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Tina Smith

Sponsor · U.S. Senator for Minnesota · Democratic

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Senate bill · S. 4168 (119th Congress)

Livestock Consolidation Research Act of 2026

Latest action Mar 24, 2026

Summary

Livestock Consolidation Research Act of 2026 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Economic Research Service (ERS) to publish a report on consolidation and concentration in the livestock industry (i.e., beef, dairy, pork, and poultry production, including broilers, eggs, and turkeys). ERS must publish the report within one year of the Census of Agriculture being made publicly available. As background, USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts the census every five years. NASS released the 2022 census in 2024. The ERS report must include (1) information on changes in the size and location of ranches, farms, processing facilities, and packers throughout the United States; and (2) the impact of these changes on farmers, ranchers, and downstream consumers.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Agriculture · U.S. House of Representatives

Also referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · U.S. Senate.

Cosponsors

Chuck Grassley and Elissa Slotkin

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  • Democratic1
  • Republican1

This bill has cosponsors from more than one party.

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Full history

  1. Mar 24, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. Senate

    U.S. Senate

  2. Mar 24, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

  3. Mar 24, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

  4. Mar 24, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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