A bill to require the President to appoint a Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry.
Livestock Concentration Report Act - Establishes a Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry composed of the Secretary of Agriculture, cattle, hog, and lamb producers, meat packers, corporate representatives, economists, and antitrust experts to review: (1) the adequacy of the study of concentration in the red meat packing industry; (2) the impact of antitrust, coordination, and other laws affecting the meat packing industry; (3) certain farm-to-retail and other price related data; (4) a specified lamb study; and (5) certain hog processing activities.
Requires the Commission to report to the Congress within a specified time, and terminates the Commission within a specified time after such submission.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15343-15344)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S18994)
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
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Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Held at the desk.