Fair and Transparent Stakeholder Involvement Fee Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 25, 2015)
Fair and Transparent Stakeholder Involvement Fee Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from issuing or enforcing a final rule based on the proposed rule entitled "User Fees for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services." The proposed rule adds new fee categories and adjusts current fees charged for certain agricultural quarantine and inspection services that are provided in connection with vessels, trucks, railroad cars, aircraft, and international passengers arriving at ports in the customs territory of the United States.
The bill also prohibits USDA from issuing a final rule for quarantine and inspection fees authorized by the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade (FACT) Act of 1990, except in compliance with negotiated rulemaking procedures.
What just happenedMar 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 25, 2015
- Mar 16, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee - Feb 25, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture Committee - Feb 25, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House