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HR 6067 116th Congress House Agriculture and Food Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Department of Agriculture Federal district courts Livestock

SALE Act of 2020

Introduced: April 10, 2020 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
Aug 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Mar 3, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing All Livestock Equitably Act of 2020 or the SALE Act of 2020

This bill requires 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 $100,000.

The bill also specifies requirements regarding enforcement, preserving a trust, notifying lien holders, and purchasing or transferring livestock that is subject to a trust.

What's happening now August 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Related & companion bills 2
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  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 5 Republican 5
D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 4, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· May 14, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · May 14, 2020
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 5, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · May 5, 2020
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · May 5, 2020
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · May 1, 2020
Fortenberry, Jeff
· May 1, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 23, 2020
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Apr 23, 2020
Cheney, Liz
· Apr 10, 2020
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Apr 10, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· Apr 10, 2020
Hagedorn, Jim
· Apr 10, 2020
Hartzler, Vicky
· Apr 10, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 3, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6067: SALE Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6067/
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"H.R. 6067: SALE Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6067/.
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H.R. 6067, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6067/.
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