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Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2020

Introduced: September 22, 2020 Introduced by: Fischer, Deb Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sep 22, 2020
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Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish and maintain a library or catalog of each type of contract offered by packers to producers for the purchase of all or part of the production of fed cattle (including cattle that are purchased or committed for delivery). Fed cattle means a steer or heifer that has been feeding on a ration of roughage and feed concentrates prior to slaughter, including grains, protein meal, grass, and other nutrient-rich feeds.

USDA must create and maintain a publicly available library of the types of contracts that are being offered by packers to, and are open to acceptance by, producers for the purchase of fed cattle.

Additionally, USDA must also establish regional mandatory minimum thresholds to enhance price discovery and transparency for cattle market participants.

Further, the bill revises daily reporting requirements for packer processing plants by requiring them to include the number of cattle scheduled to be delivered for slaughter each day for the subsequent 14 days.

What's happening now September 22, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8557 Identical bill Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2020
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Oct 22, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4647: Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4647/
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