Bill > S271

This bill: - Places a moratorium on the operation and expansion of large concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), requiring them to cease operations by January 1, 2041. - Establishes a voluntary debt forgiveness and transition assistance program for owners of animal feeding operations (AFOs) to transition away from operating an AFO to other agricultural activities. - Holds integrators (companies that contract with AFO owners) responsible and liable for the environmental and health impacts of the AFOs they substantially control. - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act to prohibit certain unfair and deceptive practices by packers, swine contractors, and live poultry dealers, including restrictions on the use of formula pricing and forward contracts. - Requires packers that report to the USDA to purchase a minimum percentage of their livestock through spot market sales from non-affiliated producers. - Restores mandatory country-of-origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and dairy products. - Requires that meat and meat food products can only be labeled as "Product of U.S.A." if the meat is exclusively derived from animals born, raised, and slaughtered in the United States.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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