HR 3916
116th Congress
House
Native Americans
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Federal-Indian relations
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Horticulture and plants
Indian lands and resources rights
Marketing and advertising
Right of privacy
Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Aug 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Jul 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Jul 23, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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.
Jul 23, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2019
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study on the protection of Native American seeds and traditional foods.
Under the bill, sensitive tribal information gathered by the study shall be exempt from public disclosure requirements and shall be kept confidential by the GAO.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.