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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
 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.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1