H.R. 8069: Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Domestic Production Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-06-15 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-06-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Domestic Production Act

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Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Domestic Production Act This bill addresses various provisions related to the regulation of domestic agricultural products, including by requiring the Department of Agriculture to publish criteria for considering requests from meat and poultry establishments to operate at line speeds in excess of the current regulatory limitations. The bill also nullifies the final rule issued by the Council on Environmental Quality on April 20, 2022, that reinstated various National Environmental Policy Act regulatory provisions.

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Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Domestic Production Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · 50 cosponsors

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James R. Baird (R-IN), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Tracey Mann (R-KS), David Rouzer (R-NC), Austin Scott (R-GA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), David Kustoff (R-TN), Lisa C. McClain (R-MI), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), John W. Rose (R-TN), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Don Bacon (R-NE), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), August Pfluger (R-TX), David G. Valadao (R-CA), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Steve Womack (R-AR), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Ted Budd (R-NC), James Comer (R-KY), Barry Moore (R-AL), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Jason Smith (R-MO), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr8069.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr8069 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117