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S 1644 108th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Animals Commerce Meat packing industry Swine

A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to limit the number of packer-owned swine that certain packers may slaughter in any calendar year.

Introduced: September 23, 2003 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Sep 23, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11834)
Sep 23, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11834)
Sep 23, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to limit the number of packer-owned swine that certain packers may slaughter in any calendar year.

What's happening now September 23, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11834)

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