S 3091
106th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Animals
Cattle
Commerce
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Agriculture
Employee training
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Labor and Employment
Livestock industry
Restrictive trade practices
Swine
Packers and Stockyards Enforcement Improvement Act of 2000
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8957-8958)
Sep 21, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8956-8957)
Sep 21, 2000
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Packers and Stockyards Enforcement Improvement Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) implement by a specified date the recommendations of a certain General Accounting Office report regarding anti-competitive practices in the livestock industry; (2) consult with the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission respecting anti- competitive complaint investigations; (3) develop and implement related Department of Agriculture staff training; and (4) report to Congress.
Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to require the Secretary to annually report regarding the economic state of the cattle and hog industries, including possible violations of such Act.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8957-8958)
Committees of jurisdiction
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