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Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act
To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill amends the Packers and Stockyards Act to establish an Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters within the Department of Agriculture's Packers and Stockyards Division. The Special Investigator, appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, will investigate and prosecute violations of the Act using all available tools including subpoenas. The Special Investigator will serve as a liaison to the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission on competition and trade practices in the food and agricultural sector, and will consult with the Department of Homeland Security on national security and critical infrastructure issues. The office will maintain a staff of attorneys and other professionals with appropriate expertise. The Special Investigator is granted prosecutorial authority to bring civil or administrative actions authorized under the Act.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Josh Gottheimer’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- BLACKSTONE $116,700
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $71,500
- KKR & CO INC. $50,600
- CENTERVIEW PARTNERS $25,000
- FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP $23,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Josh Gottheimer → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Mar 20, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. · house
- Feb 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Feb 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 14, 2025
Mr. Gottheimer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act”.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR FOR COMPETITION MATTERS.
The Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, is amended by inserting after section 415 (7 U.S.C. 228d) the following:
“SEC. 416. OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR FOR COMPETITION MATTERS.
“(a) Establishment.—There is established within the Packers and Stockyards Division of the Department of Agriculture an office, to be known as the ‘Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters’ (referred to in this section as the ‘Office’).
“(b) Special Investigator for Competition Matters.—The Office shall be headed by the Special Investigator for Competition Matters (referred to in this section as the ‘Special Investigator’), who shall be appointed by the Secretary.
“(c) Duties.—The Special Investigator shall—
“(1) use all available tools, including subpoenas, to investigate and prosecute violations of this Act;
“(2) serve as a Department of Agriculture liaison to, and act in consultation with, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission with respect to competition and trade practices in the food and agricultural sector;
“(3) act in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security with respect to national security and critical infrastructure security in the food and agricultural sector; and
“(4) maintain a staff of attorneys and other professionals with appropriate expertise.
“(d) Prosecutorial Authority.—Notwithstanding title 28, United States Code, the Special Investigator shall have the authority to bring any civil or administrative action authorized under this Act.”. <all>
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