118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 272Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act of 2023

A bill 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 Feb 2, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Feb 2, 2023
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Referred
Feb 2, 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 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 dest...

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Timeline · 2 actions
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 2, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.