# 119-hr-10506: Packers and Stockyards Improvements Act

119-hr-10506, Packers and Stockyards Improvements Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-07).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10506
- Congress: 119
- Title: Packers and Stockyards Improvements Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-07

## Summary

**This bill would broaden the Packers and Stockyards Act to strengthen protections for livestock and poultry growers and curb collusive or coercive practices by packers and live poultry dealers.** It would add new unfair-practices rules, expand enforcement tools, and create whistleblower rights for those who report violations. - Farmers and growers would get new specific protections. The bill bars using grower comparisons to cut pay, limits unreasonably variable price terms, requires full pay when pickup is delayed beyond seven days, and mandates at least seven years of compensation for harms from a processing plant closure. - Enforcement and market monitoring would be beefed up. The Secretary could issue civil investigative demands for documents, testimony, or tangible things before formal proceedings, and USDA staff could regularly share livestock data with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for enforcement. - Workers, contractors, and agents who report violations would get whistleblower protections. Covered individuals could file complaints within 180 days and seek remedies including reinstatement, back pay, and punitive damages up to $400,000.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Whistleblower protections for livestock workers: benefit, medium. If enacted, covered workers would be protected from firing, demotion, harassment, or other retaliation for reporting Packers and Stockyards Act violations. Protections would cover employees, contractors, subcontractors, and agents who reasonably believe they have relevant information. A retaliation…
- New unfair-practice rules for producers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would define an "unfair practice" to include collusive, coercive, predatory, restrictive, deceitful, or exclusionary actions that harm market participants. The definition would cover acts that cause substantial injury that producers cannot reasonably avoid and that lack offsett…
- Live poultry dealers face enforcement: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would add "live poultry dealer" wherever the law now says "packer" in Sections 203, 204, and 205. Live poultry dealers would be subject to the same administrative investigations and enforcement procedures that apply to packers. This would increase enforcement exposure and poten…
- Stronger USDA probes and data sharing: mixed, low. If enacted, the Agriculture Department would be able to issue written civil investigative demands before starting formal packers and stockyards proceedings. Those demands would be able to require documents, tangible items, written answers, or oral testimony, and must be served in writing. The Secre…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10506 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10506)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4714)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10506 (as of 2026-10-07).