U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9968: Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act
Status: In committee, July 27, 2026
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress a report on barriers to participation in Department of Agriculture programs faced by certified organic farms and farms that may be interested in transitioning to organic production, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, July 27, 2026:
I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9968 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2026 Mr. Ogles (for himself and Ms. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress a report on barriers to participation in Department of Agriculture programs faced by certified organic farms and farms that may be interested in transitioning to organic production, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act . SECTION 2. Study on barriers to participation in Department of Agriculture programs faced by certified organic farms and farms interested in transitioning to organic production (a) Definitions In this and (B) Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives. (2) Certified organic farm The term certified organic farm has the meaning given the term in section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6502 ). (3) Department The term Department means the Department of Agriculture. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, and make publicly available on the website of the Department, …
Sponsors
- Andrew Ogles (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Shontel Brown (D, HD-011)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Common questions
- What is HB9968?
- HB9968 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act.
- What does HB9968 do?
- To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress a report on barriers to participation in Department of Agriculture programs faced by certified organic farms and farms that may be interested in transitioning to organic production, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9968?
- In committee as of July 27, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (July 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9968?
- Andrew Ogles (R, HD-005), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB9968?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9968
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