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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 4205

Introduced

Fairness in Vineyard Data Act

Sponsor
RClaudia Tenney· New York
Introduced
June 26, 2025
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.June 26, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4205 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4205

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to annually publish certain 
data with respect to grape production, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 26, 2025

Ms. Tenney (for herself and Mr. Morelle) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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A BILL

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to annually publish certain 
data with respect to grape production, 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 ``Fairness in Vineyard Data Act''.

SEC. 2. GRAPE PRODUCTION DATA.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Administrator of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, shall--
(1) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act--
(A) conduct a survey on grape production in each 
State, including--
(i) total acreage; and
(ii) production, utilization, and acreage 
by type, variety, county, and year planted; and
(B) make publicly available on the website of the 
National Agricultural Statistics Service the results of 
such survey and the data from such survey; and
(2) not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and annually for the 3 years thereafter, make 
publicly available on the website of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service data from the 5 States with the highest 
grape production in the preceding year, as determined using 
data from the survey required under paragraph (1)(A).
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) Survey.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1) 
$2,500,000 for fiscal year 2026.
(2) Publication of data.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out subsection (a)(2) $1,500,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2027 through 2030.
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