CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Mark Alford (R-MO)

A–PLUS Act

H.R. 1648 · House bill Agriculture and Food

A Republican bill with 8 Democratic cosponsors · See all 23 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "A-PLUS Act," directs the Secretary of Agriculture to amend specific regulations regarding market agencies. It seeks to clarify that livestock auction owners, or market agencies, may hold an interest in small meatpacking businesses. This includes the ability to own, finance, or participate in the management of a packer. These permissions are subject to specific slaughter capacity limits for cattle, sheep, and hogs. Additionally, the bill requires disclosure of these relationships to livestock sellers.

Yes

  • Scored +6

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    The bill facilitates business expansion and investment opportunities for market agency owners in the meatpacking sector.

  • Scored +5

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    The bill allows market agencies to invest in and manage small meatpacking businesses by removing previous regulatory barriers.

  • Scored +3

    Would farmers be better off under this?

    The bill includes a mandatory disclosure requirement to ensure livestock sellers are aware of ownership or financial ties between market agencies and packers.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.