Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6351
118th Congress(2023-2024)
To establish the Commission on National Agricultural Statistics Service Modernization to modernize the data collection and reporting processes of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Nov 9, 2023
Overview
Text
Introduced
Nov 9, 2023
Latest Action
Jan 18, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6351
Congress
118
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Alabama
Republican
California
Republican
California
Republican
Mississippi
Democrat
North Carolina
Republican
Tennessee
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

This bill establishes the Commission on National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Modernization to study and provide recommendations on modernizing and streamlining data collection at NASS. (NASS conducts the Census of Agriculture and provides official statistics on agricultural production and other farm sector indicators.)

The 11-member commission must include 4 specified members from the Department of Agriculture, 1 member from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and 6 members appointed by the House and Senate Agriculture Committees.

At the request of the commission chair, federal agencies must provide the commission information related to the study.

The commission must submit a report to the President and Congress on the results of the study within three years of the bill's enactment. The report must include (1) an inventory of surveys conducted by NASS and their frequency; and (2) recommendations for administrative, regulatory, and legislative changes.

Text (1)
November 9, 2023
Actions (3)
01/18/2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
11/09/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
11/09/2023
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jul 2, 2024 4:31:09 PM