Bill S.4030 titled “Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Deb Sen. Fischer with Richard Blumenthal, Mike Braun, Bill Cassidy, Steve Daines, Richard Durbin, Joni Ernst, Kirsten Gillibrand, Charles Grassley, Josh Hawley, Martin Heinrich, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Ben Lujan, Cynthia Lummis, Tina Smith, Jon Tester, Raphael Warnock, Ron Wyden as cosponsors.
Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.
A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022 | Sen. Fischer, Deb | Senate |
