H.R. 3358

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3358 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3358

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to take certain steps to enhance 
the capacity of United States farmers to produce natural color 
additives, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 13, 2025

Mr. Miller of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Agriculture

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A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to take certain steps to enhance 
the capacity of United States farmers to produce natural color 
additives, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Harvest to Hue Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) United States farmers are at the forefront in providing 
healthy, nutritious agricultural products, and therefore poised 
to make valuable contributions to our Nation's food supply 
resources.
(2) The foundation of our food supply rests on objective 
science and risk-based evaluation processes that support public 
health, transparency, and building consumer trust and safety.
(3) Through proactive efforts to meet consumers' 
preferences while upholding science and the safety of products, 
many efforts have been dedicated to enhancing consumer access 
to safe, affordable, and convenient product choices.
(4) United States agriculture can play a vital role in 
providing natural food color additives, broadening markets for 
United States farmers while promoting benefits to our food 
supply.
(5) The cultivation, growing, and harvesting of ingredients 
necessary to create natural colors at scale meeting consumer, 
food industry, and public health demands, will ensure the 
continued integrity of food resources in the United States.

SEC. 3. ENHANCING CAPACITY OF UNITED STATES FARMERS TO PRODUCE NATURAL 
COLOR ADDITIVES.

The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
(1) facilitate efforts within the Department of Agriculture 
to enhance the capacity of United States farmers to grow, 
produce, and harvest agricultural goods to be used as natural 
color additives in the food supply;
(2) promote collaboration among the Department of 
Agriculture, other Federal agencies, agriculture producers, and 
food industry partners to support and facilitate the production 
of natural color additives derived from agricultural 
components; and
(3) focus research initiatives, within existing research 
capabilities, to support United States agriculture's 
contribution to natural color additives resources.
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