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H.R. 295 · 119th Congress (2025-2026)
18 members · Left 3 · Center 3 · Right 12 (Bill Ranking)
| Sponsor | Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. (R-NY) (Introduced 01/09/2025) |
|---|---|
| Sponsor Voting Record | Lean right · DW-NOMINATE +0.42 · measured from every roll-call vote this member has cast (voteview.com) (Sponsor Ranking) |
| Support |
LLLCLRR support across the spectrum: 18 members signed on (Bill Ranking) this bill: sponsor + current cosponsors, each once |
| Committees | House - Agriculture Committee |
| Latest Action | 02/14/2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit. |
| Roll Call Votes | There have been no roll call votes |
| Source | view on congress.gov → |
Introduced in House (01/09/2025)
Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act
This bill requires manufacturers to report production cost and product yield information for all dairy products processed in the same facility or facilities to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program. Further, USDA must publish a report containing the information obtained under these new requirements and publish a report every two years thereafter.
As background, under the Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program, USDA must collect certain dairy product sales information from manufacturers and release the data on a weekly basis.
119 HR 295 IH: Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 295IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 9, 2025Mr. 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 AgricultureA BILLTo amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 with respect to mandatory reporting of dairy products processing costs.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act.2.Mandatory reporting of dairy products processing costsSection 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 costsNot 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)..
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| Date | Chamber | All Actions |
|---|---|---|
| 01/09/2025 | Library of Congress | Introduced in House |
| 01/09/2025 | Library of Congress | Introduced in House |
| 01/09/2025 | House floor actions | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. |
| 02/14/2025 | House committee actions | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. |
| 02/14/2025 | House committee actions | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit. |
| Title Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Display Title | Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act |
| Short Title(s) as Introduced | Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act |
| Official Title as Introduced | To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 with respect to mandatory reporting of dairy products processing costs. |
There are no amendments to this bill.
* = Original cosponsor
| Committee | Activity |
|---|---|
| House - Agriculture Committee | 01/09/2025 Referred To |
Policy Area: Agriculture and Food
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