S. 1398 (119th)Bill Overview

Organic Imports Verification Act of 2025

Agriculture and Food|Agriculture and Food
Cosponsors
Support
Lean Republican
Introduced
Apr 9, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
Law
Congressional Activities
01 · The brief

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to annually report to Congress on residue testing performed for imported organic feedstuffs shipped in bulk.

Directs the Secretary, with DHS and an interagency working group, to create risk-based protocols, maintain a confidential annually updated list of covered organic feedstuffs, conduct annual residue testing, and exclude from organic sale any shipment with detectable prohibited substances above permitted levels.

Passage40/100

Technocratic, targeted reform with modest regulatory effects increases chances, but lacks funding language and may face industry/trade pushback.

CredibilityPartially aligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly targeted substantive policy measure that sets new regulatory obligations and reporting requirements for imported organic feedstuffs shipped in bulk. It provides reasonably specific mechanisms and assigns responsibility to the Secretary, with required consultation and annual reporting.

Contention35/100

Transparency: liberals want public disclosure; bill keeps list confidential

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Who this appears to help vs burden50% / 50%
WorkersTargeted stakeholders
Likely helped
  • Targeted stakeholdersImproves detection and removal of contaminated imported organic feedstuffs, protecting organic program integrity.
  • Targeted stakeholdersCreates documented, regular reporting to Congress on testing practices and outcomes.
  • WorkersMay increase demand for laboratory testing and inspection personnel supporting residue analysis.
Likely burdened
  • Targeted stakeholdersRaises administrative and testing costs for USDA and importers to implement expanded testing programs.
  • Targeted stakeholdersMay create supply chain delays from testing hold times and shipment exclusion actions.
  • Targeted stakeholdersCould prompt trade frictions or disputes with foreign exporters affected by new testing regimes.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Transparency: liberals want public disclosure; bill keeps list confidential
Progressive85%

Likely supportive because the bill strengthens enforcement of organic standards and consumer protection.

May press for transparency and strong corrective action to prevent fraud and protect organic integrity.

Leans supportive
Centrist75%

Generally favorable if implementation is science-based and fiscally reasonable.

Wants clear risk criteria, cost estimates, and safeguards against unnecessary trade disruption.

Leans supportive
Conservative55%

Mixed reaction: supportive of protecting the organic market from fraud, but wary of expanded federal testing, hidden lists, and added regulatory burden on trade and importers.

Split reaction
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood40/100

Technocratic, targeted reform with modest regulatory effects increases chances, but lacks funding language and may face industry/trade pushback.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
52%
Complexitymedium
Why this could stall
  • No cost estimate or appropriation language provided
  • Responsibility and payer for testing not clearly assigned
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

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06 · Go deeper

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Transparency: liberals want public disclosure; bill keeps list confidential

Technocratic, targeted reform with modest regulatory effects increases chances, but lacks funding language and may face industry/trade push…

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Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly targeted substantive policy measure that sets new regulatory obligations and reporting requirements for imported organic feedstuffs shipped in bulk. It p…

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