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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 295 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 295
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 with respect to
mandatory reporting of dairy products processing costs.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Finstad,
Ms. Tenney, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Costa, Mr. Newhouse, and Mr. Valadao)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Agriculture
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A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 with respect to
mandatory reporting of dairy products processing costs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act''.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY REPORTING OF DAIRY PRODUCTS PROCESSING COSTS.
Section 273 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C.
1637b) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking
``and'' at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) for each manufacturer required to report
under subparagraph (A) for any product, require that
manufacturer to report production cost and product
yield information, as determined by the Secretary, for
all products processed in the same facility or
facilities.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``products
and'' after ``those''; and
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking
``Electronic Reporting'' and inserting ``Reporting'';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the heading, by striking
``Electronic Reporting'' and inserting
``Reporting''; and
(ii) by striking ``this section'' and
inserting in its place ``subparagraphs (A) and
(B) of subsection (b)(1)'';
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``this section''
and inserting in its place ``subparagraphs (A) and (B)
of subsection (b)(1)''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Dairy products processing costs.--Not later than 3
years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and every
2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a report
containing the information obtained under subparagraph (C) of
subsection (b)(1).''.
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