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HR295Referred to Committee

Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-09
Introduced
17
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Nicholas A. Langworthy
Nicholas A. Langworthy
Republican · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 97.6% (549 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/L000600

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (17)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Brad Finstad (R-MN-1)Original· 2025-01-09
  • Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)Original· 2025-01-09
  • Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4)Original· 2025-01-09
  • David G. Valadao (R-CA-22)Original· 2025-01-09
  • Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)Original· 2025-01-09
  • Jim Costa (D-CA-21)Original· 2025-01-09
  • John R. Moolenaar (R-MI-2)Original· 2025-01-09
  • Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25)Original· 2025-01-09
  • James R. Baird (R-IN-4)· 2025-01-14
  • Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9)· 2025-01-15
  • Josh Riley (D-NY-19)· 2025-01-31
  • Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)· 2025-02-04
  • Josh Harder (D-CA-9)· 2025-02-04
  • Tony Wied (R-WI-8)· 2025-04-17
  • Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY-21)· 2025-06-05
  • Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5)· 2025-06-26
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-10-03

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

2025-02-14

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

This bill would establish new pricing rules to help dairy farmers get fairer payments for their milk from large processors and retailers. The legislation aims to prevent big companies from paying farmers too little while keeping prices high for consumers, giving farmers more bargaining power in negotiations. Dairy farmers and agricultural groups would be the main beneficiaries, while milk processors and distributors would face new regulatory requirements.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

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Agriculture

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Subjects

Agriculture and Food

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 295 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 295 To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 with respect to mandatory reporting of dairy products processing costs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2025 Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Finstad, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Costa, Mr. Newhouse, and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ 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 heading, by striking ``Electronic Reporting'' and inserting ``Reporting''; and (ii) by striking ``this section'' and inserting in its place ``subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1)''; (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``this section'' and inserting in its place ``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 subparagraph (C) of subsection (b)(1).''. <all>
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