HR 7513 · 93th Congress · Commerce
Consumer Agricultural Protection Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.(1973-05-03)
Plain Language Summary
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Consumer Agricultural Protection Act - Declares it to be the purpose of Congress, having taken cognizance of the changing conditions in farm technology and food distribution, that the legal framework of this area of commerce must be strengthened to maintain the flow of goods essential to public needs, and to ensure the protection of public and economic interests of consumers and agricultural employers and employees. Declares that a peaceful and orderly relationship between labor and employers in the farming industry is an essential element of this purpose. Title I : Protection of Agricultural Products - Provides that it shall be unlawful for any labor organization or any person acting on its behalf to induce any individual employed by any person engaged in commerce to engage in a strike or refuse to use or otherwise handle any agricultural commodity after such commodity leaves the farm or sites where grown or produced, or to picket or threaten to picket any other person. Provides that whoever shall be aggrieved by reason of any violation of this Act may sue in any district court of the United States, without respect to the citizenship of the parties, or in any other court having ju…
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