A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a network of volunteers to assist in making available information and advice on organic agriculture for family farms and other agricultural enterprises, to establish pilot projects to carry out research and education activities involving organic farming and to perform certain other functions relating to organic farming, with special emphasis on family farms.
Organic Farming Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program of volunteer-experts to provide advice and information on organic agriculture to family farmers and other producers.
Directs the Secretary to establish six regional organic farming pilot projects.
Sets forth the Secretary's duties with regard to organic farming.
Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress.
Authorizes appropriations through FY 1985.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Referred to Subcommittee on Forest, Family Farms, and Energy.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Agriculture. Report No: 97-733.
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Agriculture. Report No: 97-733.
Placed on Union Calendar No: 453.
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 189 - 198 (Record Vote No: 282).
Roll Call #282 (House)Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 189 - 198 (Record Vote No: 282).
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