Lower meat and poultry costs for consumers and strengthen protections for ranchers and farmers through the Packers and Stockyards Improvements Act.

Mary Gay Scanlon · Pennsylvania · Democratic

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.63 extraction confidence 82%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: Lower costs for consumers and strengthen protections for ranchers and farmers.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 5th District; press release announcing the Packers and Stockyards Improvements Act.

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Evidence

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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) last week introduced the Packers and Stockyards Improvements Act, legislation to address rising meat and poultry prices

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Scanlon publicly announced introduction of the Packers and Stockyards Improvements Act, showing concrete legislative effort toward the commitment but not enactment.

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Scanlon Introduces Bill to Lower Costs of Meat and Poultry and Target Corporate Greed | U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
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Latest official action: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill remained at committee referral status, with no evidence of passage or enactment found in the latest lookback.

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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-28 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment is an outcome promise to lower consumer costs and strengthen protections through the Packers and Stockyards Improvements Act. Verified evidence shows Scanlon introduced the bill, which is material effort, but the latest verified action was referral to the House Agriculture Committee with no passage or enactment. With no documented deadline expired as of 2026-09-28, introduction alone does not fulfill the promised outcome.

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