US HB8274 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 16 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Pending: House Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 16 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Pending: House Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission. The commission must conduct a comprehensive study on (1) decreasing real values of dairy farmer milk prices and income; (2) economic and policy causes for the declining number of small and medium-sized dairy operations; (3) levels of milk production in the United States with regional changes in farm numbers, cow numbers, and milk production per cow; (4) opportunities and challenges for increasing domestic and export demand for dairy products; (5) effects of declining dairy farm numbers on rural economies; and (6) causes for the consolidation within the dairy industry. In conducting the study, the commission shall develop legislative, regulatory, and market-based recommendations to improve milk prices and dairy farm profitability, including for responding to periods of heightened dairy production during low prices, enhancing competitiveness of American dairy in world markets, and evaluating new markets for dairy exports. The commission shall terminate on the earlier of (1) the date it submits to USDA and Congress a report containing the results of the study, including the legislative and regulatory recommendations; or (2) the date that is two years after the date of its first meeting.
Title
Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission Act of 2020
Sponsors
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] | Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI] | Rep. Tom Tiffany [R-WI] | Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-09-16 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
2020-09-16 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural trade
Agriculture and food
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government studies and investigations
Livestock
Rural conditions and development
Wages and earnings
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural trade
Agriculture and food
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government studies and investigations
Livestock
Rural conditions and development
Wages and earnings
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8274/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8274/BILLS-116hr8274ih.pdf |