H.R. 9423 – Organic Imports Verification Act of 2026

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The Organic Imports Verification Act of 2026 directs the USDA to annually report to Congress on pesticide and other residue testing of bulk‑shipped imported organic feedstuffs that have an organic import certificate. It establishes a risk‑based system for selecting which feeds to test, sets testing requirements, and requires that any feed found to contain prohibited residues be barred from being sold or labeled as organic.

Key Provisions

Defines “covered organic feedstuff” as any bulk‑shipped organic feed that has a National Organic Program import certificate.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (through the Agricultural Marketing Service) to submit an annual report to Congress, within 180 days of enactment and each year thereafter, detailing residue testing for all covered and other bulk‑shipped imported organic feedstuffs.
The report must include how often testing is done, the testing methods, the results, the standards used, and any follow‑up actions taken.
Mandates the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and an interagency working group, to develop and regularly update risk‑based protocols that decide which feedstuffs are covered and set testing frequency, quantity, type, and responsibility.
Requires the Secretary to create and annually update a confidential list of covered organic feedstuffs for testing.
If testing finds prohibited substances above allowed levels, the affected shipment must be excluded from organic sale and cannot be marketed as organic.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee

June 30, 2026

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Introduced in House

June 24, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

June 24, 2026

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee

June 30, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 24, 2026

I

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 9423

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 24, 2026

Ms. Brown (for herself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress a report on residue testing for all imported organic feedstuffs shipped in bulk, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Organic Imports Verification Act of 2026.

2.

Definitions

In this Act:

(1)

Covered organic feedstuff

The term covered organic feedstuff means any organic feedstuff included on the list established under section 4(b)—

(A)

that is shipped in bulk; and

(B)

for which there is a national organic program import certificate.

(2)

National organic program import certificate

The term national organic program import certificate has the meaning given the term in section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502).

(3)

Organic

The term organic, with respect to a feedstuff, means that the feedstuff is organically produced (as defined in section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)).

(4)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service.

(5)

Shipped in bulk

(A)

In general

The term shipped in bulk, with respect to a feedstuff, means that the feedstuff is shipped loose in a ship hold, railcar, container, or super sack, or by another similar method.

(B)

Exclusion

The term shipped in bulk, with respect to a feedstuff, does not include the shipment of that feedstuff as a packaged good.

3.

Annual report on residue testing for covered organic feedstuffs and other imported organic feedstuffs

(a)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the residue testing described in subsection (b) that was carried out during the year covered by the report for—

(1)

each covered organic feedstuff; and

(2)

each other imported organic feedstuff—

(A)

that is shipped in bulk; and

(B)

for which there is a national organic program import certificate.

(b)

Residue testing described

The residue testing referred to in subsection (a) is residue testing carried out under any of the following:

(1)

Section 4(c).

(2)

Section 2107(a)(6) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6506(a)(6)).

(3)

Section 2112(a) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 6511(a)).

(4)

Section 205.670(c) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).

(c)

Requirements

Each report under subsection (a) shall include information on—

(1)

the frequency of the applicable residue testing;

(2)

the methods used for that residue testing;

(3)

the results of that residue testing;

(4)

the standards used to analyze those results; and

(5)

any actions taken as a result of that residue testing.

4.

Annual testing and corrective action

(a)

Risk-Based protocol

The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the organic agricultural product imports interagency working group established under section 2122A of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6521a), shall develop and regularly update risk-based protocols for—

(1)

determining which imported organic feedstuffs shall be included on the list of covered organic feedstuffs described in subsection (b) each year; and

(2)

determining necessary parameters of residue testing for those imported organic feedstuffs, including—

(A)

frequency of testing;

(B)

quantity to be tested;

(C)

type of testing;

(D)

responsibility for testing; and

(E)

other necessary parameters.

(b)

List of covered organic feedstuffs

(1)

In general

The Secretary, using the risk-based protocol established under subsection (a)(1), shall establish and annually update a list of imported organic feedstuffs for which the Secretary shall carry out residue testing under subsection (c) during that year.

(2)

Confidentiality

The list established under paragraph (1) shall not be made publicly available.

(c)

Annual testing

Each year, the Secretary shall carry out residue testing for each covered organic feedstuff.

(d)

Corrective action

Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, if any residue testing required under subsection (c) indicates any detectable prohibited substance at a level in excess of the level permitted by the national organic program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) or the relevant, equivalent organic certification program of a State, the applicable shipment of that covered organic feedstuff—

(1)

shall be excluded from organic sale; and

(2)

may not be sold, labeled, or represented as organically produced.