US Congress Senate Bill 1637 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on May 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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. The headquarters and the majority of the staff of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture must be located within the National Capital Region.

Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019

Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-23	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

HB1221 (Related) 2019-03-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1637/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1637/BILLS-116s1637is.pdf