United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5962 (112th)
Organic Standards Protection Act
Introduced
19 June 2012
Last action
19 June 2012 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsors
Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Amends the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to require all persons, including producers, handlers, and certifying agents, required to report information to the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) under such Act to maintain all contracts, agreements, receipts, and other records associated with the organic certification program for 5 years (10 years for a certifying agent). Authorizes investigative and enforcement actions for violations of such Act.
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Timeline
19 June 2012
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
19 June 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 June 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 19 June 2012 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5962
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5962
- us · 112-hr-5962 · source updated 14 August 2025