3.0.0 4103 2022-12-31T04:59:18Z 2022-12-31T04:59:18Z House HR 2021-06-23 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 23, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SPANBERGER:H.R. 4103.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H3083]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag29 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee Referred to 2021-07-28T20:16:28Z Referred to 2021-06-23T14:00:35Z Meat Packing Special Investigator Act 117 2036 S 2021-06-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022 117 3870 S 2022-07-11 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 436. Related bill CRS Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022 117 7606 HR 2022-06-21 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2021-07-28 hsag29 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. Committee 2021-06-23 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2021-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001209 Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] Abigail Spanberger D VA Davis 7 N M001215 Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2] Mariannette Miller-Meeks R IA 2 2021-06-23 True Agriculture and Food Competition and antitrust Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Agriculture Executive agency funding and structure Food industry and services Government studies and investigations Meat Agriculture and Food 00 2021-06-23 Introduced in House 2022-06-14T18:40:23Z Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act

This bill establishes within the Department of Agriculture's Packers and Stockyards Division the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters.

Specifically, the office must use all available tools (e.g., subpoenas) to investigate and prosecute violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921. Further, the bill grants the office the authority to bring any civil or administrative action authorized by that act.

Additionally, the office must

  • serve as a liaison to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission with respect to competition and trade practices in the food and agricultural sector,
  • consult with the Department of Homeland Security on national security and critical infrastructure security in the food and agricultural sector, and
  • maintain a staff of attorneys and other professionals with appropriate expertise.
]]> Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4103ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4103ih.xml 2021-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.