[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 139 (Friday, August 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Ms. SLOTKIN:
       H.R. 5289.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for 
     carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other 
     Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the 
     United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       This bill requires the Economic Research Service (ERS) to 
     publish a report on consolidation and concentration in the 
     livestock industry (i.e., beef, dairy, pork, and poultry 
     production, including broilers, eggs, and turkeys). ERS must 
     publish the report within one year of the Census of 
     Agriculture being made publicly available. The Census of 
     Agriculture is conducted every five years; the 2022 census is 
     scheduled for release in 2024.