Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 9744
Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act
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Introduced 2026-07-16Topic: agriculture food · economy jobsSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would bar large meatpacking companies from operating in more than one of the beef, pork, and poultry businesses and would have the Federal Trade Commission require them to sell off operations to comply. It would require the Commission to order beef meatpackers to sell facilities when national or regional beef markets pass set concentration limits, such as four firms holding over 50 percent or one firm holding 30 percent or more. It would make it unlawful for JBS S.A. and other foreign-controlled meatpackers named by the Commission to operate in the U.S., requiring them to sell their U.S. operations. It would also limit how much cattle a large meatpacker may buy from any one large feedlot, allow the Small Business Administration to help cooperatives and small businesses buy the divested plants, and set penalties for failing to divest.
Sponsors
- Pramila Jayapal Democrat sponsor
- 16 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Small Business, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-07-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Small Business, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-07-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Small Business, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-07-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Small Business, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-07-16 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-07-16 | Introduced in House | introduce |