US SB2141 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
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]
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]
Summary
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.
Title
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.
Sponsors
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Kent Conrad [D-ND] | Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA] | Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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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) |
Same As/Similar To
HB4284 (Same As) 2012-04-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2141/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2141/BILLS-112s2141is.pdf |