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To amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to reauthorize and improve the national organic program, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-3871| House 
| Updated: 9/28/2017
John J. Faso

John J. Faso

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (42)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Al Lawson (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Timeline
Sep 28, 2017
Introduced in House
Sep 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • September 28, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • September 28, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural tradeCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureFood supply, safety, and labelingGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLicensing and registrations

To amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to reauthorize and improve the national organic program, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-3871| House 
| Updated: 9/28/2017
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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Timeline
Sep 28, 2017
Introduced in House
Sep 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • September 28, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • September 28, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
John J. Faso

John J. Faso

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (42)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Al Lawson (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAgricultural practices and innovationsAgricultural tradeCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureFood supply, safety, and labelingGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLicensing and registrations