118th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 4593: Agricultural Representation for the United States Territories Act
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Summary
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.
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(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.)
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Raúl Grijalva D-AZOriginal
- Jenniffer González-Colón R-PROriginal
- James (Jim) Moylan R-GUOriginal
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NYOriginal
- Stacey Plaskett D-VIOriginal
- Aumua Amata Radewagen R-ASOriginal
- Darren Soto D-FLOriginal
- Ritchie Torres D-NYOriginal
- Jill Tokuda D-HI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Nydia Velázquez SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Nydia Velázquez.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.