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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1