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H.R. 985

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 985, the To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives, was introduced in the House on Feb 5, 2025 by Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, and last saw action on Mar 14, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.


Record

Text

H.R. 985 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb985/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 985 IH: To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-02-05
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EN
Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 985 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2025 Mr. Van Orden (for himself and Mr. Carbajal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL
To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.
1.
Dairy business innovation initiatives
Section 12513 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 7 U.S.C. 1632d ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b), by striking 3 and inserting 4 ;
(2)
in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking 3 and inserting 4 ; and
(3)
in subsection (i), by striking $20,000,000 and inserting $36,000,000 .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-02-05
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Feb 5, 2025

hb985/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/05/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) sponsors H.R. 985, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 985 went before 2 committees: Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
Referred to · Mar 14, 2025 · 27 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Feb 5, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 985 has taken 3 actions since Feb 5, 2025, the latest on Mar 14, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 14, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
Feb 5, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 5, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 985 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 985 goes by 2 titles.

  • To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives. — Official Title as Introduced
  • To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives. — Display Title

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 985 in 18 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Immigration, Trade (domestic/foreign), Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environment/Superfund, Animals.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
MIDWEST DAIRY COALITIONWisconsin16$120K
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONDevelop and carries out policies that advance the well-being of dairy producers and co-opsVirginia16
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAUPennsylvania15
EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVEWisconsin11

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2026 second_quarter$387.8K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2025 second_quarter$269.5K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2026 first_quarter$233K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2025 first_quarter$202.5K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2025 third_quarter$197K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2025 fourth_quarter$130.2K4th Quarter - Report
EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVEEDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
MIDWEST DAIRY COALITIONETKA CONSULTING2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
MIDWEST DAIRY COALITIONETKA CONSULTING2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
MIDWEST DAIRY COALITIONETKA CONSULTING2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
MIDWEST DAIRY COALITIONETKA CONSULTING2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAUPENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAUPENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
MIDWEST DAIRY COALITIONETKA CONSULTING2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
MIDWEST DAIRY COALITIONETKA CONSULTING2025 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAUPENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Amendme…
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAUPENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU2026 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAUPENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 985 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 985’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr985/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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