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HR 4058 115th Congress House Agriculture and Food Livestock

SALE Act of 2017

Introduced: January 18, 2018 Introduced by: Marshall, Roger Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Oct 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing All Livestock Equitably Act of 2017 or the SALE Act of 2017

This bill amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to require all livestock purchased by a dealer in cash sales and all inventories of, or receivables or proceeds from, such livestock to be held by the dealer in a trust until all unpaid cash sellers of the livestock have been paid. The bill exempts from the requirement any dealer whose average annual purchases of livestock do not exceed $500,000.

What's happening now October 26, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3140 Related bill SALE Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 4 Republican 21
Denham, Jeff
· Mar 5, 2018
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Feb 26, 2018
Ferguson, A.
· Jan 18, 2018
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jan 5, 2018
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Dec 20, 2017
Harper, Gregg
· Dec 20, 2017
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Dec 7, 2017
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Dec 7, 2017
Rooney, Thomas
· Dec 7, 2017
Russell, Steve
· Dec 7, 2017
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Nov 29, 2017
Cheney, Liz
· Nov 29, 2017
Jenkins, Lynn
· Nov 29, 2017
Abraham, Ralph
· Nov 16, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 16, 2017
 R
Estes, Ron
Kansas · Nov 16, 2017
Nunes, Devin
· Nov 16, 2017
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Nov 16, 2017
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Nov 3, 2017
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Nov 3, 2017
Ratcliffe, John
· Nov 3, 2017
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Nov 3, 2017
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 26, 2017
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Oct 26, 2017
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Oct 26, 2017
Hurd, Will
· Oct 26, 2017
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Oct 26, 2017
Noem, Kristi
· Oct 26, 2017
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Oct 26, 2017
Yoder, Kevin
· Oct 26, 2017
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Oct 12, 2017
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Oct 12, 2017
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Oct 12, 2017
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 12, 2017
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 12, 2017
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Oct 12, 2017
Young, David
· Oct 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4058: SALE Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4058/
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