# 119-hr-1380: Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act

119-hr-1380, Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1380
- Congress: 119
- Title: Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**Creates a new Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters** to focus federal enforcement on unfair, deceptive, discriminatory, and monopolistic practices in the meat and poultry sector. It would give that office subpoena power and explicit authority to bring civil or administrative actions under the Packers and Stockyards Act, and require coordination with other federal agencies.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Agriculture investigator for meat competition: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Agriculture Department would set up a new office to police competition in meat and poultry. The Secretary would appoint a Special Investigator to run it. The Investigator could use subpoenas and bring civil or administrative cases under the Packers and Stockyards Act. The office wou…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1380 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1380)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1380 (as of 2026-08-22).