House Bill 1221
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 14, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1221
Congress
116
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019
This bill reaffirms that the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and any successor agencies must be (1) within the research, education, and economics mission area of the Department of Agriculture (USDA); and (2) administered by the USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics.
USDA must locate each of the specified agencies and the majority of the staff of the agencies within the National Capital Region.
February 14, 2019
03/07/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
02/14/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
02/14/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:17:43 PM