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HR 4593 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food Advisory bodies Agricultural education Agricultural research American Samoa Economic development Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands

Agricultural Representation for the United States Territories Act

Introduced: July 12, 2023 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Aug 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jul 12, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 12, 2023
Introduced in House
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Agricultural Representation for the United States Territories Act

This bill increases agricultural representation for U.S. territories on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board. 

Specifically, the bill increases the advisory board membership to 16 members (from the current 15). The additional member must represent the agricultural interests of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam.

The bill also extends the advisory board through FY2028.

(The NAREEE Advisory Board advises the Department of Agriculture, land-grant colleges and universities, and Congress on top priorities and policies for food and agricultural research, education, extension, and economics.)

What's happening now August 24, 2023

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Nov 14, 2023
 R
Moylan, James C.
Guam · Jul 12, 2023
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jul 12, 2023
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jul 12, 2023
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jul 12, 2023
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 12, 2023
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jul 12, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4593: Agricultural Representation for the United States Territories Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4593/
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"H.R. 4593: Agricultural Representation for the United States Territories Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4593/.
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