Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE PRODUCTION OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED FOODS THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL STANDARD PRODUCTION FOR ORGANICALLY PRODUCED PRODUCTS AND FOR THE LABELING OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED PRODUCTS
Date filed
July 7, 2008
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04746 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE PRODUCTION OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED FOODS THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL STANDARD PRODUCTION FOR ORGANICALLY PRODUCED PRODUCTS AND FOR THE LABELING OF ORGANICALLY PRODUCED PRODUCTS |
| SHORT TITLE : "Organic Food Production Act of 2008" |
| ABSTRACT : Directs the Department of Agriculture to establish an organic certification program for producers and handlers who produce agricultural products using organic methods. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SANTIAGO, NARCISO III D. |
| DATE FILED : 2008-07-07 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Codilla (022 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2008-09-02 |
| 2. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2008-09-02 |
| 3. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2008-09-02 |
| 4. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2008-09-02 |
| 5. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-09-10 |
| 6. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-09-10 |
| 7. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2009-02-10 |
| 8. Recommendations submitted by the TWG on 2009-02-10 |
| 9. Recommendations submitted by the TWG on 2009-02-10 |
| 10. Transmitted to the Committee on Appropriations on 2009-03-04 |
| 11. Transmitted to the Committee on Appropriations on 2009-03-04 |
| 12. Transmmitted to the Committee on Ways and Means on 2009-03-04 |
| 13. Transmmitted to the Committee on Ways and Means on 2009-03-04 |
| 14. Referred to Stakeholders on 2009-04-14 |
| 15. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2009-10-06 |
| 16. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2009-10-06 |
| MOTHER BILL: HB07066 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE & FOOD ON 2008-08-04 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY |
Abstract
Directs the Department of Agriculture to establish an organic certification program for producers and handlers who produce agricultural products using organic methods.
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