H.R. 7438 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7438 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 7, 2022 Mrs. Hartzler (for herself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Feenstra, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to amend certain regulations to clarify that livestock auction owners may have an interest in small meat packing businesses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act or the A–PLUS Act. 2. Clarifying livestock auction owners allowed interest in small meat packing businesses Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise section 201.67 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on October 1, 2021, to specify that market agencies may have an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of a packing entity so long as such packing entity has a cumulative slaughter capacity of less than 2,000 animals per day or 700,000 animals per year.