In CommitteeFiled Mar 24, 2026
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 24, 2026
Summary
The bill orders the USDA’s Economic Research Service to produce a study on how beef, dairy, pork and poultry production are consolidating, using data from the Census of Agriculture and other USDA sources. The report must detail changes in the size and location of farms, ranches, processing plants and packers, and assess the financial, market, access and dietary impacts on producers and consumers. It must be released within one year after the Census data become public.
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