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S 934 116th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion Agricultural research

Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act

Introduced: March 28, 2019 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Mar 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 28, 2019
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Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act

This bill prohibits mandatory or compulsory checkoff programs and requires producer participation in the programs to be voluntary at the point of sale. (A checkoff program is a program to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands. The Department of Agriculture oversees the programs, which are requested and funded by industry.)

What's happening now March 28, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5699 Identical bill Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act
  • S 935 Related bill Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2019
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Aug 1, 2019
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Mar 28, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 934: Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-934/
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"S. 934: Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-934/.
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S. 934, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-934/.
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