# 119-hr-7406: Meeting Demand for Organic Produce Act

119-hr-7406, Meeting Demand for Organic Produce Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7406
- Congress: 119
- Title: Meeting Demand for Organic Produce Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**Creates Secretary‑certified testing to confirm organic growing media are free of prohibited substances.** This would add a verification option for organic producers and fold the same rules into wild crop standards. - Producers: Organic growers would be able to confirm before planting that soil or other growing media contain no prohibited substances using testing or other methods certified by the Secretary. - Wild crop gatherers: Land used for certified wild crops would need a three-year interval and a prior confirmation that the soil or growing medium is free of prohibited substances through testing or Secretary‑approved methods. - USDA and certifiers: The Secretary would have to issue an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking within 60 days to set guidelines and criteria for approved verification methods to ensure testing accuracy and reliability.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New testing rules for organic growers: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would require organic crops to be planted only in soil or growing medium shown before planting to have no prohibited substances. That confirmation would have to be by testing or other methods the Agriculture Secretary certifies. For wild-crop areas, the bill would add a three-y…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7406 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7406)

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- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-3227: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3227)
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7406 (as of 2026-08-22).