Source: Chuck Abbott, SUCCESSFUL FARMING, 12/6/21


A bill to require USDA reports on the number of cattle being delivered under contract for slaughter by meatpackers will be called for a House vote on Tuesday. It will be debated under provisions that prohibit amendments and require a two-thirds majority for passage, an approach usually reserved for bills that are noncontroversial. It was the only livestock marketing reform to gain committee support in Congress. Four other bills with agricultural import were also on the so-called suspension calendar for Tuesday, according to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.

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