# 117-hr-7438: A–PLUS Act

117-hr-7438, A–PLUS Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7438
- Congress: 117
- Title: A–PLUS Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2022-04-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act or the A-PLUS Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to revise federal regulations related to market agencies owning, financing, or participating in the operation of a meat packing entity. Specifically, this bill allows market agencies to have an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of a packing entity if such packing entity has a cumulative slaughter capacity of less than 2,000 animals per day or 700,000 animals per year.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2022-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2022-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2022-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2022-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2022-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7438 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7438)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7438 (as of 2025-11-18).