Strengthen USDA enforcement tools under the Packers and Stockyards Act and prohibit anti-competitive behavior in the meat and poultry industry.

The bill would improve the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) enforcement tools under the Packers and Stockyards Act and prohibit anti-competitive behavior in the meat and poultry industry.

Scanlon's bill is described as improving USDA enforcement tools and banning anti-competitive practices in meat and poultry markets.

Scanlon Introduces Bill to Lower Costs of Meat and Poultry and Target Corporate Greed | U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
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The Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) shall, consistent with the Act, and all other applicable law: (i) prioritize and expand investigations into potential violations of the Act by packers and other covered entities, with particular attention to unfair, unjustly discriminatory, or deceptive practices; undue or unreasonable preferences or advantages; and practices that restrain commerce or manipulate prices; (ii) increase resources, staffing, and investigative capacity within the Packers and Stockyards Division of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A September 2026 executive order directed USDA to expand Packers and Stockyards Act investigations and increase enforcement capacity, which partially advances the commitment but does not enact Scanlon's proposed statutory enforcement tools or new prohibitions.

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By Ms. SCANLON: H.R. 10506. A bill to confer in the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to use civil investigative demands for enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record shows Scanlon introduced H.R. 10506 to add civil investigative demand authority for Packers and Stockyards Act enforcement, but the bill was only referred to committee, so the legislative commitment remains unresolved absent enactment.

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Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 147 (Thursday, September 17, 2026)
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