To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to procure a minimum amount of meat and poultry products from small meat processors and to develop a digital livestock exchange platform, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to procure a minimum amount of meat and poultry products from small meat processors and to develop a digital livestock exchange platform, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Government Operations, Trade.
Who Benefits and How
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id6dfcf1dbe1d2400e91201d0956e3900d: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Local Meat Economies Act of 2023.
- Section id98e088c51def4136b3e101218c28ef4f: 2. Procurement of meat and poultry Subtitle A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:...
- Section idc8ff3edff3c046ef9f5ebc2e77f3b2f0: 210B. Procurement of meat and poultry In this section: The term digital livestock exchange platform has the meaning given the term in section 210C(a). The term...
- Section id4012637f0cbb4f258872bfb14878356b: 3. Digital livestock exchange platform Subtitle A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) (as amended by section 2) is amended by...
- Section id619e2e03478b4f3baa1ded8f5c16a381: 210C. Digital livestock exchange platform In this section: The term digital livestock exchange platform means a digital application or website that fulfills...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to procure a minimum amount of meat and poultry products from small meat processors and to develop a digital livestock exchange platform, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Government Operations, Trade
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to procure a minimum amount of meat and poultry products from small meat processors and to develop a digital livestock exchange platform, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Fetterman introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a livestock or poultry processor that— is engaged in the slaughter of livestock or poultry
a livestock or poultry processor that— is engaged in the slaughter of livestock or poultry
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