HR 1091 114th Congress House Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural trade Animal and plant health Department of Agriculture User charges and fees

Fair and Transparent Stakeholder Involvement Fee Act

Introduced: February 25, 2015 Introduced by: Wilson, Frederica S. Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov

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Became law

Mar 16, 2015

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

Feb 25, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Feb 25, 2015

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair and Transparent Stakeholder Involvement Fee Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from issuing or enforcing a final rule based on the proposed rule entitled "User Fees for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services." The proposed rule adds new fee categories and adjusts current fees charged for certain agricultural quarantine and inspection services that are provided in connection with vessels, trucks, railroad cars, aircraft, and international passengers arriving at ports in the customs territory of the United States.

The bill also prohibits USDA from issuing a final rule for quarantine and inspection fees authorized by the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade (FACT) Act of 1990, except in compliance with negotiated rulemaking procedures.

What's happening now March 16, 2015

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

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