Specialty CROP Act of 2023
Latest action · Nov 14, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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.
- IntroducedNov 14, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Specialty Crops Reporting on Opportunities and Promotion Act of 2023 or the Specialty CROP Act of 2023
This bill expands the annual reporting requirements for the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops program to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide specific information on the competitiveness of U.S. exports of specialty crops.
Specifically, the bill modifies the requirements for a congressionally mandated annual report on U.S. specialty crop trade issues to require USDA to report specific information on acts, policies, and practices of foreign countries that constitute significant barriers to, or distortions of, U.S. exports of specialty crops.
Further, USDA must consult with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on the report. Before preparing the report, USDA, in coordination with the USTR, must seek comments from the public and the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables.
Under the bill, USDA must submit the report to Congress in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The unclassified portion of the report must be publicly available.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 14, 2023 to Dec 4, 2023, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Nov 14, 2023 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Nov 14, 2023 |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Marcus J. Molinaro | Dec 4, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2023Introduced in House
- Nov 14, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3300 | Specialty CROP Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Nov 14, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2023Introduced in House
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