S 2036
117th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Competition and antitrust
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Food industry and services
Government studies and investigations
Meat
Meat Packing Special Investigator Act
Introduced: June 10, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jun 10, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Meat Packing Special Investigator Act
This bill establishes within the Department of Agriculture's Packers and Stockyards Division the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters.
Specifically, the office must use all available tools (e.g., subpoenas) to investigate and prosecute violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 by packers. Further, the bill grants the office the authority to bring any civil or administrative action authorized by that act against a packer.
Additionally, the office must
- serve as a liaison to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission with respect to competition and trade practices in the food and agricultural sector,
- consult with the Department of Homeland Security on national security and critical infrastructure security in the food and agricultural sector, and
- maintain a staff of attorneys and other professionals with appropriate expertise.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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