House Bill 5379
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Growing American Food Exports Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 22, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5379
Congress
115
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
Growing American Food Exports Act of 2018
This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to reauthorize through FY2023 and modify the Department of Agriculture Biotechnology and Agricultural Trade Program. The purpose of the program is to remove, resolve, or mitigate significant regulatory nontariff barriers to the export of U.S. agricultural commodities into foreign markets through policy advocacy and certain targeted projects.
March 22, 2018
04/30/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
03/22/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
03/22/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:40:07 PM