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H.R. 1380119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Mar 20, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act
Introduced:
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HR 1380 would establish a USDA office to investigate unfair competition in livestock, meat, and poultry markets.
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The bill creates the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters within USDA's Packers and Stockyards Division. A Special Investigator, appointed by the Agriculture Secretary, would investigate and pursue legal action against companies violating fair competition laws in livestock, meat, and poultry markets. The office would have subpoena power, could bring civil or administrative cases, and would coordinate with agencies like the Department of Justice, FTC, and Department of Homeland Security.
Large meat and poultry companies, farmers, and ranchers would be directly affected. Consumers could be indirectly affected through changes in food prices and market fairness, and federal agencies handling food safety and antitrust enforcement would gain new coordination duties.
Increased oversight could change how meat and poultry companies operate and how competition violations are enforced, with possible downstream effects on food prices.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.