H.R. 295House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act

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The Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to make dairy processors report detailed cost and yield data for all products they handle. The Secretary of Agriculture must compile and release this information in a periodic report, starting within three years and then every two years. The goal is to give farmers more transparency about processing costs that affect milk pricing.

Key Provisions

Requires every dairy manufacturer that reports under the existing rules to also report production costs and product‑yield information for all dairy products processed at the same facility.
Changes the heading language in the law from “Electronic Reporting” to simply “Reporting.”
Mandates that the USDA Secretary publish a report on dairy processing costs, first no later than three years after the law takes effect and then every two years thereafter.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee

February 14, 2025

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Introduced in House

January 9, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

January 9, 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee

February 14, 2025

HouseCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee

February 14, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 9, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 295

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 9, 2025

Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Finstad, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Costa, Mr. Newhouse, and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 with respect to mandatory reporting of dairy products processing costs.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act.

Mandatory reporting of dairy products processing costs

Section 273 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1637b) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (b)—

(A)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking and at the end;

(ii)

in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and

(iii)

by adding at the end the following:

(C)

for each manufacturer required to report under subparagraph (A) for any product, require that manufacturer to report production cost and product yield information, as determined by the Secretary, for all products processed in the same facility or facilities.

; and

(B)

in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting products and after those; and

(2)

in subsection (d)—

(A)

in the subsection heading, by striking Electronic reporting and inserting Reporting;

(B)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

in the heading, by striking Electronic reporting and inserting Reporting; and

(ii)

by striking this section and inserting in its place subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1);

(C)

in paragraph (2), by striking this section and inserting in its place subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1); and

(D)

by adding at the end the following:

(3)

Dairy products processing costs

Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a report containing the information obtained under subparagraph (C) of subsection (b)(1).