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. 271), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 797), H678 [2FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to specialty crop producers to acquire certain automation and mechanization equipment and provide training for use of such equipment (see H.R. 5062), H4141 [27JY]

——— establish cattle contract library (see S. 228), S229 [2FE] (see H.R. 1287), H1048 [1MR]

——— establish country of origin labeling requirements for beef (see S. 52), S75 [24JA]

——— establish label designating fish harvested in U.S. exclusive economic zone or navigable waters as wild USA seafood (see S. 2182), S2224 [22JN]

——— establish pollinator-friendly plant labeling program (see S. 2199), S2224 [22JN]

——— establish voluntary program to reduce food loss and waste (see S. 3146), S5213 [26OC]

——— exempt industrial hemp from certain requirements under hemp production program (see S. 980), S954 [27MR] (see H.R. 3755), H2664 [30MY]

——— include support for sustainable fibers in Local Agriculture Market Program (see S. 2667), S3756 [27JY]

——— procure minimum amount of meat and poultry products from small meat processors and develop digital livestock exchange platform (see S. 2792), S4440 [13SE]

——— prohibit retailers from designating U.S. as country of origin for foreign beef (see H.R. 5081), H4151 [28JY]

——— repeal prohibition for certain individuals convicted of felony offense to participate in hemp production (see H.R. 1428), H1149 [7MR]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Agriculture: establish country of origin labeling requirements for beef (S. 52), S109 [26JA], S2448 [13JY]

Texts of

S. 52, American Beef Labeling Act, S76 [24JA]

S. 3146, Reduce Food Loss and Waste Act, S5214 [26OC]