Agricultural Representation for the United States Territories Act
Summary
Agricultural Representation for the United States Territories Act This bill increases agricultural representation for U.S. territories on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board. Specifically, the bill increases the advisory board membership to 16 members (from the current 15). The additional member must represent the agricultural interests of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam. The bill also extends the advisory board through FY2028. (The NAREEE Advisory Board advises the Department of Agriculture, land-grant colleges and universities, and Congress on top priorities and policies for food and agricultural research, education, extension, and economics.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 12, 2023
Last action Aug 24, 2023
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
3
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Committee
2
Aug 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
lower
Jul 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
lower
Jul 12, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nydia M. Velázquez
DDemocratic
Co
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
RRepublican
Co
Darren Soto
DDemocratic
Co
James C. Moylan
RRepublican
Co
Jenniffer González-Colón
RRepublican
Co
Jill N. Tokuda
DDemocratic
Co
Raúl M. Grijalva
DDemocratic
Co
Ritchie Torres
DDemocratic
Co
Stacey E. Plaskett
DDemocratic
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