US HB4979 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-0)
Status: Introduced on July 27 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-07-27 - Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Pending: House Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 27 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-07-27 - Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Pending: House Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To regulate market concentration and competition in the food and agriculture industry, and for other purposes.
Title
Fairness for Small-Scale Farmers and Ranchers Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Greg Casar [D-TX] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC] | Rep. Jamaal Bowman [D-NY] |
| Rep. Nikki Budzinski [D-IL] | Rep. Cori Bush [D-MO] | Rep. Christopher Deluzio [D-PA] | Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] |
| Rep. Maxwell Frost [D-FL] | Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA] | Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
| Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA] |
| Rep. Shri Thanedar [D-MI] | Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] | Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA] | Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA] |
| Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] | Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-27 | House | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. |
| 2023-07-27 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2633 (Related) 2023-07-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
SB2670 (Same As) 2023-07-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
SB2670 (Same As) 2023-07-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4979/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr4979/BILLS-118hr4979ih.pdf |
