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Livestock Indemnity Program Improvement Act of 2025

House

Requires the Farm Service Agency to update livestock market values every quarter to set payment rates under the Livestock Indemnity Program

Latest action: Thu Jul 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Livestock Indemnity Program Improvement Act of 2025

Senate

Requires the Farm Service Agency to update livestock market values every quarter to set Livestock Indemnity Program payment rates

Latest action: Thu Apr 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Livestock Consolidation Research Act of 2026

Senate

Directs research on livestock industry consolidation to examine market concentration and its effects on producers and competition

Latest action: Tue Mar 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2025

Senate

Expand USDA livestock disaster assistance for drought by broadening grazing and loss coverage, increasing forage payments, and coordinating federal drought response

Latest action: Thu Mar 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Tick-Borne Livestock Disease Research Prioritization Act

Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Latest action: Wed Aug 05 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Pet and Livestock Protection Act

House

Directs the Interior Department to restore the 2020 delisting rule for gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act and bar court review of that reissued rule

Latest action: Thu Dec 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Black Vulture Relief Act

House

Allows livestock producers and their employees to take black vultures threatening livestock and sets reporting rules for those takings

Latest action: Fri Oct 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Responsible Legislating Act

House

Establishes and modifies federal requirements across retirement accounts, sex offense penalties, foreign investment reviews, appropriations, livestock market reporting, credit union governance, and NASA leasing authority

Latest action: Fri Mar 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Grasslands Grazing Act of 2025

House

Allow livestock grazing on National Grasslands under revised federal grazing management rules and standards

Latest action: Wed Feb 11 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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LIP Enhancement Act of 2025

House

Expands Livestock Indemnity Program coverage to include unborn livestock losses incurred on or after January 1, 2025

Latest action: Thu May 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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LIP Enhancement Act of 2025

Senate

Expands the Livestock Indemnity Program to cover losses of unborn livestock from qualifying deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2024

Latest action: Thu May 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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HELP Act

House

Exempts livestock hauling vehicles and their operators from federal hours of service and electronic logging device requirements, including for empty trips tied to livestock transport

Latest action: Fri Jul 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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CRAWDAD Act

Senate

Expands federal disaster assistance to cover crawfish harvest losses from adverse weather or drought and broadens livestock forage eligibility to include unweaned livestock

Latest action: Wed May 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Drought Assistance Improvement Act

House

Modifies federal drought assistance for livestock producers by easing Livestock Forage Disaster Program payment thresholds and expanding ELAP coverage to crawfish harvest losses

Latest action: Fri Feb 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Strategic Grazing to Reduce Risk of Wildfire Act

Senate

Reduce wildfire risk by directing strategic livestock grazing projects on federal lands in fire-prone areas

Latest action: Thu Jul 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Black Vulture Relief Act of 2025

Senate

Allow livestock producers and their employees to take black vultures threatening livestock, while requiring annual reporting to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Latest action: Tue May 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Expanding Local Meat Processing Act of 2025

Senate

Directs USDA to revise livestock market regulations so smaller packers may own, finance, or manage commission-based market agencies, with disclosure of those relationships on livestock sales

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Ranching Without Red Tape Act of 2025

House

Amends federal livestock regulation to reduce administrative requirements affecting ranching operations

Latest action: Fri Apr 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Advancing Policy Priorities Act

House

Advance unspecified policy priorities through a House bill referred to the livestock agriculture subcommittee

Latest action: Wed May 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting America’s Herds Act

House

Strengthens protections for U.S. livestock herds from agricultural threats and animal disease risks

Latest action: Thu Jun 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SAFE CATTLE Act

House

Establishes the SAFE CATTLE Act to create a specific federal livestock policy framework

Latest action: Tue Jul 14 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery Act

Senate

Allows tax relief for wildfire victims by expanding livestock gain deferral after fires and excluding certain Texas wildfire relief payments from taxable income

Latest action: Mon Feb 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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LOCAL Foods Act of 2025

Senate

Expands the livestock personal-use inspection exemption to shared ownership arrangements for meat intended for personal consumption

Latest action: Mon Mar 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Wildfire Victim Tax Relief and Recovery Act

House

Allows tax relief for wildfire losses by extending livestock gain deferral after fires and excluding certain Texas wildfire compensation payments from taxable income

Latest action: Mon Feb 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Advancing Commonsense Policies Act

House

Establishes broad policy changes under the Advancing Commonsense Policies Act

Latest action: Wed May 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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SATOS Act of 2025

House

Establishes the SATOS Act of 2025 as a livestock and poultry measure referred for committee review

Latest action: Tue Jan 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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American Protein Processing Modernization Act

House

Modernize protein processing operations in the livestock, dairy, and poultry sector through updated federal law

Latest action: Tue Jan 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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LOCAL Foods Act of 2025

House

Expands the personal-use meat inspection exemption to shared livestock ownership and allows designated agents to assist with slaughter and transport for local foods consumption

Latest action: Tue Dec 02 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A–PLUS Act

House

Directs USDA to revise livestock marketing rules so smaller packers may hold interests in or participate in commission market agencies, with disclosure of cross-ownership ties

Latest action: Fri Mar 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Grasslands Grazing Act of 2025

Senate

Authorize grazing permit holders to use temporary nonuse on National Grasslands under specified conditions while keeping their permits active

Latest action: Thu Jul 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Grazing for Wildfire Risk Reduction Act

House

Authorizes targeted grazing projects to reduce wildfire risk on covered federal lands

Latest action: Thu Jan 08 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as "National Beef Month" to recognize the important role cattle play in the United States, and to consumers.

Senate

Expresses support for designating May 2026 as National Beef Month to recognize beef cattle's importance in the United States and to consumers

Latest action: Wed May 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act

Senate

Establishes a public lands management framework for the Truckee Meadows area, including land use and conservation measures

Latest action: Thu Feb 12 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025

Senate

Allows FDA microbial sampling access at concentrated animal feeding operations when needed for foodborne illness investigations and other public health needs

Latest action: Mon Feb 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act of 2025

House

Allow the FDA to access concentrated animal feeding operations for microbial sampling during foodborne illness investigations and other public health needs

Latest action: Fri Jan 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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TORCH Act

House

Establishes federal forest management requirements that speed approval of certain wildfire risk reduction and hazard tree projects on federal land

Latest action: Fri Apr 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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New Mexico Land Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation and Coordination Act

House

Directs the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service to formalize coordination with New Mexico land grants-mercedes on historical and traditional uses of federal lands

Latest action: Thu May 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health Act

Senate

Establishes a natural conservation health approach to strengthen ranching resilience and land management practices

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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