119th Congress
H.R. 985
To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Derrick Van Orden(R-WI)
- Introduced
- Feb 5, 2025
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
- Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (2)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA)
Added later (1)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI) · Mar 3, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives for each fiscal year. The bill also requires that there be a minimum of four regionally-located DBI Initiatives, instead of the currently required three.
Under the Agricultural Marketing Service, the DBI Initiatives support dairy businesses in the development, production, marketing, and distribution of dairy products. The current program includes four DBI Initiatives selected to provide direct technical assistance and subawards to dairy businesses, including for niche dairy products and dairy products derived from cow milk, sheep milk, and goat milk.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 14, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. - Feb 5, 2025
Introduced in House