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118th Congress Agriculture and Food

H.R. 797: Farm System Reform Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 2, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 2, 2023

This bill places a moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs); expands country-of-origin labeling; and expands requirements in the livestock, poultry, and meat markets.

Specifically, under the bill, a large CAFO may not commence or expand operations and, after January 1, 2040, may not continue to operate.

Further, the Department of Agriculture must provide grants to eligible animal feed operation (AFO) owners to pay off related debt and to transition the property to alternative agriculture activities.

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Integrators (certain individuals or entities that enter into arrangements with contract growers to raise and care for livestock or poultry at an AFO) that exercise substantial operational control of an AFO are liable and subject to civil action for an AFO's operation, including for dead animal and manure disposal, and for the discharge of air and water pollutants.

The bill also expands country-of-origin labeling requirements to include beef, pork, and dairy products.

Further, the bill expands requirements and prohibitions under the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 in order to increase competition and transparency in the livestock, poultry, and meat markets, including by

  • prohibiting the use of forward contracts (i.e., future livestock delivery to a packer) unless certain requirements are met, such as a firm base price and competitive bidding;
  • establishing that a minimum of 50%, with exceptions, of a covered packer's daily volume of livestock slaughter must be purchased through spot market sales (i.e., the negotiated purchase or sale of livestock that meets specific pricing, timing, and competitive bidding requirements) from nonaffiliated producers; and
  • providing USDA with additional enforcement authorities over live poultry dealers.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

39

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Ro Khanna D-CA SponsorIntroduced, reached a cosponsor milestone2 events+6
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History

  1. Feb 2, 2023Introduced in the House by Ro Khanna.
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  1. Mar 6, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
  2. Feb 3, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  3. Feb 2, 2023Introduced in House
  4. Feb 2, 2023Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.