United States · Bill · S
S. 2021 (107th)
A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to prohibit the use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts.
Introduced
15 March 2002
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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14 January 2025
Summary
Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 respecting livestock producer-packer forward contracts to: (1) require the inclusion of fixed dollar amount base pricing and public bidding; (2) prohibit formula pricing; (3) limit individual contract size; and (4) exclude from the definition of "formula price" futures-based prices and base adjustments resulting from factors outside packer control.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 March 2002
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 March 2002
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 March 2002
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/2021
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2021