# 117-hr-4140: Butcher Block Act

117-hr-4140, Butcher Block Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4140
- Congress: 117
- Title: Butcher Block Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.
- Introduced: 2021-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Butcher Block Act This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to make (or guarantee) loans and award grants for establishing, expanding, and otherwise supporting livestock and meat processing and related activities.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2021-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2021-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2021-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2021-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2021-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN), 2021-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2021-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2021-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2021-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2021-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2021-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] (R-MN), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2022-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4140 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4140)

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- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2748)
- [117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3577)
- [117-hres-118: Expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, a…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-118)
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