2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB1648: A–PLUS Act Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act
Legislative Summary
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to amend certain regulations to clarify that livestock auction owners may have an interest in small meatpacking businesses, and for other purposes.
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Bill History
2/27/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 12
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor

Mark Alford
Republican
Co-Sponsors (17)
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Dusty Johnson
Republican
David Rouzer
Republican
Sam Graves
Republican
Jill Tokuda
Democrat
Gabe Vasquez
Democrat
Adrian Smith
Republican
Donald Davis
Democrat
Randy Feenstra
Republican
Brad Finstad
Republican
Barry Moore
Republican
Mary Miller
Republican
Ashley Hinson
Republican
Sharice Davids
Democrat
John Rose
Republican
Eric Sorensen
Democrat
Don Bacon
Republican