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HR7851119th CongressWALLET

Checkoff Transparency Act

Sponsored By: Representative Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5]

Introduced

Summary

Requires USDA to publish detailed records for commodity promotion programs so the public can see audits, budgets, activities, and evaluations. The bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to post on the Department of Agriculture's website for each commodity promotion order the audit reports submitted by commodity boards, the activities and budgets approved by the Secretary for each fiscal year, and the results of periodic independent evaluations. The Department must publish the five full fiscal years before enactment within 180 days and then publish each subsequent fiscal year's records within 365 days after that fiscal year ends.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More transparency for farm checkoff boards

This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to post on the USDA website, for each commodity promotion order, the audit reports each commodity board submits, the activities and budgets approved for each fiscal year, and the results of periodic independent evaluations. The Secretary would have to post the prior five full fiscal years of that information within 180 days after enactment. After that, the Secretary would have to post each fiscal year's information no later than 365 days after that fiscal year ends. If enacted, farmers and the public would be able to see audits, budgets, and evaluations for checkoff boards in one public place.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5]

IN • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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