H.R. 7606 - Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022 [Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act]

Bill Text

    Rules Committee Print 117-50 PDF XML

    Showing the text of H.R. 7606, H.R. 7764, H.R. 2518, H.R. 7675, and H.R. 4140, as ordered reported by the Committee on Agriculture, and H.R. 4410 and H.R. 1542, as introduced, each with modifications.

    Text of H.R. 7606 PDF XML

    (as reported)

    Reports on Incorporated Bills

        H. Rept. 117-357
            ::  Report from the Committee on Agriculture to accompany H.R. 7606  Part 1  Part 2

        H. Rept. 117-343
            ::  Report from the Committee on Agriculture to accompany H.R. 7764  PDF

        H. Rept. 117-344
            ::  Report from the Committee on Agriculture to accompany H.R. 2518  PDF

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-4 on Monday, June 13, 2022.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1170: 
Agreed to by record vote of 218-204, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 216-199, on June 14, 2022.

MANAGERS: DeSaulnier/Reschenthaler

1. Structured rule for H.R. 2543.
2. Provides one hour of general debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-49, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Provides that following debate, each further amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7.Section 3 provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on Financial Services or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
8. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution.
9. Provides one motion to recommit.
10. Structured rule for H.R. 2773.
11. Provides one hour of general debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.
12. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
13. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-47, modified by the amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
14. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
15. Provides that following debate, each further amendment printed in part D of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 7 shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
16. Section 7 provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on Natural Resources or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part D of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
17. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part D of the report and amendments en bloc described in section 7 of the resolution.
18. Provides one motion to recommit.
19. Structured rule for H.R. 7606.
20. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture.
21. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
22. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-50, modified by the amendment printed in part E of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
23. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
24. Makes in order only those further amendments to H.R. 7606 printed in part F of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
25. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part F of the report.
26. Provides one motion to recommit.

27. Provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021 (as most recently amended by House Resolution 1153, agreed to June 8, 2022), is amended by striking “June 17, 2022” each place it appears and inserting (in each instance) “June 22, 2022”.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Burgess (TX)RepublicanStrikes titles IV and V.Submitted
2Version 1Davis, Rodney (IL), Mann (KS), Baird (IN), Cammack, Kat (FL), Hinson (IA)RepublicanSUBSTITUTE Removes Title I of the Rules Committee Print, the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator, but retains titles on Additional Nutrient Management Assistance; Agriculture And Food System Supply Chain Resilience And Crisis Response Task Force; Biofuel Infrastructure And Agriculture Product Market Expansion including the Biofuel Infrastructure And Agriculture Product Market Expansion; Year-Round Fuel Choice; Producing Responsible Energy And Conservation Incentives And Solutions For The Environment (PRECISE); and The Butcher Block Act.Submitted
3Version 1Westerman (AR)RepublicanRepeals the Biden administration's April 2022 NEPA Implementing Regulations, but retains the Trump administration’s 2020 NEPA regulations.Submitted
4Version 1Baird (IN)RepublicanAmends FIFRA, directing the Administration to permit a period of continued use for crop protection inputs following the cancellation or suspension of any pesticide registration to give producers adequate time to amend agronomic plans and utilize previously purchased product; expresses a sense of the Congress reaffirming science-based risk determinations as the basis for crop input regulations in the United States.Submitted
5Version 1LaMalfa (CA)RepublicanRequires the Secretary of the Interior to designate phosphate and potash as critical minerals.Submitted
6Version 1Perry (PA), McClintock (CA), Roy (TX), Posey (FL), Gohmert (TX)RepublicanStrikes Titles IV and V and adds a title to repeal the Renewable Fuel Program.Submitted
7Version 1Spanberger (VA), Gonzalez, Anthony (OH)Bi-PartisanDirects USDA to establish Supply Chain Regional Resource Centers to support small and medium-size agricultural producers and businesses with coordination, technical assistance, and grants related to producers' and businesses' supply chain challenges, and directs the existing Agriculture Innovation Centers Program to do research, offer technical assistance and support services, conduct outreach, and provide other services to strengthen and secure supply chains for US agricultural commodities and products.Made in Order
8Version 1Mann (KS)RepublicanRequires the Secretary of Agriculture to, within 90 days, approve or deny requests from meat and poultry processing establishment to increase processing line speeds. If approved, allows the processing establishment to continue to operate at that speed so long as the establishment meets code criteria.Submitted
9Version 1Khanna (CA)DemocratAuthorizes USDA to carry out a program that reduces dependence on foreign sources of fertilizers, supports reliable access to critical inputs for farmers, and encourages innovation and competition in the highly concentrated fertilizer industry, and would support investments in materials or tools for efficient use of fertilizer, sustainable fertilizer production, and incentives for greater precision in fertilizer use.Made in Order
10Version 2Scott, David (GA)DemocratMANAGER’S AMENDMENT Revised Modifies the nutrient management assistance program to include precision agriculture practices in title II; modifies the biodiesel blend level that infrastructure must support to be eligible for grants in title IV; strikes an amendment to the conservation stewardship program in title VI; clarifies authorizations for appropriations in titles II and VII; makes technical edits to title VIII.Considered as Adopted
11Version 1Budd (NC)RepublicanAmends the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Bureau of Land Management to either issue or formally defer a permit to drill within 90 days of an applicant's submission.Submitted
12Version 1Rouzer (NC)RepublicanReinstates the Trump Administration's Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States" or WOTUS.Submitted
13Version 1Rouzer (NC)RepublicanRequires the Secretary of Agriculture to, within 90 days of publishing any of the mentioned "GIPSA" rules to the Packers and Stockyards Regulations, conduct an economic analysis of the implementation of such rules, including the costs and benefits to producers and consumers, with the Secretary making public the analysis through the Agency's website.Submitted
14Version 1Tiffany, Thomas (WI), Stauber (MN)RepublicanStandardizes the definition of renewable biomass across federal agencies for trees and tree residues such as sawdust, wood chips, shavings, bark, and other residual materials derived from federal and non-federal lands.Submitted
15Version 1Graves, Garret (LA)RepublicanConditions Presidential travel funding, if the purpose of the travel is to meet with officials of OPEC nations to increase global oil and gas production, unless the Administration has fully leveraged domestic ability to produce energy resources by holding offshore lease sales.Submitted
16Version 1Graves, Garret (LA)RepublicanConditions Presidential travel funding, if the purpose of the travel is to meet with officials of OPEC nations to increase global oil and gas production unless the Administration has fully leveraged domestic ability to produce energy resources by holding onshore lease sales.Submitted
17Version 1Graves, Garret (LA)RepublicanConditions Presidential travel funding, if the purpose of the travel is to meet with officials of OPEC nations to increase global oil and gas production unless the Administration has fully leveraged domestic ability to produce critical minerals which are necessary base elements for components of renewable energy and batter cell technologies.Submitted
18Version 1Feenstra (IA)RepublicanLimits the SEC to only require information about emissions from an issuer to be included in any report made to the SECSubmitted
19Version 1Crawford (AR), Westerman (AR), Sessions (TX), Baird (IN)RepublicanRequires that the EPA allow phosphogypsum to be used in public road projects.Submitted
20Version 1Tiffany, Thomas (WI)RepublicanEliminates energy taxpayer-funded incentives that subsidize the establishment of solar panels or wind arrays on agricultural land, which can result in the removal of these lands from food production.Submitted