Securing American Agriculture Act
This bill mandates an annual assessment by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to evaluate the nation's dependency on critical agricultural inputs - such as fertilizers, seeds, veterinary drugs, and equipment - that could be vulnerable if supply chains were disrupted by the People's Republic of China. The study requires identifying current domestic production capacity, supply chain bottlenecks, and recommending actions to reduce reliance on foreign sources through onshore or nearshore production. It includes strict confidentiality rules, ensuring companies sharing data are protected from disclosure and that information is used only for aggregated reporting. The bill does not create new programs but directs the Department of Agriculture to report findings to Congress annually, focusing on supply chain resilience without altering existing policies.
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Introduced Sep 25, 2024
Last action Sep 25, 2024
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Sep 25, 2024
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Sep 25, 2024
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upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
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Pete Ricketts
RRepublican
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Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
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Deb Fischer
RRepublican
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Eric Schmitt
RRepublican
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James E. Risch
RRepublican
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John Barrasso
RRepublican
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John Cornyn
RRepublican
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Mike Braun
RRepublican
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Mike Crapo
RRepublican
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Rick Scott
RRepublican
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Shelley Moore Capito
RRepublican
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