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HR 4199 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food Advanced technology and technological innovations Agricultural practices and innovations Computers and information technology Food supply, safety, and labeling Meat

To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish and carry out a pilot program to use blockchain technology in food safety and labeling.

Introduced: June 16, 2023 Introduced by: Soto, Darren Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Aug 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jun 16, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 16, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish and carry out a pilot program to use blockchain technology in food safety and food labeling. (In general, a blockchain is a digital database containing information that can be simultaneously used and shared within a large decentralized, publicly accessible network.)

Specifically, the pilot program must, to the extent practicable, use blockchain technology to (1) trace food that may be adulterated and food that has been subject to a voluntary or mandatory recall; and (2) verify that food labeled as organic has been produced and handled in accordance with specific organic certification standards.

The Department of Agriculture must enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Food and Drug Administration to implement the program.

What's happening now August 21, 2023

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4199: To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish and carry out a pilot program to use blockchain technology in food safety and labeling.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4199/
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"H.R. 4199: To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish and carry out a pilot program to use blockchain technology in food safety and labeling.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4199/.
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H.R. 4199, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4199/.
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[H.R. 4199: To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish and carry out a pilot program to use blockchain technology in food safety and labeling.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4199/)
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