HR 5609 · 117th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021

Introduced 2021-10-19· Sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.(2021-12-09)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2021-12-08
Roll #409
Yea 411Nay 13
Democrats
213 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
198 Yea·13 Nay
PassedHouse · 2021-12-08
Roll #409
Yea 411Nay 13
Democrats
213 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
198 Yea·13 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish and maintain a library or catalog of each type of contract offered by packers to producers for the purchase of all or part of the production of fed cattle (including cattle that are purchased or committed for delivery), including any schedules of premiums or discounts associated with the contract. USDA must make the library or catalog publicly available in a user-friendly format and provide weekly or monthly reports as applicable. The bill makes it unlawful for any packer to willfully fail or refuse to provide USDA with accurate contractual information or to comply with any other requirements under the bill. The Agricultural Marketing Service must provide competitive grants to state agricultural experiment stations, universities, national laboratories, and other entities for producer outreach and education efforts on best uses of cattle market information, including information made available through the livestock mandatory reporting program and the library or catalog.…

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Cosponsors (20)

4 Democrats16 Republicans