Bill Summary:

This bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to amend regulations to clarify that livestock auction owners can have a stake in small meatpacking businesses. It sets specific criteria for the size of the meatpacking businesses that auction owners can have a stake in, based on the number of animals slaughtered per day or per year.

Bill Name:

The bill is named the 'Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act' or the 'A-PLUS Act'.

Section 2 of the Bill:

The Secretary of Agriculture must revise a specific section of the Code of Federal Regulations within one year to specify that market agencies can have ownership, finance, or participation in managing meatpacking businesses that meet certain criteria related to slaughter capacity for cattle, sheep, and hogs.

Rep. Sam Graves

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