HR1648Referred to Committee
A–PLUS Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-02-27
Introduced
23
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Mark Alford
Republican · MO · Representative
Votes with party: 97.2% (544 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/A000379
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (23)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Adrian Smith (R-NE-3)Original· 2025-02-27
- Barry Moore (R-AL-1)Original· 2025-02-27
- Brad Finstad (R-MN-1)Original· 2025-02-27
- David Rouzer (R-NC-7)Original· 2025-02-27
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)Original· 2025-02-27
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)Original· 2025-02-27
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2)Original· 2025-02-27
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)Original· 2025-02-27
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)Original· 2025-02-27
- Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4)Original· 2025-02-27
- Sam Graves (R-MO-6)Original· 2025-02-27
- Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15)· 2025-03-03
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2)· 2025-03-10
- Sharice Davids (D-KS-3)· 2025-03-10
- John W. Rose (R-TN-6)· 2025-03-18
- Don Bacon (R-NE-2)· 2025-04-01
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17)· 2025-04-01
- David J. Taylor (R-OH-2)· 2025-06-04
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-08-19
- Mark Harris (R-NC-8)· 2025-10-21
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS-2)· 2026-02-25
- Jared Huffman (D-CA-2)· 2026-03-03
- Andy Barr (R-KY-6)· 2026-03-12
Latest Action
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Plain-English Summary
Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act or the A–PLUS Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to revise its regulations to allow certain packers to hold an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of a market agency selling livestock on a commission basis. The bill applies to packers that have a cumulative slaughter capacity of (1) less than 2,000 animals per day or 700,000 animals per year with respect to cattle or sheep, and (2) less than 10,000 animals per day or 3 million animals per year with respect to hogs. In addition, USDA must revise its regulations to include a disclosure requirement for a market agency that has an ownership interest in, finances, or participates in the management or operation of a packer. Specifically, the market agency must disclose the existence of such ownership interest, financial relationship, or participation.
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Subjects
Agriculture and Food
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