A–PLUS Act
Latest action · Mar 13, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
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 26, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act or the A-PLUS Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to revise its regulations to allow livestock market agencies (e.g., auction market owners) to hold an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of a meat packer with a cumulative slaughter capacity of (1) less than 2,000 animals per day or 700,000 animals per year for cattle and sheep, and (2) less than 10,000 animals per day or 3 million animals per year for hogs.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 26, 2023 to Nov 1, 2024; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Jan 26, 2023 |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Original | Jan 26, 2023 |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Original | Jan 26, 2023 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Jan 26, 2023 |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Original | Jan 26, 2023 |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Original | Jan 26, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jan 26, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Jan 26, 2023 |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Original | Jan 26, 2023 |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Original | Jan 26, 2023 |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Original | Jan 26, 2023 |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Feb 6, 2023 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Feb 17, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Mar 14, 2023 | |
| R-CA | John S. Duarte | Mar 21, 2023 |
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 Jan 26, 2023 |
| Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee | Referred Mar 13, 2023 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
- Jan 27, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H471-472)
- Jan 26, 2023Introduced in House
- Jan 26, 2023Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H471 | Mark Alford R-MO | Jan 27, 2023 |
| House | Lists H428–H430H.R. 530–587 | — | Jan 26, 2023 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 17, January 26, 2023, page H428.
Printed hearings 2
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. 118-12 | A REVIEW OF ANIMAL AGRICULTURE STAKEHOLDER PRIORITIES97 pages | Agriculture Committee | May 17, 2023 |
| Serial No. 118-1 | UNCERTAINTY, INFLATION, REGULATIONS: CHALLENGES FOR AMERICAN AGRICULTURE272 pages | Agriculture Committee | Feb 28, 2023 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to amend certain regulations to clarify that livestock auction owners may have an interest in small meatpacking businesses, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- A–PLUS Act
- Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 26, 2023Introduced 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.
