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HR 5249 115th Congress House

Olive Oil Consumer Standards Act of 2018

Official title: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to submit a report to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs on the use of a Federal standard of identity for olive oil, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 13, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Mar 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 13, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 13, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 16, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Olive Oil Consumer Standards Act of 2018

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on whether an appropriate federal standard of identity for olive oil would be in the interest of consumers, the olive oil industry, and U.S. agriculture; and (2) take the necessary steps to apply for U.S. membership in the International Olive Council.

In preparing the report for the FDA, USDA must consider the citizen petition titled "Standard of Identity for Olive Oil and Olive-Pomace Oil" and filed with the FDA on July 9, 2012.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Mar 13, 2018
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 13, 2018
Maloney, Sean
· Mar 13, 2018
Ruppersberger, C.
· Mar 13, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 13, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5249: Olive Oil Consumer Standards Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5249/
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"H.R. 5249: Olive Oil Consumer Standards Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5249/.
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