,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #efii ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bi1 #bjbj,mr4 ,riggleman introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit mandatory or compulsory checkoff programs4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,voluntary ,checkoff ,program ,participation ,act4 #b4 ,prohibition on mandatory or compulsory checkoff programs 7a7 ,definition of checkoff program ,the term checkoff program means a program to promote and provide research and information for a particular agricultural commodity without reference to specific producers or brands1 including a program carried out under any of the following3 7#a7 ,the ,cotton ,research and ,promotion ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #baja et seq474 7#b7 ,the ,potato ,research and ,promotion ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa et seq474 7#c7 ,the ,egg ,research and ,consumer ,information ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bgja et seq474 7#d7 ,the ,beef ,research and ,information ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bija et seq474 7#e7 ,the ,wheat and ,wheat ,foods ,research and ,nutrition ,education ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cdja et seq474 7#f7 ,the ,floral ,research and ,consumer ,information ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #dcja et seq474 7#g7 ,subtitle ,b of the ,dairy ,production ,stabilization ,act of #aihc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #deja et seq474 7#h7 ,the ,honey ,research1 ,promotion1 and ,consumer ,information ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #dfja et seq474 7#i7 ,the ,pork ,promotion1 ,research1 and ,consumer ,information ,act of #aihe 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #dhja et seq474 7#aj7 ,the ,watermelon ,research and ,promotion ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #dija et seq474 7#aa7 ,the ,pecan ,promotion and ,research ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fjja et seq474 7#ab7 ,the ,mushroom ,promotion1 ,research1 and ,consumer ,information ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #faja et seq474 7#ac7 ,the ,lime ,research1 ,promotion1 and ,consumer ,information ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fbja et seq474 7#ad7 ,the ,soybean ,promotion1 ,research1 and ,consumer ,information ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq474 7#ae7 ,the ,fluid ,milk ,promotion ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fdja et seq474 7#af7 ,the ,fresh ,cut ,flowers and ,fresh ,cut ,greens ,promotion and ,information ,act of #aiic 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fhja et seq474 7#ag7 ,the ,sheep ,promotion1 ,research1 and ,information ,act of #aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq474 7#ah7 ,section #eja of the ,federal ,agriculture ,improvement and ,reform ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja74 7#ai7 ,the ,commodity ,promotion1 ,research1 and ,information ,act of #aiif 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gdaa et seq474 7#bj7 ,the ,canola and ,rapeseed ,research1 ,promotion1 and ,consumer ,information ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gdda et seq474 7#ba7 ,the ,national ,kiwifruit ,research1 ,promotion1 and ,consumer ,information ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gdfa et seq474 7#bb7 ,the ,popcorn ,promotion1 ,research1 and ,consumer ,information ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gdha et seq474 7#bc7 ,the ,hass ,avocado ,promotion1 ,research1 and ,information ,act of #bjjj 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja et seq474 7b7 ,prohibition ,no checkoff program shall be mandatory or compulsory4 7c7 ,voluntary participation ,producer participation in a checkoff program shall be voluntary at the point of sale4