The House Agriculture Committee Wednesday approved H.R. 2393, a bill to amend the Agriculture Marketing Act of 1946, by a recorded vote of 38-6. This is the bill to repeal the mCOOL law for beef, pork and chicken products.
As of this writing, there is no information on when a possible floor vote on the bill is contemplated. Thursday is the last scheduled session for the House until June 1.
The Senate has not taken any action on a repeal bill. The Senate Agriculture Committee has a business meeting scheduled for Thursday morning but has not indicated an mCOOL bill will be discussed or voted upon.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts has indicated support for repealing the mCOOL law. However, Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-Mi.) has issued a statement supporting the law, on the basis of consumer right-to-know theory. As former chairman of the committee, she had pledged support of mCOOL repeal and then flip-flopped over a winter weekend with no explanation for those to whom she had indicated support. Stabenow did not make any comment regarding her constituents who would have companies damaged and jobs hurt by retaliation over retaining the protectionist law.
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House Ag Committee Passes mCOOL Repeal Bill
The House Agriculture Committee Wednesday approved H.R. 2393, a bill to amend the Agriculture Marketing Act of 1946, by a recorded vote of 38-6. This is the bill to repeal the mCOOL law for beef, pork and chicken products.
As of this writing, there is no information on when a possible floor vote on the bill is contemplated. Thursday is the last scheduled session for the House until June 1.
The Senate has not taken any action on a repeal bill. The Senate Agriculture Committee has a business meeting scheduled for Thursday morning but has not indicated an mCOOL bill will be discussed or voted upon.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts has indicated support for repealing the mCOOL law. However, Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-Mi.) has issued a statement supporting the law, on the basis of consumer right-to-know theory. As former chairman of the committee, she had pledged support of mCOOL repeal and then flip-flopped over a winter weekend with no explanation for those to whom she had indicated support. Stabenow did not make any comment regarding her constituents who would have companies damaged and jobs hurt by retaliation over retaining the protectionist law.
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