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Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2017
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 28, 2017
Latest Action
September 28, 2017
Primary Sponsor
John J. FasoRepublican(NY)
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Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to reauthorize through FY2023 and modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP). USDA must modernize the international trade tracking and data collection systems of the NOP, which must include ensuring that trade and transaction certificates are fully traceable without unduly hindering trade. The bill authorizes mandatory funding to be used for this purpose and for maintaining previous database and technology upgrades. The bill modifies requirements for recordkeeping, investigations, and enforcement with respect to the organic certification process to: allow parties to an active investigation to share confidential business information with government officers or employees and certifying agents involved in the investigation, require federal agencies that administer cross-border documentation systems to provide USDA with access to the data from the systems, allow the NOP to grant an accredited certifying agent the authority to require additional documentation or verification before granting certification, and require USDA to issue regulations limiting the type of operations that are excluded from certification. With respect to the accreditation process for certifying agents, the bill: (1) authorizes USDA to oversee and approve certifying agents operating in a foreign country, and (2) requires certifying agents that intend to operate in a foreign country to be annually authorized.
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Filing registrants (3)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule- USDA/AMS/National Organic Program; Barriers to growth of U.S. organic production; Implementation of Farm Bill organic programs; Organic Agriculture Research Act (H.R. 2436 and S. 2404); Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 3871); Local FARMS Act (H.R. 3941 and S. 1947) Public cultivar development promotion Seeds for the Future Act (H.R. 5208 and S. 2964) Farm Bill discussions (H.R. 2)
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
H.R.2-Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2690-Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017 H.R. 3268-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3337-Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act H.R. 3530-Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017 H.R. 3637-Homegrown Organic Act of 2017 H.R. 3667-Veteran and Beginning Farmers Assistance Act H.R. 3687-Farm to School Act of 2017 H.R. 3699-Urban Agriculture Production Act of 2017 H.R. 3871-Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 H.R.4058-SALE Act of 2017 H.R.4092 -AG Act H.R.4201 -Young and Beginning Farmers Act H.R.4210 -To increase the maximum amount of assistance authorized under supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs for livestock indemnity payments, livestock forage disaster assistance, and emergency assistance for livestock, honey bee, and farm-raised fish losses. H.R.4211 -To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide to producers partial payments under the livestock indemnity program for livestock sold for salvage H.R.4339-Veterans' Agricultural Apprenticeship Act of 2017 H.R.4513-Farmers of Tomorrow Act H.R.5640 -WHOLE MILK Act H.R.4101 - School Milk Nutrition Act of 2017 H.R.778- DAIRY PRIDE Act H.R.4929- CURD Act H.R. 6800 - Food and AGribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2018 S. 1576-Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act S. 1736-Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act S. 1767-Farm to School Act of 2017 S. 1773-A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to limit the overall rate of return for crop insurance providers and remove the requirement of budget neutrality in the Standard Reinsurance Agreement. S. 1805-Century Farms Act of 2017 S.2139 -Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancement Act S. 2614 -Conservation Reserve Program Improvement and Rural Water Systems Access Act of 2018 S. 2619 -Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2712 -FARMERS FIRST Act S. 2894 -Rural Health Liaison Act of 2018 S. 2976 -Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 2997 -Carbon Utilization Act of 2018 S.130- DAIRY PRIDE S.2555- Dairy Farm Sustainability Act S.3113- Dairy Business Innovation Act of 2018 S.2813- Local Cheese Promotion and Dairy Support Act of 2018 S. 2322 CURD Act S. 3404 - Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2018 Issues other than legislation: Reform of the Federal Milk Marketing Order. Establishment of a farmer-owned grain reserve. Distribution of farm program benefits. Expansion and improvement of Federal Crop Insurance programs. Review of Packers and Stockyards Act effectiveness in enhancing competitive practices in the livestock industry. Mandatory livestock price reporting. Contract production of agricultural commodities. Long-term domestic agricultural policy. Commodity loan rate adjustments. Facility loan programs for commodity storage. Natural disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers. Regulations of the agriculture futures industry. Farm bill implementation. Indemnity payments to dairy producers. Agricultural conservation programs. Funding and implementation of rural development programs. Funding for farmer-owned cooperatives. Balancing supply and demand. Natural resources. Real estate, land use, public lands, conservation. Small business. Agroterrorism. Grain standards, reauthorization. Veterinary Science Postal service reform, including rural community service. Conservation, general. reauthorizing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Barriers to SNAP acceptance at farmers markets
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Agriculture
H.R.2-Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2690-Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017 H.R. 3268-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3337-Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act H.R. 3530-Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017 H.R. 3637-Homegrown Organic Act of 2017 H.R. 3667-Veteran and Beginning Farmers Assistance Act H.R. 3687-Farm to School Act of 2017 H.R. 3699-Urban Agriculture Production Act of 2017 H.R. 3871-Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 H.R.4058-SALE Act of 2017 H.R.4092 -AG Act H.R.4201 -Young and Beginning Farmers Act H.R.4210 -To increase the maximum amount of assistance authorized under supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs for livestock indemnity payments, livestock forage disaster assistance, and emergency assistance for livestock, honey bee, and farm-raised fish losses. H.R.4211 -To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide to producers partial payments under the livestock indemnity program for livestock sold for salvage H.R.4339-Veterans' Agricultural Apprenticeship Act of 2017 H.R.4513-Farmers of Tomorrow Act H.R.5640 -WHOLE MILK Act H.R.4101 - School Milk Nutrition Act of 2017 H.R.778- DAIRY PRIDE Act H.R.4929- CURD Act S. 1576-Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act S. 1736-Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act S. 1767-Farm to School Act of 2017 S. 1773-A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to limit the overall rate of return for crop insurance providers and remove the requirement of budget neutrality in the Standard Reinsurance Agreement. S. 1805-Century Farms Act of 2017 S.2139 -Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancement Act S. 2614 -Conservation Reserve Program Improvement and Rural Water Systems Access Act of 2018 S. 2619 -Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2712 -FARMERS FIRST Act S. 2894 -Rural Health Liaison Act of 2018 S. 2976 -Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 2997 -Carbon Utilization Act of 2018 S.130- DAIRY PRIDE S.2555- Dairy Farm Sustainability Act S.3113- Dairy Business Innovation Act of 2018 S.2813- Local Cheese Promotion and Dairy Support Act of 2018 S. 2322 CURD Act Issues other than legislation: Reform of the Federal Milk Marketing Order. Establishment of a farmer-owned grain reserve. Distribution of farm program benefits. Expansion and improvement of Federal Crop Insurance programs. Review of Packers and Stockyards Act effectiveness in enhancing competitive practices in the livestock industry. Mandatory livestock price reporting. Contract production of agricultural commodities. Long-term domestic agricultural policy. Commodity loan rate adjustments. Facility loan programs for commodity storage. Natural disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers. Regulations of the agriculture futures industry. Farm bill implementation. Indemnity payments to dairy producers. Agricultural conservation programs. Funding and implementation of rural development programs. Funding for farmer-owned cooperatives. Balancing supply and demand. Natural resources. Real estate, land use, public lands, conservation. Small business. Agroterrorism. Grain standards, reauthorization. Veterinary Science Postal service reform, including rural community service. Conservation, general. reauthorizing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule- USDA/AMS/National Organic Program; Barriers to growth of U.S. organic production; Implementation of Farm Bill organic programs; Organic Agriculture Research Act (H.R. 2436 and S. 2404); Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 3871); Local FARMS Act (H.R. 3941 and S. 1947) Public cultivar development promotion Seeds for the Future Act (H.R. 5208 and S. 2964) Farm Bill discussions (H.R. 2)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
H.R.2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 H.R.3841, SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2017 H.R.3871, Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 H.R.4749, Truth in Certification for Foreign Food Ingredients Act H.R.5379, Growing American Food Exports Act of 2018 H.R.5425, Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2018 S.2647, Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2018
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Agriculture
H.R.2-Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2690-Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017 H.R. 3268-Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3337-Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act H.R. 3530-Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017 H.R. 3637-Homegrown Organic Act of 2017 H.R. 3667-Veteran and Beginning Farmers Assistance Act H.R. 3687-Farm to School Act of 2017 H.R. 3699-Urban Agriculture Production Act of 2017 H.R. 3871-Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 H.R.4058-SALE Act of 2017 H.R.4092 -AG Act H.R.4201 -Young and Beginning Farmers Act H.R.4210 -To increase the maximum amount of assistance authorized under supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs for livestock indemnity payments, livestock forage disaster assistance, and emergency assistance for livestock, honey bee, and farm-raised fish losses. H.R.4211 -To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide to producers partial payments under the livestock indemnity program for livestock sold for salvage H.R.4212 -To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to increase support for conservation practices under the emergency conservation program, and for other purposes. H.R.4213-To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to establish a program to provide advance payments under the Emergency Conservation Program for the repair or replacement of fencing. H.R.4339-Veterans' Agricultural Apprenticeship Act of 2017 H.R.4513-Farmers of Tomorrow Act H.R.5022-Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2018 S. 1576-Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act S. 1736-Capital for Farmers and Ranchers Act S. 1767-Farm to School Act of 2017 S. 1773-A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to limit the overall rate of return for crop insurance providers and remove the requirement of budget neutrality in the Standard Reinsurance Agreement. S. 1805-Century Farms Act of 2017 S.2139 -Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancement Act S. 2614 -Conservation Reserve Program Improvement and Rural Water Systems Access Act of 2018 S. 2619 -Agricultural Energy Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2712 -FARMERS FIRST Act S. 2894 -Rural Health Liaison Act of 2018 S. 2976 -Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 2997 -Carbon Utilization Act of 2018 Issues other than legislation: Reform of the Federal Milk Marketing Order. Establishment of a farmer-owned grain reserve. Distribution of farm program benefits. Expansion and improvement of Federal Crop Insurance programs. Review of Packers and Stockyards Act effectiveness in enhancing competitive practices in the livestock industry. Mandatory livestock price reporting. Contract production of agricultural commodities. Long-term domestic agricultural policy. Commodity loan rate adjustments. Facility loan programs for commodity storage. Natural disaster assistance for farmers and ranchers. Regulations of the agriculture futures industry. Farm bill implementation. Indemnity payments to dairy producers. Agricultural conservation programs. Funding and implementation of rural development programs. Funding for farmer-owned cooperatives. Balancing supply and demand. Natural resources. Real estate, land use, public lands, conservation. Small business. Agroterrorism. Grain standards, reauthorization. Veterinary Science Postal service reform, including rural community service. Conservation, general. reauthorizing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
2018 · second_quarter · Agriculture
Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule- USDA/AMS/National Organic Program; Barriers to growth of U.S. organic production; Implementation of Farm Bill organic programs; Organic Agriculture Research Act (H.R. 2436 and S. 2404); Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 3871); Local FARMS Act (H.R. 3941 and S. 1947) Public cultivar development promotion Seeds for the Future Act (H.R. 5208 and S. 2964)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Agriculture
Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule- USDA/AMS/National Organic Program; Barriers to growth of U.S. organic production; Implementation of Farm Bill organic programs; Organic Agriculture Research Act (H.R. 2436 and S. 2404); Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 3871); Local FARMS Act (H.R. 3941 and S. 1947) Public cultivar development promotion Seeds for the Future Act (H.R. 5208)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
H.R.2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 H.R.3841, SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2017 H.R.3871, Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 H.R.4749, Truth in Certification for Foreign Food Ingredients Act H.R.5379, Growing American Food Exports Act of 2018 H.R.5425, Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2018 S.2647, Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2018
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
H.R.3841, SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2017 H.R.3871, Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 H.R.4749, Truth in Certification for Foreign Food Ingredients Act
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Agriculture
Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule- USDA/AMS/National Organic Program; Barriers to growth of U.S. organic production; Implementation of Farm Bill organic programs; Organic Agriculture Research Act (H.R. 2436); Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 3871); Local FARMS Act (H.R. 3941 and S. 1947) Public cultivar development promotion
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
H.R.3841, SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act of 2017 H.R.3871, Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2017
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Agriculture
Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule- USDA/AMS/National Organic Program Barriers to growth of U.S. organic production Implementation of Farm Bill organic programs Organic Agriculture Research Act (H.R. 2436) Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 3871)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| Claudia Tenney | Republican | NY |
| Colleen Hanabusa | Democratic | HI |
| Darren Soto | Democratic | FL |
| David G. Valadao | Republican | CA |
| David Loebsack | Democratic | IA |
| Doug LaMalfa | Republican | CA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Elise M. Stefanik | Republican | NY |
| Glenn Grothman | Republican | WI |
| Glenn Thompson | Republican | PA |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Jared Huffman | Democratic | CA |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | CA |
| John Garamendi | Democratic | CA |
| John Katko | Republican | NY |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | DE |
| Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Democratic | NY |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | NM |
| Mike Gallagher | Republican | WI |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Richard M. Nolan | Democratic | MN |
| Rodney Davis | Republican | IL |
| Ron Kind | Democratic | WI |
| Salud O. Carbajal | Democratic | CA |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| Seth Moulton | Democratic | MA |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Ted Lieu | Democratic | CA |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Timothy J. Walz | Democratic | MN |
| Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | CA |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)