253 pages | Agriculture Committee | Feb 14, 2024 |
| Serial No. 118-18 | MEMBER DAY1,004 pages | Agriculture Committee | Dec 6, 2023 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish in the Department of Agriculture an Office of Agritourism, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- AGRITOURISM Act
- Accelerating the Growth of Rural Innovation and Tourism Opportunities to Uphold Rural Industries and Sustainable Marketplaces Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 11, 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.
