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
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Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022
Introduced: March 17, 2022
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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
Plain-English summary
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.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 436.
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