S. 4007 · 119th Congress
Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act
Introduced on Mar 5, 2026 by Charles E. Schumer (D-NY). 13 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Mar 5, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S883-887)
- Stage
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Mar 5, 2026
- Cosponsors
- 13
- 0 from the other party
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
Progress
The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.
- Introduced
- 2Reported by committee
- 3Passed one chamber
- 4Passed both chambers
- 5Sent to the President
- 6Became law
Official title
A bill to restore competition in the meatpacking industry by reducing excessive concentration and market power and ultimately reduce prices for American consumers, and for other purposes.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.
Sponsor and cosponsors
Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.
Democrats · 12
- Cory A. BookerD-NJoriginal
- Richard J. DurbinD-ILoriginal
- Ruben GallegoD-AZoriginal
- Andy KimD-NJoriginal
- Edward J. MarkeyD-MAoriginal
- Jeff MerkleyD-ORoriginal
- Christopher MurphyD-CToriginal
- Brian SchatzD-HIoriginal
- Elizabeth WarrenD-MAoriginal
- Peter WelchD-VToriginal
- Sheldon WhitehouseD-RIoriginal
- Richard BlumenthalD-CTsigned on Mar 10, 2026
Independents · 1
- Bernard SandersI-VToriginal
Withdrawn cosponsors
- Chris Van HollenD-MDwithdrew Mar 26, 2026
Roll calls
Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.
No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.
History
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- Mar 5, 2026Introduced in Senate
- Mar 5, 2026 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S883-887)
Committees
Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.
Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction
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Who lobbied on it
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- CARGILL, INCORPORATED4 reports$660K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CARGILL, INCORPORATED$35.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment2 reports
- Farmers Educational Cooperative Union of America2 reports$170K reported (all issues)
- Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.1 report$17M reported (all issues)
Reports filed in 2026.
Sources and method
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- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.