Voluntary Check-off Program Participation Act

Summary

Voluntary Check-off Program Participation Act This bill prohibits mandatory or compulsory check-off programs and requires producer participation in the programs to be voluntary at the point of sale. (A check-off program is a program to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands. The Department of Agriculture oversees the programs, which are requested and funded by industry.)

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Timeline

1. 13 July 2016

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 July 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 13 July 2016 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• · ssaf00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Voluntary Checkoff Program Participation Act
• related to ← Commodity Checkoff Program Improvement Act of 2016