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S 960 109th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural prices Animals Cattle Commerce Competition Contracts Livestock Meat packing industry Restrictive trade practices Swine

Captive Supply Reform Act

Introduced: April 28, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Apr 28, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Apr 28, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4572-4573)
Apr 28, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Captive Supply Reform Act - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 respecting livestock producer-packer forward contracts to: (1) require the inclusion of fixed dollar amount base pricing and public bidding; (2) prohibit formula pricing; (3) limit individual contract size; and (4) exclude from the definition of "formula price" futures-based prices and base adjustments resulting from factors outside packer control.
What's happening now April 28, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4257 Identical bill Captive Supply Reform Act
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 25, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 960: Captive Supply Reform Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-960/
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