H.R. 5883: Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-07-14 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-237.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-07-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016

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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 20, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to expand the definition of "marketing agency" to include any person who engages in the business of buying or selling livestock, on a commission or other fee basis, through the use of online, video, or other electronic methods. The term "marketing agency" does not include a person whose annual average of online, video, or electronic sales of livestock, on a commission or other fee basis, is less than $250,000. (Sec. 3) The bill also permits electronic funds transfers and other expeditious payment methods that the Department of Agriculture determines to be appropriate to be used as options for meeting prompt payment requirements for livestock purchases.

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Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] · 12 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5883, Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016 (2016-09-19)

Cosponsors on this site

Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Jim Costa (D-CA), Mike Rogers (R-AL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5883.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5883 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114