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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="4140" measure-id="id117hr4140" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-06-24" update-date="2022-10-04">
        <title>Butcher Block Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr4140v07" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2022-10-04">
            <action-date>2022-06-14</action-date>
            <action-desc>Reported to House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[
     <p><strong>Butcher Block Act</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make (or guarantee) loans and award grants for establishing, expanding, and otherwise supporting livestock and poultry processing and related activities.</p> <p>In awarding grants and making or guaranteeing loans, USDA shall prioritize applicants that have experience in livestock and poultry processing and can quickly scale-up to increase overall processing capacity in the region involved.</p>
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        </summary>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr4140v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2022-07-22">
            <action-date>2021-06-24</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Butcher Block Act</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to make (or guarantee) loans and award grants for establishing, expanding, and otherwise supporting livestock and meat processing and related activities.</p>]]></summary-text>
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