A–PLUS Act
- Last Action
- 3/28/2025
Actions
- 2025-03-28Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
- 2025-02-27Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2025-02-27Introduced in House
- 2025-02-27Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-27 (00)
Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act or the A–PLUS Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to revise its regulations to allow certain packers to hold an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of a market agency selling livestock on a commission basis.
The bill applies to packers that have a cumulative slaughter capacity of (1) less than 2,000 animals per day or 700,000 animals per year with respect to cattle or sheep, and (2) less than 10,000 animals per day or 3 million animals per year with respect to hogs.
In addition, USDA must revise its regulations to include a disclosure requirement for a market agency that has an ownership interest in, finances, or participates in the management or operation of a packer. Specifically, the market agency must disclose the existence of such ownership interest, financial relationship, or participation.
Cosponsors (20)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Sam Graves (R-MO)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Mary Miller (R-IL)
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
- John Rose (R-TN)
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- David Taylor (R-OH)
- Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
- Mark Harris (R-NC)
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