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S 325 108th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural cooperatives Commerce Competition Competitive bidding Livestock Meat packing industry

A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers.

Introduced: February 6, 2003 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Feb 6, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2052-2053)
Feb 6, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2052)
Feb 6, 2003
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish minimum per plant per reporting day purchase and slaughter requirements through spot purchases from nonaffiliated producers for a covered packer: (1) that is a cooperative; and (2) that is not a cooperative.

Sets forth transitional requirements for a covered packer with a specified captive cattle supply.

Defines "cooperative association of producers," "covered packer," "nonaffiliated producer," "spot market sale," and "reasonable competitive bidding opportunity."

What's happening now February 6, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2052-2053)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 325: A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-325/
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"S. 325: A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-325/.
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S. 325, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-325/.
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