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H.R. 2842 · 113th Congress

To create competition in the Department of Agriculture's canned tuna purchasing program to strengthen the…

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To create competition in the Department of Agriculture's canned tuna purchasing program to strengthen the Department's buying power, increase the availability of canned tuna to school lunch, child nutrition, and other Federal nutrition programs, and create jobs in the domestic canning industry.

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LSD SánchezSponsor
9 cosponsors · 4 D, 5 R
JBD Barrow DHR Hunter DIR Issa FLR LoBiondo GND Napolitano SPD Peters MSR Salmon JVD Vargas JKR Kingston

8 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to revise the Agricultural Marketing Service Master Solicitation and Supplement specifications for the purchase of canned tuna to require that: (1) all such tuna be landed by U.S.-flagged fishing vessels; (2) not less than 75% of the value of such tuna be produced in the United States; and (3) all such tuna be…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 25, 2013

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to revise the Agricultural Marketing Service Master Solicitation and Supplement specifications for the purchase of canned tuna to require that: (1) all such tuna be landed by U.S.-flagged fishing vessels; (2) not less than 75% of the value of such tuna be produced in the United States; and (3) all such tuna be canned in the United States, including Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, or U.S. territories or possessions.



    Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

    About this bill and sources

    Official title: To create competition in the Department of Agriculture's canned tuna purchasing program to strengthen the Department's buying power, increase the availability of canned tuna to school lunch, child nutrition, and other Federal nutrition programs, and create jobs in the domestic canning industry.

    Latest action (Aug 13, 2013): Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.

    Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 25, 2013

    Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

    No recorded floor vote found.