H.R. 7438 · 117th Congress
Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Vicky Hartzler
- Introduced
- 2022-04-07
- Latest action
- 2022-04-18 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Summary
Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act or the A-PLUS Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to revise federal regulations related to market agencies owning, financing, or participating in the operation of a meat packing entity. Specifically, this bill allows market agencies to have an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of a packing entity if such packing entity has a cumulative slaughter capacity of less than 2,000 animals per day or 700,000 animals per year.