Sponsored By: Senator Charles Schumer
Introduced
Restore competition in U.S. meatpacking by forcing divestitures of dominant firms. This bill makes the Federal Trade Commission a central tool to break up concentrated beef, pork, and poultry markets, limit packer control over supply chains, and steer divested plants to farmer cooperatives and small processors.
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If enacted, the bill would define a "covered feedlot" as one with capacity of 24,000 head or more. It would bar any beef packer from slaughtering more than 10% of a covered feedlot's cattle in any calendar year. A feedlot that sold less than 10% to a violating packer could sue for triple damages using the formula: 3 × (highest packer price − your lowest price) × total cattle you sold that year, plus costs and attorney fees.
If enacted, the bill would require the FTC to write rules and definitions for covered meatpackers within 90 days. The FTC would set a small-volume cutoff and say when companies are under common control. The FTC would also report to Congress within 180 days on how it is using its authorities to address unfair meat prices.
If enacted, the bill would bar covered meatpackers from owning or running businesses in more than one line of protein, like beef, pork, or poultry. Covered foreign-controlled packers would have to divest U.S. operations or stop operating in interstate commerce within 120 days, with a single possible 90-day extension. The FTC would study foreign-controlled firms and must report findings to Congress before ordering structural remedies.
If enacted, the bill would let the FTC require sales or spin-offs of packer assets and finish plans for current violators within 120 days. The FTC would impose a civil penalty equal to 10% of a violator's revenue for failure to divest and enhanced penalties (three times damages) for knowing violations. Amounts recovered would be used to promote competition and help new buyers.
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Charles Schumer
NY • D
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
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Peter Welch
VT • D
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Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
MA • D
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Bernie Sanders
VT • I
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Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
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Jeff Merkley
OR • D
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Brian Schatz
HI • D
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Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
IL • D
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Edward Markey
MA • D
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Andy Kim
NJ • D
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Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
CT • D
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Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
RI • D
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Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
Sponsored 3/10/2026
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