Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Apr 19, 2023
Step 2
Referred
May 15, 2023
Agriculture
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand organic research, including through grant opportunities and the collection of data. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes and increases funding for the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative, a grant program which funds projects to enhance the ability of producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards to grow and market organic high quality agricultural products. USDA may also provide competitive grants for research, education, and extension activities regarding the transition from nonorganic production systems into organic production. The grants may be offered for the purposes of overcoming...
Timeline · 4 actions
May 15, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
May 15, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Apr 19, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 19, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.