Meat Packing Special Investigator Act
- Last Action
- 6/10/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-10Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 2021-06-10Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-10 (00)
Meat Packing Special Investigator Act
This bill establishes within the Department of Agriculture's Packers and Stockyards Division the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters.
Specifically, the office must use all available tools (e.g., subpoenas) to investigate and prosecute violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 by packers. Further, the bill grants the office the authority to bring any civil or administrative action authorized by that act against a packer.
Additionally, the office must
- serve as a liaison to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission with respect to competition and trade practices in the food and agricultural sector,
- consult with the Department of Homeland Security on national security and critical infrastructure security in the food and agricultural sector, and
- maintain a staff of attorneys and other professionals with appropriate expertise.
Cosponsors (12)
- Charles Grassley (R-IA)
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)
- John Thune (R-SD)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Subjects
- Competition and antitrust
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Agriculture
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Food industry and services
- Government studies and investigations
- Meat
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