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HR 1298 113th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural trade Canada Food supply, safety, and labeling Fruit and vegetables Trade restrictions

To amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.

Introduced: April 9, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 2, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.
Mar 20, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 20, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Export Apple Act to permit apples to be exported to Canada in bulk bins (a quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds) without complying with certain inspection and certification requirements.

What's happening now April 2, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1947 Related bill Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Collins, Chris
· May 8, 2013
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Apr 9, 2013
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 9, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1298: To amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1298/
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"H.R. 1298: To amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1298/.
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H.R. 1298, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1298/.
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[H.R. 1298: To amend the Export Apple Act to permit the export of apples to Canada in bulk bins without certification by the Department of Agriculture.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1298/)
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