Bills · HR 8157
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 8157Agriculture and Food
Risk-based Oversight for Integrity Act
This bill updates organic food laws to allow virtual inspections for some U.S. businesses and less frequent in-person visits for low-risk domestic farms while maintaining strict oversight for imported goods.AI-written
INTRO MAR 27· LAST ACTION APR 3
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AI-writtenAllows low-risk American organic farmers to undergo in-person inspections every three years instead of every year, while keeping strict annual checks on international imports to better target and prevent food fraud.
LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenIf you buy organic food, you care that it’s actually organic. However, current rules can be expensive for small, honest farmers, which drives up food prices. By letting the USDA focus its limited resources on high-risk areas—like complicated international supply chains—the government can better catch fraud without making it harder for local farmers to stay in business. If this doesn't pass, the USDA will continue using a 'one-size-fits-all' inspection model that treats a small local vegetable farm the same as a massive international distributor.
KEY PROVISIONS
4AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Changes domestic inspection schedules from annual in-person visits to one in-person visit every three years for low-risk operations.
This reduces the cost and time burden on local farmers who have a history of following the rules.
PROVISION 02
Requires all international organic farms to continue receiving annual on-site inspections.
It ensures that imported products, which are harder to track, face the strictest possible oversight to prevent fraud.
PROVISION 03
Orders a 12-month study on creating a multi-tiered certification system based on the size and risk of the business.
This could lead to simpler rules for small businesses and hobbyist farmers while keeping tough rules for large corporations.
PROVISION 04
Allows virtual inspections for businesses that trade or broker organic products but never actually touch the physical food.
It modernizes the law for the digital age, recognizing that paperwork for a middleman can be checked remotely just as effectively as in person.
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R· Wisconsin
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ACTION TIMELINE
6 EVENTSAPR 3
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
APR 3
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
MAR 27
Introduced in House
MAR 27
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
BILL INFO
TypeHouse Bill
NumberHR 8157
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedMar 27, 2026
Last actionApr 3, 2026
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED MAR 27, 2026
House BillHR 8157Agriculture and Food
Risk-based Oversight for Integrity Act
This bill updates organic food laws to allow virtual inspections for some U.S. businesses and less frequent in-person visits for low-risk domestic farms while maintaining strict oversight for imported goods.AI-written
INTRODUCED MAR 27, 2026· LAST ACTION APR 3, 2026
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