Modernize the Au Pair Program Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 4199

119th Congress

Modernize the Au Pair Program Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Oct 10, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Darren Soto

Representative

Democratic

FL-9

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Summary

This bill would create a pilot program to use blockchain technology to improve food safety and labeling. The program would use blockchain to better track potentially unsafe food and verify that organic food meets certification standards.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

SponsorDarren Soto (D-FL)

Introduced10/10/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

ChamberHouse

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Modernize the Au Pair Program Act of 2025

This bill would create a pilot program to use blockchain technology to improve food safety and labeling. The program would use blockchain to better track potentially unsafe food and verify that organic food meets certification standards.

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This bill would create a pilot program to use blockchain technology to improve food safety and labeling. The program would use blockchain to better track potentially unsafe food and verify that organic food meets certification standards.

Bill Number: 4199
Sponsor: Darren Soto (D-FL)
Introduced: 10/10/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Policy Area: Agriculture and Food

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Fact Sheet

Title: Modernize the Au Pair Program Act of 2025
Bill Number: 4199
Sponsor: Darren Soto (D-FL)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced: 10/10/2025
Summary: This bill would create a pilot program to use blockchain technology to improve food safety and labeling. The program would use blockchain to better track potentially unsafe food and verify that organic food meets certification standards.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would create a pilot program to use blockchain technology to improve food safety and labeling. The program would use blockchain to better track potentially unsafe food and verify that organic food meets certification standards.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

This bill directs the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish and carry out a pilot program to use blockchain technology in food safety and food labeling. (In general, a blockchain is a digital database containing information that can be simultaneously used and shared within a large decentralized, publicly accessible network.) Specifically, the pilot program must, to the extent practicable, use blockchain technology to (1) trace food that may be adulterated and food that has been subject to a voluntary or mandatory recall; and (2) verify that food labeled as organic has been produced and handled in accordance with specific organic certification standards. The Department of Agriculture must enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Food and Drug Administration to implement the program.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Establishes a pilot program to use blockchain technology in food safety and organic food labeling
Blockchain would be used to trace adulterated food and food subject to recalls
Blockchain would also verify that organic food meets certification requirements
The USDA and FDA would work together to implement the program

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If enacted, this bill could improve food safety by making it easier to track potentially contaminated products. It could also increase consumer confidence in organic food labels by providing more transparency. Consumers, organic farmers, and food safety regulators would likely see the greatest impacts.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Agriculture and Food

Related Subjects

Advanced technology and technological innovations

Agricultural practices and innovations

Computers and information technology

Food supply, safety, and labeling

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Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

4199, 119th Congress (2025). "Modernize the Au Pair Program Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-4199

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