Expanding Local Meat Processing Act of 2022
Summary
Expanding Local Meat Processing Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to revise its regulations to allow certain packers to hold an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of a market agency selling livestock on a commission basis. The bill applies to packers that have a cumulative slaughter capacity of (1) less than 2,000 animal per day or 700,000 animals per year with respect to cattle or sheep, and (2) less than 10,000 animals per day or 3 million animals per year with respect to hogs.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Aug 2, 2022
Last action Aug 2, 2022
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Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Aug 2, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
upper
Aug 2, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
James M. Inhofe
RRepublican
Co
John Cornyn
RRepublican
Co
Joni Ernst
RRepublican
Co
Roger Marshall
RRepublican
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