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H.R. 295

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Summary

H.R. 295, the Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 9, 2025 by Rep. Nicholas Langworthy (R) with 17 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit, and last saw action on Feb 14, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Record

Text

H.R. 295 has 17 co-sponsors.

hb295/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 295 IH: Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-09
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 295  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 9, 2025   Mr. Langworthy  (for himself,  Mr. Van Orden ,  Mr. Morelle ,  Mr. Finstad ,  Ms. Tenney ,  Mr. Moolenaar ,  Mr. Costa ,  Mr. Newhouse , and  Mr. Valadao ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 with respect to mandatory reporting of dairy products processing costs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act  .
2.
Mandatory reporting of dairy products processing costs
Section 273 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1637b ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking  and  at the end;
(ii)
in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(iii)
by adding at the end the following:
(C)
for each manufacturer required to report under subparagraph (A) for any product, require that manufacturer to report production cost and product yield information, as determined by the Secretary, for all products processed in the same facility or facilities.
 ; and
(B)
in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting  products and  after  those ; and
(2)
in subsection (d)—
(A)
in the subsection heading, by striking
Electronic reporting   and inserting
Reporting  ;
(B)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in the heading, by striking
Electronic reporting   and inserting
Reporting  ; and
(ii)
by striking  this section  and inserting in its place  subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1) ;
(C)
in paragraph (2), by striking  this section  and inserting in its place  subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1) ; and
(D)
by adding at the end the following:
(3)
Dairy products processing costs
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a report containing the information obtained under subparagraph (C) of subsection (b)(1).
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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-09
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 9, 2025

hb295/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/09/2025)

Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act

This bill requires manufacturers to report production cost and product yield information for all dairy products processed in the same facility or facilities to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program. Further, USDA must publish a report containing the information obtained under these new requirements and publish a report every two years thereafter.

As background, under the Dairy Product Mandatory Reporting Program, USDA must collect certain dairy product sales information from manufacturers and release the data on a weekly basis.

Sponsors

Rep. Nicholas Langworthy (R) sponsors H.R. 295, and 17 members have co-sponsored it, 8 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 295 went before 3 committees: General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee, Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee and Agriculture.

General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Referred to · Feb 14, 2025 · 39 Bills
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
Referred to · Feb 14, 2025 · 27 Bills
Agriculture
Agriculture
Referred To · Jan 9, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 295 has taken 4 actions since Jan 9, 2025, the latest on Feb 14, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 14, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
Feb 14, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
Jan 9, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.Agriculture Committee

Votes

H.R. 295 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to H.R. 295.

Titles

H.R. 295 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act — Display Title
  • Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 with respect to mandatory reporting of dairy products processing costs. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

7 clients hired 7 firms and 18 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 295 in 42 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Immigration, Trade (domestic/foreign), Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Clean Air and Water (quality).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONTrade AssociationDistrict of Columbia211$225K
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU—Pennsylvania17—
SOUTH EAST DAIRY FARMERS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16$180K
IDAHO DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATIONTrade Association representing Idaho Dairy ProducersIdaho16$120K
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONDevelop and carries out policies that advance the well-being of dairy producers and co-opsVirginia16—
MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION—Wisconsin13$60K
NORTHWEST DAIRY ASSOCIATION/DARIGOLDDairy cooperative, milk processing and distribution companyWashington13$13.5K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE GARRISON GROUP LLC212$300K
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU17—
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION16—
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION16—
THE PETERSON GROUP INC15$225K
COYNE, JESERNIG, LLC13$13.5K
ETKA CONSULTING13$60K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHARLES GARRISON1212
BAILEY FISHER (THUMM)117
ROBERT ROSADO116
SHAWNA MORRIS116
TONY RICE116
ALLISON STOCK115
COLLIN PETERSON115
ELLIOTT PETERSON115
MARIA BROCKAMP115
DAVID CARLIN114
DONALD GRADY114
PAUL BLEIBERG114
DAN COYNE113
KARA ZUBO113
STEVEN ETKA113
ADAM TARR112
CHELSIE KEYS112
TREY FORSYTH112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2026 second_quarter$387.8K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONINTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$270K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONINTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$270K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2025 second_quarter$269.5K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONINTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$260K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONINTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$250K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2026 first_quarter$233K1st Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONINTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$210K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2025 first_quarter$202.5K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2025 third_quarter$197K3rd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONINTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$190K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATIONNATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION2025 fourth_quarter$130.2K4th Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONTHE PETERSON GROUP INC2026 second_quarter$45K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONTHE PETERSON GROUP INC2026 first_quarter$45K1st Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONTHE PETERSON GROUP INC2025 fourth_quarter$45K4th Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONTHE PETERSON GROUP INC2025 third_quarter$45K3rd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATIONTHE PETERSON GROUP INC2025 first_quarter$45K1st Quarter - Report
SOUTH EAST DAIRY FARMERS ASSOCIATIONTHE GARRISON GROUP LLC2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
SOUTH EAST DAIRY FARMERS ASSOCIATIONTHE GARRISON GROUP LLC2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
SOUTH EAST DAIRY FARMERS ASSOCIATIONTHE GARRISON GROUP LLC2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 295 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 295’s is Agriculture and Food.

hr295/policy-areas.txt
Agriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 295, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LANGWORTHY:H.R. 295.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 3 of section 8 of article 1 of the Constitution[Page H93]

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