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Farm System Reform Act of 2020

Introduced: September 21, 2020 Introduced by: Khanna, Ro Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
May 6, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 5, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
May 5, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farm System Reform Act of 2020

This bill places a moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations; requires country-of-origin labeling for beef, pork, and dairy products; and otherwise revises provisions related to the marketing of livestock, poultry, and meat.

What's happening now August 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3221 Related bill Farm System Reform Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 15
D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Dec 8, 2020
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 29, 2020
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Sep 23, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 22, 2020
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 21, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 17, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Aug 28, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Aug 18, 2020
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Aug 18, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 11, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· May 5, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 5, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 5, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6718: Farm System Reform Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6718/
MLA
"H.R. 6718: Farm System Reform Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6718/.
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H.R. 6718, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6718/.
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[H.R. 6718: Farm System Reform Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6718/)
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