Butcher Block Act
Latest action · Jun 14, 2022 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.
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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Butcher Block Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make (or guarantee) loans and award grants for establishing, expanding, and otherwise supporting livestock and poultry processing and related activities.
In awarding grants and making or guaranteeing loans, USDA shall prioritize applicants that have experience in livestock and poultry processing and can quickly scale-up to increase overall processing capacity in the region involved.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2021 to Jun 13, 2022; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| R-MN | Michelle Fischbach | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | May 11, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | May 20, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | May 24, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 13, 2022 |
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 Jun 24, 2021Markup May 17, 2022Reported Jun 14, 2022 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Jul 20, 2021Discharged May 17, 2022 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-368.
- Jun 14, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.
- May 17, 2022Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Discharged.
- May 17, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 17, 2022Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 110, June 24, 2021, page H3134.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-32 | AN EXAMINATION OF PRICE DISCREPANCIES, TRANSPARENCY, AND ALLEGED UNFAIR PRACTICES IN CATTLE MARKETS182 pages | Agriculture Committee | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-18 | A HEARING TO REVIEW THE STATE OF THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY360 pages | Agriculture Committee | Oct 7, 2021 |
| Serial No. 117-14 | STATE OF THE BEEF SUPPLY CHAIN: SHOCKS, RECOVERY, AND REBUILDING101 pages | Agriculture Committee | Jul 28, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7606 | Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act | Related bill | Jun 21, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To make improvements with respect to the pricing of cattle in the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Butcher Block Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Butcher Block Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2022Reported in House
- Jun 24, 2021Introduced 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.
