US HB2842 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 25 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-08-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 25 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-08-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
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.
Sponsors
| Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA] | Rep. John Barrow [D-GA] | Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA] | Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA] |
| Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA] | Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] |
| Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ] | Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition. |
| 2013-07-25 | House | Referred to House Education and the Workforce |
| 2013-07-25 | House | Referred to House Agriculture |
| 2013-07-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Subjects
Agriculture and food
Buy American requirements
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Public contracts and procurement
Seafood
Buy American requirements
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Public contracts and procurement
Seafood
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2842/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2842/BILLS-113hr2842ih.pdf |
