AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: place moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, strengthen Packers and Stockyards Act, and require country-of-origin labeling on meat and dairy products (see S. 3221), S435 [21JA] (see H.R. 6718), H1978 [5MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers (see S. 3693), S2379 [12MY] (see H.R. 7501), H3073 [9JY]

——— make grants for improvements to meat and poultry facilities to allow for interstate shipment (see S. 4298), S4471 [23JY] (see H.R. 7490), H3068 [6JY]

——— modify definition of hemp (see S. 5017), S7502 [15DE]

——— provide for emergency supplemental funding under local agriculture market program for coronavirus losses (see H.R. 7035), H2321 [27MY]

——— waive matching funds requirement for farmers markets, local food promotion program, and value added producer grant program (see H.R. 6682), H1971 [1MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for emergency supplemental funding under local agriculture market program for coronavirus losses (H.R. 7035), E492 [27MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers (S. 3693), S2380 [12MY], S4704–S4706 [4AU]

——— make grants for improvements to meat and poultry facilities to allow for interstate shipment (S. 4298), S4565 [29JY]