To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, to establish a cattle contract library, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Dusty Johnson
Sponsor. Representative for South Dakota At Large. Republican.
117th Congress (2021–2023)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on December 8, 2021 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
30 Cosponsors (24 Republicans, 6 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“South Dakota Cattle Groups Support Johnson’s “Cattle Contract Library””
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Rep. Dusty Johnson [R-SD]
(Sponsor)
on Dec 17, 2021
“Miller-Meeks Joins Effort to Provide Pricing Leverage to Cattle Producers”
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Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks [R-IA1]
(Co-sponsor)
on Oct 20, 2021
“the daily leader: wednesday, december 8, 2021”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Dec 8, 2021
History
H.R. 5609 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5609. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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