Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8152

To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act with respect to the treatment of dates for processing under certain marketing orders.

Import Quality Standards for Processed Dates

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This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and has been sent to the House Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Ways and Means for review. It is considered active, but no further hearings or votes have been scheduled at this time.

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Unlikely to pass

This is a niche agricultural bill that has just been introduced. While it helps local farmers, most bills like this do not get enough attention to pass through both chambers of Congress.

Key Points

This bill changes the rules for dates brought into the United States from other countries. It specifically targets dates that are used to make other food products, such as pastes, syrups, or sweeteners.
Right now, these imported dates are often exempt from the strict quality and size rules that American farmers must follow. This bill would end that exemption and require all imported dates to meet the same high standards as those grown in the U.S.
The goal is to help American date growers compete fairly. By requiring foreign imports to meet the same quality grades, it prevents lower quality fruit from being sold at cheaper prices that hurt local farmers.
If passed, food companies that import dates for processing would need to ensure their suppliers meet these new federal requirements. This ensures that the ingredients used in date-based products are consistent in quality regardless of where they were grown.

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Milestones

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Mar 27, 2026House

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Mar 27, 2026

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act with respect to the treatment of dates for processing under certain marketing orders.

Bill NumberHR 8152

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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