Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democrat · NY · Senator

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• Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)Original· 2025-02-13
• Susan M. Collins (R-ME)Original· 2025-02-13

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

2025-02-13

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This bill would establish new rules for how much dairy farmers are paid for their milk, likely aiming to ensure farmers receive fairer prices that better reflect their production costs. The legislation would affect dairy farmers and potentially milk processors and consumers by changing the pricing mechanisms currently used in the milk industry. The bill is still in early stages and has been sent to the agriculture committee for review.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 581 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 581 To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 with respect to mandatory reporting of dairy products processing costs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 13, 2025 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Ms. Collins, and Mrs. Shaheen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ 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 paragraph heading, by striking ``Electronic reporting'' and inserting ``Reporting''; and (ii) by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1)''; (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``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 subsection (b)(1)(C).''. <all>

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