A–PLUS Act

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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Timeline

1. 27 February 2025

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 February 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 February 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 28 March 2025

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House

  Introduced in House · EN · 27 February 2025

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 February 2025

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Sponsors

• Mark Alford · R · Sponsor
• Jimmy Panetta · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• David Rouzer · R · Sponsor
• Sam Graves · R · Sponsor
• Jill Tokuda · D · Sponsor
• Gabe Vasquez · D · Sponsor
• Adrian Smith · R · Sponsor
• Donald Davis · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] · R · Sponsor
• Barry Moore · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] · R · Cosponsor
• Ashley Hinson · R · Cosponsor
• Sharice Davids · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Eric Sorensen · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Taylor, David [R-OH-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Jared Huffman · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsag00 · Standing

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