Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016
Latest action · Oct 7, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-237.
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.
- IntroducedJul 14, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 26, 2016
- Passed SenateSep 29, 2016
- To the PresidentOct 3, 2016
- Became lawOct 7, 2016Public Law 114-237
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 20, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to expand the definition of "marketing agency" to include any person who engages in the business of buying or selling livestock, on a commission or other fee basis, through the use of online, video, or other electronic methods. The term "marketing agency" does not include a person whose annual average of online, video, or electronic sales of livestock, on a commission or other fee basis, is less than $250,000.
(Sec. 3) The bill also permits electronic funds transfers and other expeditious payment methods that the Department of Agriculture determines to be appropriate to be used as options for meeting prompt payment requirements for livestock purchases.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 7, 2016 to Sep 20, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Sep 7, 2016 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Sep 7, 2016 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Sep 14, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Sep 14, 2016 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Sep 19, 2016 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Sep 19, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Sep 19, 2016 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Sep 20, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Sep 20, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jul 14, 2016Markup Sep 14, 2016Reported Sep 20, 2016 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2016Signed by President.
- Oct 7, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-237.
- Oct 3, 2016Presented to President.
- Sep 29, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6256)
- Sep 29, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 27, 2016Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Sep 26, 2016Mr. Rouzer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 26, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5874-5875)
- Sep 26, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5883.
- Sep 26, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5874)
- Sep 26, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 20, 2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 114-768.
- Sep 20, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 601.
- Sep 14, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 14, 2016Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 14, 2016Introduced in House
- Jul 14, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S6256 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Sep 29, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5874, H5875Text printed H5874 | Collin C. Peterson D-MN, David Rouzer R-NC | Sep 26, 2016 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 19, 2016H.R. 5883, Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on September 14, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 114, July 14, 2016, page H5015.
CRS reports 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
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Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3350 | Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 15, 2016 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to clarify the duties relating to services furnished in connection with the buying or selling of livestock in commerce through online, video, or other electronic methods, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Technical and Clarifying Amendments to the Packers and Stockyards Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 27, 2016Received in Senate
- Sep 26, 2016Engrossed in House
- Sep 20, 2016Reported in House
- Jul 14, 2016Introduced in House
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.
