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Protect Interstate Commerce Act of 2019

Introduced: January 8, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Jan 8, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Interstate Commerce Act of 2019

This bill prohibits a state or local government from imposing a standard or condition on the production or manufacture of agricultural products sold or offered for sale in interstate commerce if (1) the production or manufacture occurs in another state, and (2) the standard or condition adds to standards or conditions applicable under federal law and the laws of the state or locality in which the production or manufacture occurs.

The bill also allows private rights of action to challenge state or local regulations relating to agricultural goods sold in interstate commerce.

What's happening now February 7, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9064 Related bill Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jan 10, 2019
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Estes, Ron
Kansas · Jan 8, 2019
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jan 8, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 272: Protect Interstate Commerce Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-272/
MLA
"H.R. 272: Protect Interstate Commerce Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-272/.
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H.R. 272, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-272/.
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[H.R. 272: Protect Interstate Commerce Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-272/)
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