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S. 557 118th Congress Senate

Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to prohibit certain practices relating to certain commodity promotion programs, to require greater transparency by those programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 28, 2023 Introduced by: Mike Lee Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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Feb 28, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Feb 28, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 28, 2023

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2023

This bill establishes restrictions and requirements for checkoff programs, which are programs overseen by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands.

The bill prohibits boards established to carry out a checkoff program or a USDA order issued under a checkoff program from entering into a contract or agreement to carry out program activities with a party that engages in activities to influence any government policy or action that relates to agriculture.

A board or its employees or agents acting in their official capacity may not engage in any

  • act that may involve a conflict of interest;
  • anticompetitive activity;
  • unfair or deceptive act or practice; or
  • act that may be disparaging to, or in any way negatively portray, another agricultural commodity or product.

Upon approval of USDA, a board may enter directly into contracts and agreements to carry out generic promotion, research, or other activities authorized by law if the agreement or contract requires records accounting for the funds received to be submitted to the board.

The board must meet specified requirements regarding the publication of budgets and disbursements of funds.

The USDA Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office must conduct specified audits regarding checkoff programs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2861 Reintroduction of Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2021
  • HR 1249 Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2023
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 Lobbying activity 8

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 25, 2023
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Feb 28, 2023
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 28, 2023
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Feb 28, 2023
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Feb 28, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 557: Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-557/
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"S. 557: Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-557/.
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