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H.R. 4784

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4784, the Don Young American Grown Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 29, 2025 by Rep. Salud Carbajal (D) with 9 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Jul 29, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 4784 has 9 co-sponsors.

hb4784/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4784 IH: Don Young American Grown Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-29
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4784  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 29, 2025   Mr. Carbajal  (for himself,  Mr. Newhouse ,  Mr. Panetta ,  Mr. LaMalfa ,  Ms. Pingree , and  Mr. Hurd of Colorado ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committees on  Foreign Affairs , and  Armed Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To require cut flowers and cut greens displayed in certain Federal buildings to be produced in the United States, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Don Young American Grown Act  .
2.
Limitation
(a)
In general
A cut flower or a cut green may not be officially displayed in any public area of a building of the Executive Office of the President or of the Department of State or of the Department of Defense unless the cut flower or cut green is produced in the United States.
(b)
Rule of construction
The limitation in subsection (a) may not be construed to apply to any cut flower or cut green used by a Federal officer or employee for personal display.
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Cut flower
The term  cut flower  means a flower removed from a living plant for decorative use.
(2)
Cut green
The term  cut green  means a green, foliage, or branch removed from a living plant for decorative use.
(3)
Produced in the United States
The term  produced in the United States  means grown in—
(A)
any of the several States;
(B)
the District of Columbia;
(C)
a territory or possession of the United States; or
(D)
an area subject to the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian Tribe.
(d)
Effective date
This Act shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-07-29
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jul 29, 2025

hb4784/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (07/29/2025)

Don Young American Grown Act

This bill prohibits the official display of a cut flower or green in any public area of a building of the Executive Office of the President, the Department of State, or the Department of Defense unless it is grown in the United States.

The prohibition does not apply to any cut flower or green used by a federal officer or employee for personal display.

Sponsors

Rep. Salud Carbajal (D) sponsors H.R. 4784, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4784 went before 3 committees: Armed Services, Foreign Affairs and Oversight and Government Reform.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Jul 29, 2025 · 581 Bills
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Jul 29, 2025 · 658 Bills
Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Jul 29, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4784 has taken 2 actions since Jul 29, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 29, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 29, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 4784 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4784 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Don Young American Grown Act — Display Title
  • Don Young American Grown Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require cut flowers and cut greens displayed in certain Federal buildings to be produced in the United States, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 4784 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Education, Health Issues, Housing, Medicare/Medicaid, Sports/Athletics, Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
THE COOK GROUP INC.—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE COOK GROUP INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALLISON GILES111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
THE COOK GROUP INC.THE COOK GROUP INC.2026 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4784 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4784’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr4784/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4784, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 29, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARBAJAL:H.R. 4784.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill prohibits the official display of a cut flower orgreen in any public area of a building of the ExecutiveOffice of the President, the Department of State, or theDepartment of Defense unless it is produced in the UnitedStates.The prohibition does not apply to any cut flower or greenused by a federal officer or employee for personal display.[Page H3664]

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