HR5973-118

In Committee

To amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to provide for continuous improvement of organic standards, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 17, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to provide for continuous improvement of organic standards, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Agriculture, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H2165352CEBEC493ABD43F42E9AB9C101: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act or the CIAO Act.
  • Section HA21EE5CE1EE24063B0EC6C2C75FAFBF0: 2. Additional guidelines Section 2122(a) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6521(a)) is amended to read as follows: (a)Continuous...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to provide for continuous improvement of organic standards, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Agriculture, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to provide for continuous improvement of organic standards, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Agriculture Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies: ,
environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture

Oct 17, 2023

Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Pingree, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Agriculture Transportation
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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