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HRES 177 114th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Fruit and vegetables

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, and that Congress should fund programs that support specialty crops as…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, and that Congress should fund programs that support specialty crops as a growing and important part of agriculture in the United States.

Introduced: March 26, 2015 Introduced by: DelBene, Suzan K. Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 8, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Mar 26, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 26, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops (fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops, including floriculture) are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, and that Congress should fund programs that support specialty crops.

What's happening now April 8, 2015

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7 Republican 1
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 29, 2015
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 8, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 14, 2015
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 26, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 26, 2015
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 26, 2015
Reichert, David
· Mar 26, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Mar 26, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 177: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, and that Congress should fund programs that support specialty crops as a growing and important part of agriculture in the United States.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-177/
MLA
"H. Res. 177: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, and that Congress should fund programs that support specialty crops as a growing and important part of agriculture in the United States.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-177/.
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H. Res. 177, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-177/.
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[H. Res. 177: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, and that Congress should fund programs that support specialty crops as a growing and important part of agriculture in the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-177/)
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