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S 3870 117th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion Civil actions and liability Competition and antitrust Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Agriculture Executive agency funding and structure Food industry and services Livestock Meat

Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022

Introduced: March 17, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 436.
Jul 11, 2022
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Stabenow with amendments. Without written report.
Jun 22, 2022
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Apr 26, 2022
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held.
Mar 17, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 17, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022

This bill establishes within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) 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 and live poultry dealers. Further, the bill grants the office the authority to bring any civil or administrative action authorized by that act against a packer or live poultry dealer.

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,
  • maintain a staff of attorneys and other professionals with appropriate expertise, and
  • coordinate with the USDA Office of the General Counsel and the Packers and Stockyards Division of the Agricultural Marketing Service.
What's happening now July 11, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 436.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7606 Identical bill Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act
  • HR 4103 Related bill Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act
  • S 2036 Related bill Meat Packing Special Investigator Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 5 Republican 6
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 17, 2022
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 17, 2022
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Mar 17, 2022
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 17, 2022
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 17, 2022
 R
Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Mar 17, 2022
 R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Mar 17, 2022
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 17, 2022
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Mar 17, 2022
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 17, 2022
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 17, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3870: Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3870/
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"S. 3870: Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3870/.
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S. 3870, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3870/.
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