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HOUSE 2307119th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

To establish the Commission on National Agricultural Statistics Service Modernization to modernize the data collection and reporting processes of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and for other purposes.

Last Action
4/18/2025

Actions

  • 2025-04-18Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • 2025-03-24Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • 2025-03-24Introduced in House
  • 2025-03-24Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2025-03-24 (00)

This bill establishes the Commission on National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Modernization to study and provide recommendations on modernizing and streamlining data collection at NASS. As background, NASS conducts the Census of Agriculture and provides official statistics on agricultural production and other farm sector indicators.

The 11-member commission must include 4 specified members from the Department of Agriculture, 1 member from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and 6 members appointed by the House and Senate Agriculture Committees.

At the request of the commission chair, federal agencies must provide the commission information related to the study.

The commission must submit a report to the President and Congress on the results of the study within two years of the bill's enactment. The report must include (1) an inventory of surveys conducted by NASS and their frequency; and (2) recommendations for administrative, regulatory, and legislative changes.

Cosponsors (3)

  • Donald Davis (D-NC)
  • John Rose (R-TN)
  • Adrian Smith (R-NE)
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