119-s3112

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3112 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 3112

To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to establish an interagency 
 seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables working group, and for 
 other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 November 5, 2025

 Ms. Slotkin (for herself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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 A BILL

To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to establish an interagency 
 seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables working group, 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 for Fruits and Vegetables 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY SEASONAL AND PERISHABLE FRUITS AND VEGETABLE 
 WORKING GROUP.

 Subtitle B of title IV of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 
U.S.C. 5671 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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SEC. 418. INTERAGENCY SEASONAL AND PERISHABLE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 
 WORKING GROUP.

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    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Under 
Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, 
the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary of Commerce, and 
the heads of other Federal agencies or entities, as determined to be 
appropriate by the Secretary, shall jointly establish an interagency 
working group (referred to in this section as the `working group') 
composed of representatives from each agency to monitor and assess, on 
an ongoing basis, seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables trade 
data and related information.
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    (b) Trade Actions and Investigations.--The working group shall 
coordinate as appropriate regarding potential additional trade actions 
and investigations with respect to any seasonal or perishable 
agricultural products, as determined to be advisable by the working 
group.
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            (c) Consultation.--The working group shall consult with the 
Agricultural Trade Advisory Committee, relevant seasonal or perishable 
agricultural producers, and other relevant trade associations to 
identify threats that imports pose to domestic producers of seasonal 
and perishable fruits and vegetables.
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            (d) Recommendations to Secretary.--The working group shall 
recommend programs or assistance that the Secretary could provide to 
producers of seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables to address 
market impacts.''.
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