H.R. 3499 · 112th Congress
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to use section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, to provide compensation to certain poultry producers whose poultry production contracts were terminated or not renewed because of the closure of poultry processing plants and other cost cutting measures undertaken by a poultry processing company in bankruptcy protection.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- David Price
- Introduced
- 2011-11-18
- Latest action
- 2011-11-18 · Introduced in House
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Farm Service Agency, to compensate certain poultry producers whose production contracts were terminated or not renewed because of the closure of poultry processing plants and other cost cutting measures undertaken by a poultry processing company in bankruptcy protection.
Requires a producer seeking compensation to document the contract's termination or non-renewal and the economic losses incurred from such termination or non-renewal.