Specialty CROP Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7670 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7670 To require a report on the competitiveness of United States exports of specialty crops. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2026 Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Costa, and Ms. Salinas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require a report on the competitiveness of United States exports of specialty crops. 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 ``Specialty Crops Reporting on Opportunities and Promotion Act of 2026'' or the ``Specialty CROP Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REPORT ON COMPETITIVENESS OF UNITED STATES EXPORTS OF SPECIALTY CROPS. Section 203(e)(7) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623(e)(7)) is amended to read as follows: ``(7) Annual report.-- ``(A) In general.--Each year, the Secretary, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing the competitiveness of United States exports of specialty crops. ``(B) Elements.--The report required by subparagraph (A) shall-- ``(i) identify and analyze acts, policies, or practices of foreign countries that constitute significant barriers to, or distortions of United States exports of specialty crops, including the imposition of-- ``(I) tariffs (including retaliatory tariffs) and quotas (including tariff-rate quotas); and ``(II) nontariff barriers, including technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, import licensing procedures, and subsidies; ``(ii) make an estimate-- ``(I) of the impacts on the competitive