H.R. 4058: SALE Act of 2017
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H.R. 4058: SALE Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-10-12 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-10-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
SALE Act of 2017
Plain summary
Securing All Livestock Equitably Act of 2017 or the SALE Act of 2017 This bill amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to require all livestock purchased by a dealer in cash sales and all inventories of, or receivables or proceeds from, such livestock to be held by the dealer in a trust until all unpaid cash sellers of the livestock have been paid. The bill exempts from the requirement any dealer whose average annual purchases of livestock do not exceed $500,000.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1] · 53 cosponsors
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David Rouzer (R-NC), James Comer (R-KY), Jason Smith (R-MO), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Mike Bost (R-IL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Don Bacon (R-NE), Trent Kelly (R-MS), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Ron Estes (R-KS), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Steve Womack (R-AR), Andy Barr (R-KY), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Mike Rogers (R-AL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr4058.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr4058 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115