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Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-8274| House 
| Updated: 9/16/2020
Ron Kind

Ron Kind

Democratic Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (3)
Mark Pocan (Democratic)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)

Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission. The commission must conduct a comprehensive study on (1) decreasing real values of dairy farmer milk prices and income; (2) economic and policy causes for the declining number of small and medium-sized dairy operations; (3) levels of milk production in the United States with regional changes in farm numbers, cow numbers, and milk production per cow; (4) opportunities and challenges for increasing domestic and export demand for dairy products; (5) effects of declining dairy farm numbers on rural economies; and (6) causes for the consolidation within the dairy industry. In conducting the study, the commission shall develop legislative, regulatory, and market-based recommendations to improve milk prices and dairy farm profitability, including for responding to periods of heightened dairy production during low prices, enhancing competitiveness of American dairy in world markets, and evaluating new markets for dairy exports. The commission shall terminate on the earlier of (1) the date it submits to USDA and Congress a report containing the results of the study, including the legislative and regulatory recommendations; or (2) the date that is two years after the date of its first meeting.
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Sep 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Sep 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • September 16, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • September 16, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture and Food

Advisory bodiesAgricultural marketing and promotionAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditAgricultural tradeCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightEconomic performance and conditionsFood supply, safety, and labelingGovernment studies and investigationsLivestockRural conditions and developmentWages and earnings

Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-8274| House 
| Updated: 9/16/2020
Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Dairy Pricing and Policy Commission. The commission must conduct a comprehensive study on (1) decreasing real values of dairy farmer milk prices and income; (2) economic and policy causes for the declining number of small and medium-sized dairy operations; (3) levels of milk production in the United States with regional changes in farm numbers, cow numbers, and milk production per cow; (4) opportunities and challenges for increasing domestic and export demand for dairy products; (5) effects of declining dairy farm numbers on rural economies; and (6) causes for the consolidation within the dairy industry. In conducting the study, the commission shall develop legislative, regulatory, and market-based recommendations to improve milk prices and dairy farm profitability, including for responding to periods of heightened dairy production during low prices, enhancing competitiveness of American dairy in world markets, and evaluating new markets for dairy exports. The commission shall terminate on the earlier of (1) the date it submits to USDA and Congress a report containing the results of the study, including the legislative and regulatory recommendations; or (2) the date that is two years after the date of its first meeting.
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Timeline
Sep 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Sep 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • September 16, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • September 16, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Ron Kind

Ron Kind

Democratic Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (3)
Mark Pocan (Democratic)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)

Agriculture Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesAgricultural marketing and promotionAgricultural prices, subsidies, creditAgricultural tradeCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightEconomic performance and conditionsFood supply, safety, and labelingGovernment studies and investigationsLivestockRural conditions and developmentWages and earnings