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Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019

Introduced: February 14, 2019 Introduced by: Pingree, Chellie Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019

This bill reaffirms that the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and any successor agencies must be (1) within the research, education, and economics mission area of the Department of Agriculture (USDA); and (2) administered by the USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics.

USDA must locate each of the specified agencies and the majority of the staff of the agencies within the National Capital Region.

What's happening now March 7, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1637 Related bill Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 18
Wexton, Jennifer
· Oct 17, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 23, 2019
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 23, 2019
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 23, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 29, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 29, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Apr 3, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 14, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 14, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 14, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1221: Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1221/
MLA
"H.R. 1221: Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1221/.
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H.R. 1221, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1221/.
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[H.R. 1221: Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1221/)
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