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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 20, 2018
Grain Inspection Improvement Act
This bill restores certain exceptions to the United States Grain Standards Act that permit certain grain handling facilities to have their grain inspected by grain inspection agencies outside of the official service boundary. The bill applies to grain handling facilities that were granted exceptions by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) that were revoked by USDA on or before April 14, 2017.
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Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] · R–IL
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Introduced in House
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