118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 805Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act of 2023

To establish the Office of High-Risk AFO Disaster Mitigation and Enforcement in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Last action Mar 6, 2023
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Mar 6, 2023
Agriculture · Education and Workforce · T&I
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes additional requirements for larger animal feeding operations (AFOs) owned or controlled by industrial operators and increases handling requirements for livestock and poultry. Specifically, the bill establishes the Office of High-Risk AFO Disaster Mitigation and Enforcement within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and requires such industrial operators to register with the office and submit annual disaster mitigation plans (e.g., for public health emergencies and major disasters). In addition, industrial operators must pay annual disaster mitigation maintenance fees to the office and are liable for costs associated with disaster events or depopulation (the rapid des...

Provisions · 25 sectionsIntroduced in House
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Timeline · 6 actions
Mar 6, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Feb 3, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 2, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 2, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 2, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.