US Congress Senate Bill 2141 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on February 29 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1150)
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to prohibit livestock packers from owning, controlling, or feeding livestock to such an extent that the producer no longer materially participates in the management of the operation, with exceptions for: (1) animals held for not more than seven days before slaughter; (2) certain cooperatives that own, control or feed livestock and provide such livestock for slaughter; (3) packers that are not required to report price and quantity information on each reporting day; or (4) packers that own one livestock processing plant.

A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter.

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]

Sen. Kent Conrad [D-ND]

Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]

Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1150)
2012-02-29	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1150)

HB4284 (Same As) 2012-04-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2141/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2141/BILLS-112s2141is.pdf