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A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide payments to cattle producers to offset losses due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes.

USA116th CongressS-3552| Senate 
| Updated: 3/20/2020
Mike Rounds

Mike Rounds

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Cosponsors (9)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Tina Smith (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill requires the Farm Service Agency to provide payments to producers that sold feeder cattle or live cattle during any month in calendar year 2020 to offset losses due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, payments must be provided (1) in the case of feeder cattle, if the average national sale price per hundredweight for feeder cattle for that month is less than $150; and (2) in the case of live cattle, if the average national sale price per hundredweight for live cattle for that month is less than $121. A producer may receive payments for not more than 10,000 head of cattle in calendar year 2020. Additionally, a producer must have owned the feeder cattle or live cattle for not less than 30 days before the date on which the cattle were sold.
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Timeline
Mar 20, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 20, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • March 20, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 20, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture and Food

Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesLivestock

A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide payments to cattle producers to offset losses due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes.

USA116th CongressS-3552| Senate 
| Updated: 3/20/2020
This bill requires the Farm Service Agency to provide payments to producers that sold feeder cattle or live cattle during any month in calendar year 2020 to offset losses due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, payments must be provided (1) in the case of feeder cattle, if the average national sale price per hundredweight for feeder cattle for that month is less than $150; and (2) in the case of live cattle, if the average national sale price per hundredweight for live cattle for that month is less than $121. A producer may receive payments for not more than 10,000 head of cattle in calendar year 2020. Additionally, a producer must have owned the feeder cattle or live cattle for not less than 30 days before the date on which the cattle were sold.
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Timeline
Mar 20, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 20, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  • March 20, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 20, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mike Rounds

Mike Rounds

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Cosponsors (9)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Tina Smith (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural prices, subsidies, creditCardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesLivestock