S. 581

119 S581 IS: Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-13
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 581  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 13, 2025   Mrs. Gillibrand  (for herself,  Ms. Collins , and  Mrs. Shaheen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry    A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 with respect to mandatory reporting of dairy products processing costs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act  .
2.
Mandatory reporting of dairy products processing costs
Section 273 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1637b ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking  and  at the end;
(ii)
in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(iii)
by adding at the end the following:
(C)
for each manufacturer required to report under subparagraph (A) for any product, require that manufacturer to report production cost and product yield information, as determined by the Secretary, for all products processed in the same facility or facilities.
 ; and
(B)
in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting  products and  after  those ; and
(2)
in subsection (d)—
(A)
in the subsection heading, by striking
Electronic Reporting   and inserting
Reporting  ;
(B)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in the paragraph heading, by striking
Electronic reporting   and inserting
Reporting  ; and
(ii)
by striking  this section  and inserting  subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1) ;
(C)
in paragraph (2), by striking  this section  and inserting  subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1) ; and
(D)
by adding at the end the following:
(3)
Dairy products processing costs
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a report containing the information obtained under subsection (b)(1)(C).
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