A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act," aims to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. It focuses on making the reporting of dairy products processing costs mandatory. Manufacturers will be required to report production costs and product yield information for all products processed in their facilities. The Secretary will then be responsible for publishing a report containing this information. This report must be published within three years of enactment and every two years afterward.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill mandates the Secretary to publish reports on dairy production costs and yields every two years.
- Scored +4
Would farmers be better off under this?
The bill creates transparency regarding the production and processing costs of dairy products to help inform pricing.
- Scored +3
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill provides increased transparency into dairy processing costs which can help small farmers and businesses understand market margins.
The opposite
- Scored -3
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill imposes new mandatory reporting requirements and administrative burdens on dairy product manufacturers.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency for Dairy Processing: The bill requires manufacturers to report production costs and product yield information as determined by the Secretary (Section 2, amending subsection (b)(1)(C)). This provides specific data regarding what it costs to process dairy products.
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Regular Public Information Updates: The Secretary is required to publish a report containing the gathered production cost and yield information every two years, starting no later than three years after the bill's enactment (Section 2, amending subsection (d)(3)). This ensures that the information remains available to the public on a regular basis.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- New Reporting Burdens for Manufacturers: The amendment requires manufacturers to report production costs and product yield information for all products processed in the same facility or facilities (Section 2, amending subsection (b)(1)(C)). This creates a new mandatory reporting requirement for these businesses.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill mandates the Secretary to publish reports on dairy production costs and yields every two years.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill provides increased transparency into dairy processing costs which can help small farmers and businesses understand market margins.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would farmers be better off under this? — The bill creates transparency regarding the production and processing costs of dairy products to help inform pricing. Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill imposes new mandatory reporting requirements and administrative burdens on dairy product manufacturers.
- 2/13/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Susan CollinsRepublican · Maine
Jeanne ShaheenDemocrat · New Hampshire