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Week Ending September 16, 2005

S.1613 A bill to amend the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 to extend the termination date for mandatory price reporting.                                             

BRIEF

  The bill extends the livestock reporting required by the US Department of Agriculture. Slaughterhouses and other animal processing businesses must report for daily statistics on the number of animals processed and pricing data.

Sponsor: Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

Vote: Passed Senate by Unanimous Consent (September 13, 2005)

Cost to the taxpayers: No discernible cost.

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