,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ae1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,marshall 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,ernst1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1   
,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4      
,schmitt1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,budd1 and 
,mr4 ,hagerty7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to prevent ,states and local           
jurisdictions from interfering with the 
production and distribution of          
agricultural products in interstate     
commerce1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,ending ,agricultural ,trade        
,suppression ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition    
against interference by ,state and local
 governments with production of items in
 other ,states  7a7 ,definition of      
agricultural products ,in this section1 
the term agricultural products has the  
meaning given the term in section #bjg  

of the ,agricultural ,marketing ,act of 
#aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afbf74  7b7        
,prohibition ,the government of a ,state
 or a unit of local government within a 
,state shall not impose a standard or   
condition on the preharvest production  
of any agricultural products sold or    
offered for sale in interstate commerce 
if-- 7#a7 the production occurs in      
another ,state2 and  7#b7 subject to    
subsection 7c71 the standard or         
condition is in addition to the         
standards and conditions applicable to  
the production pursuant to-- 7,a7       
,federal law2 and  7,b7 the laws of the 
,state and unit of local government in  
which the production occurs4  7c7 ,rule 
of construction ,if no standards or     
conditions are applicable to the        
production of an agricultural product   
pursuant to ,federal law1 or the laws of
 a ,state or unit of local government in
 which the production occurs1 that lack 
of standards and conditions shall be    
deemed to be the standards and          

conditions applicable to the production 
of the agricultural product for purposes
 of subsection 7b77#b74  #c4 ,federal   
cause of action to challenge ,state     
regulation of interstate commerce  7a7  
,definition of agricultural products ,in
 this section1 the term agricultural    
products has the meaning given the term 
in section #bjg of the ,agricultural    
,marketing ,act of #aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#afbf74  7b7 ,private right of action ,a
 person1 including a producer1 a        
transporter1 a distributer1 a consumer1 
a laborer1 a trade association1 the     
,federal ,government1 a ,state          
government1 or a unit of local          
government1 that is affected by a       
regulation of a ,state or unit of local 
government that regulates any aspect of 
#a or more agricultural products that   
are sold in interstate commerce1        
including any aspect of the method of   
production1 or any means or             
instrumentality through which #a or more
 agricultural products are sold in      

interstate commerce may bring an action 
in the appropriate court to invalidate  
that regulation and seek damages for    
economic loss resulting from that       
regulation4  7c7 ,preliminary injunction
 ,on a motion of the plaintiff in an    
action brought under subsection 7b71 the
 court shall issue a preliminary        
injunction to preclude the applicable   
,state or unit of local government from 
enforcing the regulation at issue until 
such time as the court enters a final   
judgment in the case1 unless the ,state 
or unit of local government proves by   
clear and convincing evidence that--    
7#a7 the ,state or unit of local        
government is likely to prevail on the  
merits at trial2 and  7#b7 the          
injunction would cause irreparable harm 
to the ,state or unit of local          
government4  7d7 ,statute of limitations
 ,no action shall be maintained under   
this section unless the action is       
commenced not later than #aj years after
 the cause of action arose4  7e7        

,jurisdiction ,a person described in    
subsection 7b7 may bring an action under
 that subsection in-- 7#a7 the district 
court of the ,united ,states for the    
judicial district in which the person-- 
7,a7 is affected by a regulation        
described in that subsection2 or  7,b7  
resides1 operates1 or does business2 or 
7#b7 any other appropriate court        
otherwise having jurisdiction4