Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to annually report to Congress on residue testing performed for imported organic feedstuffs shipped in bulk.
Directs the Secretary, with DHS and an interagency working group, to create risk-based protocols, maintain a confidential annually updated list of covered organic feedstuffs, conduct annual residue testing, and exclude from organic sale any shipment with detectable prohibited substances above permitted levels.
Technocratic, targeted reform with modest regulatory effects increases chances, but lacks funding language and may face industry/trade pushback.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly targeted substantive policy measure that sets new regulatory obligations and reporting requirements for imported organic feedstuffs shipped in bulk. It provides reasonably specific mechanisms and assigns responsibility to the Secretary, with required consultation and annual reporting.
Transparency: liberals want public disclosure; bill keeps list confidential
Transparency: liberals want public disclosure; bill keeps list confidential
Likely supportive because the bill strengthens enforcement of organic standards and consumer protection.
May press for transparency and strong corrective action to prevent fraud and protect organic integrity.
Generally favorable if implementation is science-based and fiscally reasonable.
Wants clear risk criteria, cost estimates, and safeguards against unnecessary trade disruption.
Mixed reaction: supportive of protecting the organic market from fraud, but wary of expanded federal testing, hidden lists, and added regulatory burden on trade and importers.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Technocratic, targeted reform with modest regulatory effects increases chances, but lacks funding language and may face industry/trade pushback.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Transparency: liberals want public disclosure; bill keeps list confidential
Technocratic, targeted reform with modest regulatory effects increases chances, but lacks funding language and may face industry/trade push…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly targeted substantive policy measure that sets new regulatory obligations and reporting requirements for imported organic feedstuffs shipped in bulk. It p…
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