House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Protecting Our Produce Act
Official title: To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a pilot program to provide recovery payments to producers of seasonal and perishable crops that experience low prices caused by imports, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Sanford Bishop D-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 3, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 3, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7762.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BISHOP, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 40, March 3, 2026, Page H2369):U.S. Const. art. 1, Sec. 8, cls. 1, 3, 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 3, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 41 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7762, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7762
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sanford Bishop.
- H.Res. 1206 (119th) Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable David Scott.
- H.R. 1369 (119th) President Jimmy Carter Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.Res. 1546 (119th) Expressing support for the recognition of Nigerian Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage, culture, and contributions of Nigerians…
- H.R. 333 (119th) Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act
- H.R. 7761 (119th) Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession of Property Act
- H.R. 5422 (119th) Military Housing Performance Insight Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.