A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter.
Latest action · Jan 16, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S601)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2007 to Sep 25, 2007; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Jan 16, 2007 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Jan 16, 2007 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Jan 16, 2007 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Mar 7, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Sep 25, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Sep 25, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 16, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S600-601)
- Jan 16, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S601)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S600Text printed S601 | Chuck Grassley R-IA (text) | Jan 16, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-123 | IOWA AND NEBRASKA VIEWS ON FEDERAL AGRICULTURE AND RURAL POLICIES: THE 2007 FARM BILL118 pages | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Apr 14, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it unlawful for a packer to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
