H.R. 4199: To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish and carry out a pilot program to use blockchain technology in food safety and labeling.

118th Congress · introduced 2023-06-16 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-06-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish and carry out a pilot program to use blockchain technology in food safety and labeling.

Plain summary

This bill directs the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish and carry out a pilot program to use blockchain technology in food safety and food labeling. (In general, a blockchain is a digital database containing information that can be simultaneously used and shared within a large decentralized, publicly accessible network.) Specifically, the pilot program must, to the extent practicable, use blockchain technology to (1) trace food that may be adulterated and food that has been subject to a voluntary or mandatory recall; and (2) verify that food labeled as organic has been produced and handled in accordance with specific organic certification standards. The Department of Agriculture must enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Food and Drug Administration to implement the program.

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To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish and carry out a pilot program to use blockchain technology in food safety and labeling.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] reported raising $3.7 million (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-118hr4199.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr4199 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118