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HR 4979 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food

Fairness for Small-Scale Farmers and Ranchers Act

Introduced: July 27, 2023 Introduced by: Casar, Greg Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2023
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Jul 27, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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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Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2633 Related bill Poultry Grower Fairness Act of 2023
  • S 2670 Identical bill Fairness for Small-Scale Farmers and Ranchers Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 19
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 9, 2024
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Aug 30, 2024
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · May 2, 2024
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 19, 2024
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 17, 2023
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 27, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jul 27, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· Jul 27, 2023
 D
Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Jul 27, 2023
Bush, Cori
· Jul 27, 2023
 D
Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · Jul 27, 2023
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 27, 2023
 D
Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Jul 27, 2023
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 27, 2023
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jul 27, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jul 27, 2023
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jul 27, 2023
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 27, 2023
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2023
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 27, 2023
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Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Jul 27, 2023
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 27, 2023
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Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 27, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4979: Fairness for Small-Scale Farmers and Ranchers Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4979/
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"H.R. 4979: Fairness for Small-Scale Farmers and Ranchers Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4979/.
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H.R. 4979, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4979/.
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