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H.R. 7851119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Mar 5, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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USDA would have to post audits, budgets, and evaluations of commodity checkoff programs on its website.
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HR 7851 requires the Secretary of Agriculture to publish existing checkoff program records on the USDA website, including yearly audits, approved budgets and activities, and independent evaluation results. USDA must post five years of past records within 180 days of enactment, then post new records annually within 365 days of each fiscal year's end.
This affects farmers, ranchers, and producers who pay fees into commodity checkoff programs (like beef, dairy, cotton, and eggs), as well as the general public seeking access to this information.
The bill does not change how checkoff programs operate or how much producers pay; it only requires USDA to make already-required records more publicly accessible.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.