Give USDA civil investigative demand authority for potential Packers and Stockyards Act violations.

Give USDA civil investigative demand authority for potential violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act.

The bill would authorize USDA to issue civil investigative demands for potential Packers and Stockyards Act violations.

Scanlon Introduces Bill to Lower Costs of Meat and Poultry and Target Corporate Greed | U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
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Ms. Scanlon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo records H.R. 10506 as introduced by Scanlon and referred to House Agriculture, showing a concrete legislative attempt but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10506 (IH) - Packers and Stockyards Improvements Act - BILLS-119hr10506ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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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.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text directly matches the commitment to give USDA civil investigative demand authority under the Packers and Stockyards Act.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10506 Introduced in House - Packers and Stockyards Improvements Act
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Whenever the Secretary has reason to believe that any person may be in possession, custody, or control of any documentary material or tangible things, or may have any information relevant to an unlawful practice under section 202, the Secretary may, before the institution of any proceedings under section 203(a), issue in writing and cause to be served upon such person, a civil investigative demand

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Section 4 of the bill would create the operative USDA civil investigative demand authority, but the bill remained only introduced/referred in the record found.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10506 Introduced in House - Packers and Stockyards Improvements Act
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Give USDA civil investigative demand authority for potential violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Scanlon's office publicly identified the civil investigative demand provision as part of the Packers and Stockyards Improvements Act, confirming effort during the lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Scanlon Introduces Bill to Lower Costs of Meat and Poultry and Target Corporate Greed | U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
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