118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1014Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act of 2023

A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to initiate hearings to review Federal milk marketing orders relating to pricing of Class I skim milk, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Mar 28, 2023
Last action Mar 28, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Mar 28, 2023
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Referred
Mar 28, 2023
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to hold national hearings to review Federal Milk Marketing Orders. (USDA uses these orders to establish a minimum price for various classes of milk.) The hearings must include the review of proposals from producers and the dairy industry on the price of Class I skim milk. The bill also requires manufacturers to report cost and yield information for all dairy products processed in the same facility or facilities to USDA's Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program. Further, every two years, USDA must publish a report containing the information obtained under these new requirements.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Mar 28, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 28, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.