H.R. 6386: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with other appropriate entities, to develop and carry out a national science-based education campaign to increase public awareness regarding the use of technology in food and agriculture production, and for other purposes.

H.R. 6386: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with other appropriate entities, to develop and carry out a national science-based education campaign to increase public awareness regarding the use of technology in food and agriculture production, and for other purposes.

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-16 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with other appropriate entities, to develop and carry out a national science-based education campaign to increase public awareness regarding the use of technology in food and agriculture production, and for other purposes.

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This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to: carry out a national science-based education campaign to increase public awareness of the use of technology in food and agriculture production, and establish a federal government website through which the public may obtain information about biotechnology used in the food and agricultural sectors. USDA may use publicly available social media platforms in supplementing the national science-based education campaign and as an extension of such website.

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To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with other appropriate entities, to develop and carry out a national science-based education campaign to increase public awareness regarding the use of technology in food and agriculture production, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] reported raising $831,031 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr6386.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6386 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115