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Version 35 · Passed Senate amended · Dec 20, 1995
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.
People & committees
Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D–SD
Legislative record
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Held at the desk.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S18994)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261.
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.
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15343-15344)
Introduced in Senate
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