# 117-hr-7606: Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act

117-hr-7606, Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7606
- Congress: 117
- Title: Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Introduced: 2022-04-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022 This bill establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters. Specifically, the office must use all available tools (e.g., subpoenas) to investigate and prosecute violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 by packers and live poultry dealers. Further, the bill grants the office the authority to bring any civil or administrative action authorized by that act against a packer. Additionally, the office must serve as a liaison to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission with respect to competition and trade practices in the food and agricultural sector, consult with the Department of Homeland Security on national security and critical infrastructure security in the food and agricultural sector, and maintain a staff of attorneys and other professionals with appropriate expertise.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 206 | 218 |
| 2022-06-16T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 221 | 204 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7606 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7606)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7606 (as of 2025-11-18).