USDA builds tomato fingerprint database to stop forced-labor imports
H.R. 10324 — ROMA Act · Filed by David Valadao (R-CA) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 8, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build a database. The database holds chemical fingerprints that show where tomatoes were grown. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will use it to catch imports. These imports may be made with forced labor. The bill copies a program that already works for cotton.
Who it affects
People who buy tomatoes benefit from stopping forced-labor imports. Domestic tomato farmers face less unfair competition. The bill does not cost consumers money.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how much money the database costs. It does not say when the database will end. Private companies and foreign firms may see chemical fingerprints of U.S. farms.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
- Sep 8, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 8, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Agriculture · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- chemical fingerprints — Signatures that show where a tomato was grown and processed.
- forced labor — Work that people are made to do against their will, often without fair pay.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection — The government agency that checks goods coming into the United States.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,432 characters) on Sep 11, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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