Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007
Latest action · Feb 15, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007 - Amends the Agricultural Fair Practices Act of 1967 to define specified terms.
Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Office of Special Counsel for Competition Matters, which shall be headed by a Special Counsel for Competition Matters. States that the Office shall: (1) investigate and prosecute violations of this Act and the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921; (2) serve as a liaison between the Department and the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with respect to competition and trade practices in the food and agricultural sector; and (3) maintain a staff of attorneys and other appropriate professionals.
Prohibits unfair or deceptive agricultural commerce acts or practices respecting: (1) crops; (2) producer associations; and (3) agricultural production and marketing contracts.
Sets forth agricultural and production contract and enforcement provisions.
Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to eliminate the "slaughter" requirement from the definitions of "poultry grower," "poultry growing arrangement," and "live poultry dealer." States that the term "poultry grower" does not include an employee of such grower.
Extends: (1) administrative enforcement authority to live poultry dealers; and (2) temporary injunction or restraining order authority to instances of poultry care. Increases the maximum civil penalty for violations by live poultry dealers.
States that it shall be an unlawful practice to engage in an unfair or discriminatory practice or device or to control or manipulate prices regardless of whether the practice, device, or course of business causes a competitive injury or otherwise adversely effects competition, and regardless of any alleged business justification.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2007 to Jun 19, 2007; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| R-WY | Craig Thomas | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Feb 15, 2007 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Jun 19, 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 Feb 15, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Feb 15, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2052-2053)
- Feb 15, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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 S2052 | Tom Harkin D-IA | Feb 15, 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. 110-125 | ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS TODAY211 pages | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Apr 18, 2007 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41673 | USDA’s “GIPSA Rule” on Livestock and Poultry Marketing Practices Archived | Report | Jan 7, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2135 | Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007 | Related bill | May 3, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Administrative procedure
- Agricultural industries
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Competition
- Contracts
- Corporate management
- Department of Agriculture
- Executive reorganization
- Federal employees
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government attorneys
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Injunctions
- Law
- Legal fees
- Legal services
- Livestock
- Marketing of farm produce
- Meat packing industry
- Poultry
- Restrictive trade practices
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 15, 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.
