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HR 2712 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Agricultural trade Buy American requirements Government information and archives Trade restrictions

Buy American Agriculture Act

Introduced: May 14, 2019 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
May 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Buy American Agriculture Act

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service to purchase agricultural commodities and seafood under the Food Purchase and Distribution Program only from domestically owned enterprises.

The bill includes exceptions if applying the requirement

  • would be inconsistent with the public interest,
  • is not possible because the domestically produced products are not available in sufficient quantities or in a satisfactory quality, or
  • would result in cost increase of more than 25% compared to the previous year.
What's happening now June 7, 2019

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2712: Buy American Agriculture Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2712/
MLA
"H.R. 2712: Buy American Agriculture Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2712/.
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H.R. 2712, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2712/.
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