H.R. 530 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 530 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 26, 2023 Mr. Alford (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Baird, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. LaMalfa, and Mr. Van Orden) 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 meatpacking 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 meatpacking 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 January 1, 2023, to specify that market agencies may have an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of a packer, so long as such packer— (1) with respect to cattle and sheep, has a cumulative slaughter capacity of less than— (A) 2,000 animals per day; or (B) 700,000 animals per year; and (2) with respect to hogs, has a cumulative slaughter capacity of less than— (A) 10,000 animals per day; or (B) 3,000,000 animals per year.