H.R. 138 - Summary

• Urges the President and Congress of the United States to break up the seed industry oligopoly controlled by Monsanto, DuPont, and Syngenta, which together control nearly half of the global seed market

• Calls on Congress to limit patents on genetically modified organisms and allow farmers to use seeds and offspring of seeds over multiple seasons without additional payments to seed suppliers

• Expresses concern that 70 percent of food in the United States contains genetically engineered food and that genetically modified plants have reduced genetic diversity, making them more susceptible to drought, fungus, insects, and disease

• Warns that widespread use of Terminator Gene seeds (co-owned by Monsanto) and non-diverse genetically modified seeds could potentially destroy all plant food on the planet in a single season

• Directs transmission of certified copies to the President, Senate Majority Leader, House Speaker, and Hawaii's congressional delegation