S 3200
114th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural research
Voluntary Check-off Program Participation Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jul 13, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Voluntary Check-off Program Participation Act
This bill prohibits mandatory or compulsory check-off programs and requires producer participation in the programs to be voluntary at the point of sale. (A check-off program is a program to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands. The Department of Agriculture oversees the programs, which are requested and funded by industry.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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