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H.R. 4421 117th Congress House

Farm System Reform Act of 2021

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: July 13, 2021 Introduced by: Ro Khanna Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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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 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Jul 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 13, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2021
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.
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 Latest action August 11, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farm System Reform Act of 2021

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 6
  • S 2332 Identical bill Farm System Reform Act of 2021
  • HR 797 Reintroduced Bill Farm System Reform Act of 2023
  • HR 6718 Reintroduction of Farm System Reform Act of 2020
  • HR 1393 Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021
  • S 300 Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021
  • S 2623 U.S.A. Beef Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 31
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Sep 19, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Aug 30, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 3, 2022
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 16, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 29, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Mar 28, 2022
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 24, 2022
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Mar 24, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 21, 2022
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Mar 15, 2022
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Mar 9, 2022
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 8, 2022
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Feb 28, 2022
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Dec 8, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Dec 2, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Nov 4, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Aug 27, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Aug 27, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Aug 13, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 13, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 22, 2021
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jul 19, 2021
Bowman, Jamaal
· Jul 19, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 19, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 19, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 19, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Jul 13, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· Jul 13, 2021
Levin, Andy
· Jul 13, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jul 13, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 13, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jul 13, 2021
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 13, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4421: Farm System Reform Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4421/
MLA
"H.R. 4421: Farm System Reform Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4421/.
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H.R. 4421, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4421/.
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[H.R. 4421: Farm System Reform Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4421/)
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