Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act
This bill requires dairy manufacturers to report detailed production costs and product yield information for all products processed at their facilities. It directly affects dairy processors by mandating this new data collection under the Agricultural Marketing Act. The key mechanism is a requirement for manufacturers to submit this cost data, which the Secretary must then publish in reports every two years after an initial three-year period. These reports will provide public transparency on dairy processing costs, but the bill does not change milk pricing or set specific price levels.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 13, 2025
Last action Feb 13, 2025
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Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
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Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
Co
Susan M. Collins
RRepublican
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