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H.R. 5609: Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021

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H.R. 5609: Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-19 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-10-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 409 (2021): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR5609 (2021-12-08), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021

Plain summary

Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish and maintain a library or catalog of each type of contract offered by packers to producers for the purchase of all or part of the production of fed cattle (including cattle that are purchased or committed for delivery), including any schedules of premiums or discounts associated with the contract. USDA must make the library or catalog publicly available in a user-friendly format and provide weekly or monthly reports as applicable. The bill makes it unlawful for any packer to willfully fail or refuse to provide USDA with accurate contractual information or to comply with any other requirements under the bill. The Agricultural Marketing Service must provide competitive grants to state agricultural experiment stations, universities, national laboratories, and other entities for producer outreach and education efforts on best uses of cattle market information, including information made available through the livestock mandatory reporting program and the library or catalog.

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Official text

Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] · 30 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Jason Smith (R-MO), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Angie Craig (D-MN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Darren Soto (D-FL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jason Crow (D-CO)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr5609 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117