What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
United States Citrus Protection Act This bill prohibits importing commercially produced fresh citrus fruit originating in China.
Action Timeline
2025-03-11
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-03-11
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.947 pass?
S.947 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 38%.
What does S.947 do?
United States Citrus Protection Act This bill prohibits importing commercially produced fresh citrus fruit originating in China.
Who sponsored S.947?
S.947 was sponsored by Rick Scott (R-Florida).
Full Bill Text
119 S947 IS: United States Citrus Protection Act U.S. Senate 2025-03-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 947 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To prohibit importation of commercially produced fresh citrus fruit originating from the People’s Republic of China. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Citrus Protection Act . 2. Prohibition on importation of commercially produced fresh citrus fruit originating from the People’s Republic of China (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, articles of commercially produced fresh citrus fruit originating from the People’s Republic of China may not be imported into the United States. (b) Effective date This Act shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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