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S 1340 104th Congress Senate

Livestock Concentration Report Act

Official title: A bill to establish a Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 19, 1995 See on congress.gov
Commerce Agricultural estimating and reportingAgricultural pricesAgricultural researchAgriculture and Food
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AnimalsAntitrust lawCattleCongressCongressional reporting requirementsFederal advisory bodiesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGrocery tradeLivestockMarketing of farm produceMeatMeat packing industryPresidential commissionsRetail trade
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 21, 1995
Held at the desk.
Dec 21, 1995
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 21, 1995
Received in the House.
Dec 20, 1995
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 20, 1995
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 20, 1995
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 20, 1995
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S18994)
Dec 7, 1995
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261.
Dec 7, 1995
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Dec 7, 1995
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Oct 19, 1995
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 19, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15343-15344)
Oct 19, 1995
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 3,105 – To request a report on the application of the antitrust laws. Agreed to Dec 20, 1995
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 Latest action December 21, 1995

Held at the desk.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Livestock Concentration Report Act - Establishes a Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry composed of the Secretary of Agriculture, cattle, hog, and lamb producers, meat packers, corporate representatives, economists, and antitrust experts to review: (1) the adequacy of the study of concentration in the red meat packing industry; (2) the impact of antitrust, coordination, and other laws affecting the meat packing industry; (3) certain farm-to-retail and other price related data; (4) a specified lamb study; and (5) certain hog processing activities.

Requires the Commission to report to the Congress within a specified time, and terminates the Commission within a specified time after such submission.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2506 Identical bill Livestock Concentration Report Act of 1995
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 19, 1995
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Oct 19, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1340: Livestock Concentration Report Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-1340/
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"S. 1340: Livestock Concentration Report Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-S-1340/.
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