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S.3693: A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers.
About This Bill
- Introduced May 12, 2020
- Latest Major Action May 12, 2020
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Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
11 (5 Democrats, 6 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - May 12, 2020
Bill Summary
This bill establishes that a minimum of 50% of a covered packer's daily volume of livestock slaughter must be purchased through spot market sales from nonaffiliated producers. (The term covered packer applies to a packer that is required to report to the Department of Agriculture each reporting day information on the price and quantity of livestock purchased by such packer and does not include a packer that owns only one livestock processing...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| May 12, 2020 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2380-2381)
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| May 12, 2020 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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| May 12, 2020 |
Introduced in the Senate by Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) |