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H.R. 6718 116th Congress House

Farm System Reform Act of 2020

Official title: To place a moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, to strengthen the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to require country of origin labelin… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To place a moratorium on large concentrated animal feeding operations, to strengthen the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to require country of origin labeling on beef, pork, and dairy products, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 5, 2020 Introduced by: Ro Khanna Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food Administrative remediesAgricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural marketing and promotionAgricultural practices and innovations
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Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditAgricultural tradeAir qualityCivil actions and liabilityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCompetition and antitrustDepartment of AgricultureEnvironmental healthExecutive agency funding and structureFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingFraud offenses and financial crimesLegal fees and court costsLicensing and registrationsLivestockMarketing and advertisingMeatPollution liabilitySolid waste and recyclingWater quality
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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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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 Latest action August 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3221 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
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 5, 2020
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APA
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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