S 2120 · 109th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Milk Regulatory Equity Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-12-16· Sponsored by Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]· Senate

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-215.(2006-04-11)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2006-03-28
Roll #69
Yea 285Nay 128
Democrats
122 Yea·71 Nay
Republicans
162 Yea·57 Nay
PassedHouse · 2006-03-28
Roll #69
Yea 285Nay 128
Democrats
122 Yea·71 Nay
Republicans
162 Yea·57 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Milk Regulatory Equity Act of 2005 - Amends the the Agricultural Adjustment Act, reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, to subject specified Class I milk handlers (including producer-handlers) to federal milk marketing order minimum and uniform price requirements applicable to the county in which the plant of the handler is located, at federal order class prices, if the handler has packaged fluid milk product route dispositions, or sales of packaged fluid milk products to other plants, in a marketing area located in a state that requires handlers to pay minimum prices for raw milk purchases. Exempts from such provision: (1) a handler operating a nonpool plant; (2) a producer-handler for any month during which packaged fluid milk route dispositions and sales to other plants are less than three million pounds of milk; or (3) specified handlers whose fluid milk products are disposed of as route dispositions or transfers, or whose dispositions or transfers are in states requiring minimum prices for raw milk purchases. Subjects a Class I milk handler in the Arizona-Las Vegas marketing area (Order 131) to minimum milk price requirements for any mon…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Democrats