{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-985","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":985,"title":"To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-05","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"V000135","fullName":"Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]","party":"R","state":"WI","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":2,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-03-14","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry."},"policyArea":"Agriculture and Food","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-03-14","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-05","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-05","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-05","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p>This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Dairy Business Innovation&nbsp;(DBI) Initiatives<strong> </strong>for each fiscal year.&nbsp;The bill also requires that there be a minimum of four regionally-located DBI&nbsp;Initiatives, instead of the currently required three.</p><p>Under the Agricultural Marketing Service, the DBI Initiatives support dairy businesses in the development, production, marketing, and distribution of dairy products. The current program includes four DBI Initiatives selected to&nbsp;provide direct technical assistance and subawards to dairy businesses, including for niche dairy products and dairy products derived from cow milk, sheep milk, and goat milk.</p>","updateDate":"2025-03-25T12:45:40Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":296,"ts":"2026-04-19T09:54:52.494Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=To%20amend%20the%20Agriculture%20Improvement%20Act%20of%202018%20to%20reauthor"}]}}